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# Oliver D. Crisp

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##  Quotes by Oliver D. Crisp

> [ Reading \[John\] Calvin is a breath of fresh air. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/reading-john-calvin-is-a-breath-of-fresh-air/)

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> [ \[ Jonathan\] Edwards is one of my heroes. I've learned much from him over the years. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/jonathan-edwards-is-one-of-my-heroes-i-ve-learned-much-from-him-over/)

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> [ \[Calvinistic tradition\] has fashioned and shaped my thinking since I was a teenager. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/calvinistic-tradition-has-fashioned-and-shaped-my-thinking-since-i/)

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> [God shows us in Christ what he would have to do if he were to punish us for our sins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/god-shows-us-in-christ-what-he-would-have-to-do-if-he-were-to-punish/)

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> [Jonathan Edwards developed a Calvinistic strand of the doctrine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/jonathan-edwards-developed-a-calvinistic-strand-of-the-doctrine/)

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> [Christ's work is a kind of deterrent to us, and a way of upholding the justice of God's divine government of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/christ-s-work-is-a-kind-of-deterrent-to-us-and-a-way-of-upholding-the/)

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> [ For those who have only ever read about \[John\] Calvin, reading the man himself is an invigorating experience. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/for-those-who-have-only-ever-read-about-john-calvin-reading-the-man/)

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> [ The atonement chapter \[from the book Saving Calvinism\] shows how there are real riches in Reformed theology that most Christians today have… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/the-atonement-chapter-from-the-book-saving-calvinism-shows-how-there/)

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[Atonement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atonement/)

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> [ \[John Calvin\] writes clearly, directly, without artifice, and gets straight to the practical heart of the matter. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/john-calvin-writes-clearly-directly-without-artifice-and-gets/)

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> [Reformed theology belongs to this confessional tradition, and Reformed theologians and churches continue to write confessions even today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/reformed-theology-belongs-to-this-confessional-tradition-and-reformed/)

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> [There is no such thing as a stationary tradition. Traditions are always developing, living things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-stationary-tradition-traditions-are/)

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> [We may think that our tradition is exactly the same as it has always been, but that is an illusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/we-may-think-that-our-tradition-is-exactly-the-same-as-it-has-always/)

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[Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/)

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> [The best Reformed theology isn't just about careful arguments for theologically sophisticated conclusions. It is about how to live the Christian life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/the-best-reformed-theology-isn-t-just-about-careful-arguments-for/)

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> [ Here is the interesting twist:\[McLeod\] Campbell came to his views through reading Jonathan Edwards who suggested at one point in his ruminations… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/here-is-the-interesting-twist-mcleod-campbell-came-to-his-views/)

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> [For instance, the notion of non-penal substitution. This idea, found in the work of the nineteenth century Scottish Reformed theologian John McLeod…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/for-instance-the-notion-of-non-penal-substitution-this-idea-found-in/)

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> [There is the view I call penal non-substitution, or the penal example view. (It is also called the Governmental View in textbooks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/there-is-the-view-i-call-penal-non-substitution-or-the-penal-example/)

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> [ To my mind \[ Jonathan Edwards\] is an interesting figure because he is both a canonical Reformed thinker, and yet also someone… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/to-my-mind-jonathan-edwards-is-an-interesting-figure-because-he-is/)

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> [ What I am trying to argue here \[Save Calvinism\] and in other works before this one is that the Reformed tradition as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/what-i-am-trying-to-argue-here-save-calvinism-and-in-other-works/)

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> [For instance, there are many mainstream Reformed theologians that deny the doctrine of "limited" atonement (the "L" in TULIP, the acrostic for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/for-instance-there-are-many-mainstream-reformed-theologians-that-deny/)

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[Atonement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atonement/)

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> [For those interested in Reformed thought more broadly, I'd recommend Peter Leithart's recent book on Reformed Catholicism entitled, The End of Protestantism:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/for-those-interested-in-reformed-thought-more-broadly-i-d-recommend/)

