Most Catholic-Protestant exchanges with Reformed theology stop at justification. Dave Armstrong goes the rest of the way: a systematic biblical critique of the full Reformed soteriological system — the Five Points of Calvinism, commonly abbreviated TULIP — engaging Calvin himself, the Westminster Confession, and contemporary Reformed apologists like R. C. Sproul and James White.
Each point gets its own treatment. Total Depravity: what Scripture actually says about the imago Dei in fallen humanity. Unconditional Election: the biblical case for genuine human cooperation with grace. Limited Atonement: the pro multis / pro omnibus debate, with the biblical texts that anchor each side. Irresistible Grace: what Augustine actually taught vs. the modern Reformed reading of him. Perseverance of the Saints: the warning passages in Hebrews, the Pauline conditional statements, and how the New Testament treats apostasy.
Companion volume to Biblical Catholic Answers for John Calvin, which engages Calvin’s Institutes book by book. This one is the doctrinal-system critique.
Inside this book
- Each of the Five Points of Calvinism (TULIP) treated systematically and biblically
- Engages Calvin’s Institutes, the Westminster Confession, and modern Reformed apologists
- The biblical case for genuine human cooperation with grace, against unconditional election
- The pro multis / pro omnibus debate at the heart of Limited Atonement
- Companion to Biblical Catholic Answers for John Calvin — same author, complementary scope
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