Inclusivism briefly defined is the position that states that while salvation by Christ is *ontologically necessary*, it is not *epistemologically* necessary. Of course, a simpler way to state the position is that a person who is saved *by Christ* can be saved *in ignorance of Christ.* As far as I know, those who hold this [...]
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The following is my transcription of Gordon H. Clark’s guest lectures at Gordon-Conwell Seminary. In March of 1994 the late John Robbins had written a Trinity Foundation piece entitled, “The lost soul of Scott Hahn.” Anyway, in doing some math, these lectures by Gordon Clark were recorded some time before 1982. Robbins writes: I once [...]
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Was Cornelius a saved man before he met Peter? I conclude that Cornelius was a saved man before he met Peter because: (1) He is described as fearing God (Acts 10:2,22). (2) His prayers and alms went up for a memorial before God (Acts 10:3). (3) He is descried as a just man (Acts 10:22) [...]
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The following is, of course, from the WCF Chapter 10, section 3 ”Of effectual calling”: III. Elect infants, dying in infancy, are regenerated, and saved by Christ, through the Spirit,[12] who works when, and where, and how He pleases:[13] so also are all other elect persons who are incapable of being outwardly called by the ministry [...]
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Here are some excerpts from a sermon that John Piper preached on Cornelius. My comments interspersed. -C-Dunc The Story About Cornelius and Peter Let me try to sum up the whole story for us. Cornelius is a Gentile, not a Jew. But he feared God as best he knew him and he prayed and he [...]
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A dear brother in Christ put forth the following question regarding Cornelius: ==I see that you have concluded that Cornelius was a saved man before he met Peter. Brothers please help me understand this in light of Acts the eleventh chapter verses 13 and 14. Thank you!== The following is my response: In contemplating this [...]
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