Name That Theologian from His Concepts about Grace

The scholar in his study

I.
God issued a decree (nota bene - we are not sure when) - either before Adam sinned or after Adam sinned - that some would be saved by grace but most would be damned to Hell for eternity.

God's election is without faith, because it is based purely on His own sovereign will. His Holy Spirit may attend the preaching of a sermon or not. If not, the sermon will have no effect.

Those who disagree with this system are always called Arminians, a pejorative term.

II.
God decreed (nota bene - we are not sure exactly when, since this decree was not recorded in Holy Writ) - that all people for all time were pronounced forgiven and saved. This took place at the death of Christ, at His resurrection, or possibly at the angelic announcement of His birth - "Peace on earth, good will to men."

God's election is without faith, because faith would reduce salvation to a work of man. Therefore, election without faith glorifies His grace.

Those who disagree with this system are accused of Intuitu Fidei (alternatively Inuitu (sic) Fidei, Fox Valley), Calvinism, and Arminianism.

 Calvin was reborn 200 years ago.

Test Answers - Do Not Peek
I. The first theologian is John Calvin.

II. The second theologian is CFW Walther, who argued ferociously for election without faith. He consistently taught what he learned from Halle-trained Bishop Martin Stephan -

• the Easter absolution of the world, 
• aka Objective Justification, 
• aka General Justification, 
• aka the Justification of the World, 
• aka Universal Objective Justification. All are extra-Biblical divine decrees divorced from the Word, the Spirit, and faith.

Both systems are taught apart from and against the Scriptures. Both systems can be explained without any mention of Justification by Faith and the Means of Grace. In fact, the classical terms from the Book of Concord, written above in a dignified blue font, are avoided the way mobsters avoid taxes.

Both men were influential and divisive at the same time. The saying about Calvinists is just as true about UOJists, because both argue from human wisdom and pure rationalism -

"Young Calvinist - Old Unitarian."

If the readers enjoy rationalism, consider the ways Missouri, WELS, and the Little Sect justify themselves for working with the pro-abortion, pro-ELCA Thrivent Insurance and Planned Giving Company.

 Carroll Herman Little (1872-1958),
Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Ontario, now ELCA related.

Amnesty Program

Thus objective justification may be specifically defined, again, in the words of Dr. Little: “Objective justification is God’s declaration of amnesty to the world of sinners on the basis of the vicarious obedience of Christ, by which He secured a perfect righteousness for all mankind, which God accepted as a reconciliation of the world to Himself, imputing to mankind the merits of the Redeemer.” (Dr. C. H. Little in Disputed Doctrines, p. 60, quoted by E. W. A. Koehler in A Summary of Christian Doctrine, p. 147).

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Our Obligation Is Not to Institutions But to the Revealed Word of God

Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement

The Quenstedt quotation linked here is essential in theology but easily and oftenly ignored. When I sought to prove the foundational truth of the efficacy of the Word, the idle chatter about Lutheran doctrine became quite apparent. Like the chatterboxes on a Facebook forum, the Lutheran leaders simply talk and write in PowerPoint slides.

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-Q- Quenstedt Bible source of peace

source: Schmid. Doctrinal Theology. (Thanks Alec Satin)

 

Further (I, 36): 

"Divine revelation is the first and the last source of sacred Theology, beyond which theological discussion among Christians dare not proceed. For every doubt concerning religion in the mind of a true Christian is removed by divine revelation, and by this the faith of the believer grows so strong, and is so firmly established, that it frees his mind from all fear and suspicion of deception, and imparts to him a firm assurance."

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Any lawyer would ask, "What is the evidence or warrant behind their claims?" Their arguments do not stand up to scrutiny. The UOJ con artists pretend to be against the gross hyperboles of JP Meyer - the Koko-Mogul - but they repeat his errors endlessly and praise themselves for winsome homage to their Father Below. The two most entertaining clowns in this category are Jon-Boy Buchholz and Oh! J! Webber.

Perhaps some readers, always looking for mistakes, are howling with rage about the incidental humor of the opening. They do not like my colorful descriptions of their idols or my "tone." It is time to get out my Eighth Commandment graphic.

Distractions aside, I am trying to get people to do research on their own, first from The Source, the Word of God, and then from the best and most faithful authors.

That is why we must continually thank and praise such intellectualoids as David Valleskey, Paul Kuske, Waldo Werning (RIP), and Roger Kovaciny. Their ruminations inevitably put most people into a comatose suspension of thought, but the rest of us into persistent pursuit of the principles of Biblical research.

The Book of Concord, on its own, is a reference work largely ignored by almost all Lutherans, universally despised by Lutheran leaders. I doubt whether anyone could get appointed or elected today without loudly repudiating the Confessions in the right company.

However, the Book of Concord is a powerful guide to the Scriptures when the false teachers are making their arguments for the latest, best, and most lucrative programs ever offered.

Alec Satin observed about Vance:

He makes an excellent point in chapter 1, which is that Calvinism's main strength is its insistence that the only choices are Calvinism (true Christianity) and Arminianism (Romanism).  Vance writes:

"...the weapons of Calvinism are ignorance and intimidation.  When everything contrary to Calvinism is labeled Arminianism and Arminianism is presented in the worst possible light, it is no wonder that so many men have claimed to be Calvinists... It is clearly evident that without the name of Arminius to use as an epithet of condemnation, the Calvinists would have a much harder time getting men to join their side."  pp. 9-10

Alec

Sovereign Grace Baptists
Someone directed me to Vance's The Other Side of Calvinism, where the author meticulously examines the influence of the Geneva Reformer.

I am doing my homework in preparation for Calvin Ruined the Protestant Faith. Vance shows how influential Calvin is among the Baptists, often indicated by a great emphasis on grace. Mutatis mutandis (allowing for certain changes), the Calvinistic Baptists sound just like the UOJ Lutherans. They are always crowing about grace but tear down the Means of Grace.

Bob Burns popularized the bazooka, which then became
the name for an anti-tank weapon. Arkansas culture.

Listening to a UOJ artist trying to incorporate Justification by Faith or the Means of Grace into his blabber is like hearing a concerto played on a bazooka by a cow. Impressive? Yes. Funny - even more so. But only those know who have studied the Scriptures on their own and read the Lutheran classics.

Dr. Lito Cruz first wrote to me about how Calvinistic the UOJ gurus sounded to him, and he had a lot of experience with the Geneva tribe. Later I will try to describe this effect. Perhaps some know that the Germans of the old Missouri Synod were very fond of Calvinism and used their need to study English as an excuse for reading Calvinism. That is rather funny, considering the rest of the Lutherans had extensive publications in English, and they were far more Lutheran than the Walther-Pieper disciples.

In Thy Strong Word I quoted a Missouri author criticizing his colleagues for reading Calvinism. I will look that up later.

 Name him not.