Books by Dave Armstrong: A Biblical Critique of Calvinism

[currently in progress]
 
Subtitle:  

Exegetical Replies to Biblical Arguments in John Calvin’s Institutes, Books I-III

TABLE OF CONTENTS
[in process / tentative at this point]
Dedication
Introduction [read in its entirety]

I. Salvation, Justification, Sanctification, and Predestination

 1. Is God the Author of Evil? [read lengthy excerpt on Facebook]

 2. Can Only Regenerate Men Perform Truly Good Works?
 3. Total Depravity: Are the Non-Elect Continually Evil? [read in its entirety online]
 4. Are All Hearts “Desperately Wicked”?

II. Baptism and Visual Images

 1. Non-Idolatrous Physical Images of God in Scripture
 2. “Graven Images”: Extreme and Unbiblical Iconoclasm
 3. Calvin’s Denial of Images as a Teaching Aid

III. Bible and Tradition: The Rule of Faith 

 1. Scripture has Intrinsic Authority, Not from the Church
 2. Church Authority and the Canon of Scripture

IV. The Holy Eucharist and the Sacrifice of the Mass

V. Ecclesiology (Theology of the Church)

VI. Papal, Petrine, and Roman Primacy

VII. The Communion of Saints

 1. Antipathy to Veneration of Saints and Angels [read online]

VIII. Purgatory and Penance

IX. Mariology

X. Appendix of Areas of Calvinist-Catholic Agreement

Apostolic Succession Church: No Salvation Outside of
Glory of God: Displayed in, or Shared with Angels
Glory of God: Displayed in, or Shared with Men
God: Anthropomorphism / Anthropopathism
God: Immutability of
God: Providence of / Sustainer of the Universe
Grace: Greater Degree or Measure of
Grace: Synergy; Free Cooperation with God’s Grace
Law of Moses: not Abrogated or Abolished
Mary: “Blessed Virgin”
Materialism, Scientific (Falsity of)
Natural Theology / Teleological Argument for God
Paganism, Incorporation of Truths from


Updated on 12 October 2012.


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