LDS scholars have frequently asserted that the Mormon understanding of salvation is very much akin to the Armenian Protestant tradition in a number of points. This is essentially correct. In fact, I believe Mormonism can be seen as a very radical form of Arminianism (or as “hyper”-Armenian) and that the most important theological dividing line …
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A THEOLOGY OF COLLECTIVE SIN AND GRACE
The traditional theologies of sin and grace, Pelagianism, Arminianism, and Calvinism, all make one assumption about the nature of sin that I believe is incorrect. They assume that sin is primarily an action carried out by an individual and for which that individual is alone responsible. I argue that individual sin is the exception and …