JM
Puritan Board Doctor
Dr. Cooper discusses the differences between Lutheranism and the Reformed faith with an emphasis on the sacraments as the dividing line. If someone doubts their faith Lutherans point to their baptism and claim Reformed Christians must point to their (subjective was the impression) faith in Christ, which could ultimately lead to a crisis in faith if the Reformed Christian doesn't see fruit in their lives.
According to Dr. Cooper the Lutheran understanding is grounded in the universal atonement of Christ. I thought this video was interesting enough to share and Cooper is a nice enough fella. Earlier this year I read Dr. Cooper's work, "The Great Divide" and found he often relied on classic Arminian arguments that have already been refuted. Sure, Dr. Cooper plays with the Greek a tad more and places more emphasis on the sacraments, but ultimately I found it to be run of the mill.
He quotes form Warfield's work, "The Plan of Salvation."
Yours in the Lord,
jm
According to Dr. Cooper the Lutheran understanding is grounded in the universal atonement of Christ. I thought this video was interesting enough to share and Cooper is a nice enough fella. Earlier this year I read Dr. Cooper's work, "The Great Divide" and found he often relied on classic Arminian arguments that have already been refuted. Sure, Dr. Cooper plays with the Greek a tad more and places more emphasis on the sacraments, but ultimately I found it to be run of the mill.
He quotes form Warfield's work, "The Plan of Salvation."
Yours in the Lord,
jm