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From January 26th through March 9th, the Center for Christian Studies offered our fourth annual Winter Class, this year's theme being "Being Human: Human Being in the Image of God." From the class description: In an age of increasing dependence and formation by technology, it is perhaps more vital than ever that Christians grapple with the question, “What is a human being?” What does it mean to be human? What does the Bible teach about human nature, flourishing, and purpose?

Keith D. Stanglin Jacob Arminius served for 15 years as Pastor at The Old Church in Amsterdam In my previous blog post , I raised the old theological and practical challenge of the assurance of salvation, an issue that was central to the Protestant reformers in general and to Jacob Arminius (1559–1609) in particular. He identified two opposite problems related to assurance. Previously, I discussed his treatment of the first problem—despair or hopelessness about salvation, w

Keith D. Stanglin * Part 2 of this post is available here . Assurance of salvation was a central and motivating concern of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther sought assurance in the sacrament of penance, but to no avail. He found it finally in his discovery of justification by grace alone through faith alone. This concern for assurance continued among the Reformed (Calvinists). To pick one example among many, notice the presence of assurance in the opening Question