Sunday, March 22, 2009

Task 3 The Puritans

Total Depravity - through Adam and Eve's fall, every person is born sinful - concept of Original Sin.
Hands of an Angry God- “...God is under no matter of obligation to keep him a moment from eternal destruction. So that, thus it is that natural men are held in the hand of God, over the pit of Hell. They have deserved the fiery pit, and are already sentenced to it.”
The concept of total depravity is described in this quote from Hands of an Angry God. It says that God has no obligation from keeping men from destruction because they deserve it. They deserve hell because they were already sentenced to it from the moment they were born.

Limited Atonement - Jesus died for the chosen only, not for everyone. Irresistible Grace - God's grace is freely given, it cannot be earned or denied. Grace is defined as the saving and transfiguring power of God.
Of Plymouth Plantation- “Being thus arrived in a good harbor, and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of Heaven who had brought them over the fast and furious ocean, and delivered them from all the perils and miseries thereof, again to set their feet on the firm and stable earth, their proper element.”
The concept of Limited Antonement is described in this quote from Of Plymouth Plantation God's grace can be defined in many ways. The Wikipedia describes divine grace as “...God's gifts to all humankind, including, life, creation and salvation.” The puritans believed that it was because of God's grace, that they were able to arrive safely on land.

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