Respondent Written by tecumseh1 on 2006-12-11 08:03:02 The recent article referred to as Open Theism in the Christian Standard is a scholarly contribution and I believe the way that many in the Restoration Movement view this. I remember about 3 years ago when discussing Calvinism and Arminianism with the Late Dr. Byron Lambert. Dr. Lambert told me that the Restoration Movement was indeed Arminian in their Theological template (something that I had discovered but he substantiated). In my opinion the Restoration Movement is Arminian by default and readily falls into the 5 articles of the Arminian Remonstrance of 1610. The Restoration church by nature utilizes and Arminian Theological Template and many would bulk to know that they actually have any template at all. From someone that came from outside of the Restoration movement the Arminian nature of this movement is overwhelming. Ordo Salutis and what people believe about this directs how we think, and worship and sets our view of God and our place before him. http://www.monergism.com:80/thethreshold/articles/topic/ordosalutis.html George P. Brown Richmond, IN
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