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Who defended the devil's salvation?
As the question states: who defended the devil's salvation?
I know I've read of a Catholic saint who supposedly defended the devil's salvation. And why not? Maybe the devil has been greatly ...
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What is the earliest example of the concept of Total Depravity?
Total Depravity is the Calvinist doctrine that human nature is thoroughly corrupt and sinful as a result of the Fall. Thus we can only do good works through God's grace.
What is the earliest document ...
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Salvation Possible After Death
Which early church fathers (pre 500) taught it was possible for a person after their death to hear and receive salvation in Christ Jesus?
We know some groups teach the necessity of water baptism to ...
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Was universalism the majority belief of the early church?
I recently came upon an article that made this statement:
According to historical records, Universal Reconciliation was the majority belief of the church during the first five centuries of the ...
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Who are the "extreme Anabaptists" who believed that regeneration makes people incapable of sin?
While reading Louis Berkhof's Systematic Theology, I noticed an interesting tidbit about the beliefs of "extreme Anabaptists" on regeneration. He argues:
[Regeneration is not] a complete or ...
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In which writings does Tertullian apply the concept of satisfaction to salvation?
Everett Ferguson, in Church History, I.21.IV, cites Tertullian (d. ~240) as a proto-satisfaction theory of atonement thinker:
The sacrificial or satisfaction theory had an initial statement by ...
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Was St. John Chrysostom Pelagian?
In this answer about Pelagianism (Did Pelagius believe in "faith alone"?) the author makes a sort of apology for Pelagianism and claims that St. John Chrysostom was Pelagian himself. The ...
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Was the Second Council of Quierzy (853) controlled by Hincmar against the Augustinians?
In a lecture, Reformed theologian and church historian Douglas Kelly says:
Hincmar controlled a council – it was not a really representative council. He stacked it. […] The semi-Augustinian, proto-...
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What did John Wycliffe teach about the fate of infants who die?
I saw a movie of John Wycliffe's life, and it portrayed him as disagreeing that those dying in infancy go to hell. Instead, he cited David's belief of seeing again his dead infant son as proof that ...
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What is an overview of Lutheran faith-alone systematically taught before Martin Luther?
Are there records of Lutheran doctrine of faith-alone taught by theologians prior to him whether explicitly?
I read in the Catholic Encyclopedia's article on Justification that Luther was ...
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In what ways did early Jansenists believe that their doctrine of salvation differed from that of Calvinism?
The soteriology of Jansenism appears to bear some resemblance to that of Calvinism, as both emphasize doctrines like original sin, predestination, and irresistible grace. The two movements also share ...
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Who first explicitly understood "works of the law" in Galatians 3:10 as referring to only the ritual law, and not the Mosaic law generally?
One of the key verses used to defend the Protestant doctrine of justification by faith alone is Galatians 3:10:
For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be ...
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Did Waldensians believe in unconditional election?
I have read about the history of the Waldensians. It appears they were largely honorable in their dealings; unfortunately it is hard to know exactly what they believed prior to their accepting ...
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Where can I find the text of the documents produced at the Council of Quiercy (853)?
The Catholic Encyclopedia has an article about the "Councils of Quierzy", and indicates that at the 853 council, Hincmar wrote decrees about predestination, universal redemption, free will, and grace. ...
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What did the early church fathers (pre-5th c.) teach with regards to the doctrine of baptism as a necessity for salvation?
The title says it all, really.
What did the ECF believe and teach with regards to baptism being or not being necessary for salvation?
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Catholic Church's History Reflects The life of Christ?
Background: A while back I had a very devout friend of mine explain to me that the life (or as I understood, the History) of the Catholic Church sort of paralleled the life of Jesus. That, like Jesus, ...
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What was Anselm's biblical basis for his theory of atonement by satisfaction?
Upon which Bible verses did Anselm base his satisfactory theory of atonement?
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Did Jacob Arminius and/or the remonstrants believe they were in agreement with John Calvin?
In a comment on another question on this site, a user says that the Remonstrants thought they more faithfully represented Calvin and Augustine's teaching than did those who eventually convened the ...
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Did Augustine teach sola fide?
It is popularly taught that the reformers declared five distinctive elements of theology that differentiated them from Rome: salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, for the ...
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When did the teaching that salvation can still be obtained by people after their physical death first appear in Christianity?
Since the time canon was formed, when did the teaching that salvation can still be obtained by people after their physical death first appear in Christianity?
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What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s understanding of salvation?
I've been reading A Testament of Hope, which is a compilation of sermons by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. I also know he's a Baptist. (I even got to stand and preach for a minute in his pulpit last ...
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