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> [ \[ Jonathan\] Edwards is the person who really made theological determinism a serious option for Reformed thinkers, and the influence his views… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/jonathan-edwards-is-the-person-who-really-made-theological/)

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> [ In many ways the book \[Saving Calvinism\] is trying to argue for a more popular audience things I've said in some more… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/in-many-ways-the-book-saving-calvinism-is-trying-to-argue-for-a-more/)

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> [There are constraints on what counts as "Reformed." It's more than a name or a label. It's about belonging to a particular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/there-are-constraints-on-what-counts-as-reformed-it-s-more-than-a/)

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> [ Sometimes we can lose the wood for the trees. Some specific issues dealt with in the book \[Saving Calvinism\]: the scope of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/sometimes-we-can-lose-the-wood-for-the-trees-some-specific-issues/)

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> [The alternative of hypothetical universalism, according to which Christ's work is sufficient for all but efficient only for the elect, was alive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/the-alternative-of-hypothetical-universalism-according-to-which/)

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[Aberration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aberration/)

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> [ \[John Calvin's\] treatment of the person and work of Christ, of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, of prayer… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/john-calvin-s-treatment-of-the-person-and-work-of-christ-of-the-holy/)

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> [The Reformed tradition at the beginning of the twenty-first century is different as a consequence of this - and different in nontrivial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/the-reformed-tradition-at-the-beginning-of-the-twenty-first-century/)

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> [It is often reported that the Five Points of Calvinism are the conceptual hard-core of Reformed thought. That is very misleading. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/it-is-often-reported-that-the-five-points-of-calvinism-are-the/)

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> [ The book \[Saving Calvinism\] argues in each case that the Reformed tradition is broader and deeper than we might think at first… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/the-book-saving-calvinism-argues-in-each-case-that-the-reformed/)

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> [ \[John\] Calvin's Institutes is often called a summary of Christian piety. You can't say that about many modern works of theology. You… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/john-calvin-s-institutes-is-often-called-a-summary-of-christian-piety/)

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[Calvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/calvin/)

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> [I'm sometimes asked about my productivity, which I find a bit embarrassing to be honest. I don't really have a particularly interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/i-m-sometimes-asked-about-my-productivity-which-i-find-a-bit/)

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> [We are still living with the consequences of that today in popular Reformed thinking from the likes of John Piper, R. C.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/we-are-still-living-with-the-consequences-of-that-today-in-popular/)

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> [No confession is inerrant; Reformed Christians are supposed to be those who seek to be constantly reformed according to the Word of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/no-confession-is-inerrant-reformed-christians-are-supposed-to-be/)

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> [One of the things we in the Reformed tradition are very good at is writing doctrinal theology!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/one-of-the-things-we-in-the-reformed-tradition-are-very-good-at-is/)

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> [I think everyone who has an interest in Reformed theology, or just in Christian theology more generally, should read John Calvin Institutes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/i-think-everyone-who-has-an-interest-in-reformed-theology-or-just-in/)

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> [The confessions don't speak with one voice. They are more like a cluster of closely-related but distinct voices - a kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/the-confessions-don-t-speak-with-one-voice-they-are-more-like-a/)

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> [Now, don't get me wrong: I'm not rubbishing penal substitution. But there are other options that have been advocated by Reformed thinkers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/now-don-t-get-me-wrong-i-m-not-rubbishing-penal-substitution-but/)

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> [ How many people in the pews know that \[ Jonathan Edwards\] is both a founder of evangelicalism and, say, an idealist who… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/how-many-people-in-the-pews-know-that-jonathan-edwards-is-both-a/)

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> [ \[John Calvin's\] Humanist training makes him an excellent writer. What is more, he is as relevant today as he was 500 years ago. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/john-calvin-s-humanist-training-makes-him-an-excellent-writer-what-is/)

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> [That is the great contribution of Reformed thinking to the Christian church: theology for a life well-lived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-d-crisp/that-is-the-great-contribution-of-reformed-thinking-to-the-christian/)

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## Oliver D. Crisp by topic

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