
The Whole Christ

The General Assembly accused the Marrow (and suspected its supporters) of encouraging antinomianism and a subtle form of universal redemption.
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the Confession of Faith taught that while the law is not a covenant of works for the believer, it nevertheless functions as a rule of life.
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it jeopardizes not simply the Decalogue; it dismantles the truth of the gospel.
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Negation is, in fact, the simplest form of command.
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Christ’s coming makes clear what was always there.
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euphemistically
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Thus a characteristic Arminian response to particular redemption (or “limited atonement”) is to say,
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Marrow theology insisted that levels of sanctification can neither increase nor diminish our justification.
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both legalism and antinomianism stem from a failure to grasp the goodness and graciousness of God’s character—it will lead you to think that what each mind-set really needs for a remedy is a little dose of the other.