As I’ve reviewed this book, I’ve expressed some frustrations with it. I should point out that the spirit of discussion between opposing views is quite al depravi. The four contributors have modeled Christian dialog. For that I am extremely grateful.

Due to recent discussions, I found it somewhat humorous that the “Classic Arminian,” Grant Osborne, early in his essay, makes a point of claiming that faith is not really a work. He makes this argument in order to persuad the reader that Arminians can’t be legitimately accused of Pelagianism.

I’m not persuaded. No matter what words he chooses to use, the ultimate difference between the person who inherits resurrection glory, and another who is cast into punishment, is found in himself or herself. The saints may give thanks for God’s gift (I am convinced by Osbourne that Arminians are not Pelagian in how they approach human depravity) but they receive the exact save gift as others and the difference between the two responses is not itself a gift of God but a human creation.