Free offer of the gospel

The free offer of the Gospel, sometimes called the well-meant offer of the gospel, in Christian theology, is the offer of salvation in Jesus Christ to all people. It is generally accepted by Calvinists, but rejected by a few small Reformed denominations, such as the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Australia,[1] the Protestant Reformed Churches in America, the Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands (Dutch: Gereformeerde Gemeenten in Nederland, abbreviated GGiN)[2][circular reference][3][circular reference] and also by some English Strict Baptists of longer standing, such as John Gill and, later, the Gospel Standard Strict Baptists.

The free offer of the Gospel was a point that the Marrow Brethren sought to defend, seeing the high Calvinists who denied the doctrine as misguided.[4]

See also

  • iconReformed Christianity portal
  • Hyper-Calvinism

References

  1. ^ "Modern Moderate Calvinism". Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  2. ^ GGN denies the free offer of the Gospel
  3. ^ GGN origin over denial of the free offer of the Gospel
  4. ^ MacLean, Donald (2015-03-11). James Durham (1622–1658): And the Gospel Offer in Its Seventeenth-Century Context. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN 978-3-525-55087-8.

External links

  • "The Free Offer of the Gospel: Is It Biblical and Reformed?" from Free Church Witness
  • "Calvinists and the Free Offer of the Gospel" – primary source quotations compiled by Colin Maxwell
  • "Murray on the Free Offer: A Review by Matthew Winzer"
  • "History of the Free Offer"
  • "Is Denial of the 'Well-Meant Offer' Hyper-Calvinism?"
  • "A History of Hypo-Calvinism"
  • "The Banner of Truth vs. Calvinism"
  • "God Makes a Wish: That Each and Every Sinner Might Be Saved" – A Brief Essay by Robert Gonzales Jr.