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Stephen · #86 (**permalink**) 03-29-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Beetle

"In plain English, salvation is a broad term that includes regeneration, justification, adoption, sanctification, and glorification. The present study concerns sanctification" (Sanctification, Introduction, page 1).

Anthony, I don't know if were both reading Clark the same way.
Clark is simply enumerating different members classed together under the term 'salvation.'
By doing so, Clark is in complete agreement with the Westminster Standards and historical Reformed theology.
Clark's plain English understanding of the term here is denotative, even though he leaves out election in the above quote from page 1 of Sanctification. But no Calvinist, especially Gordon H. Clark, would argue that election is not part of the "Golden Chain of Salvation" (consider his book "Predestination"). The soteric doctrines listed by Clark are logically connected, they are each essential to the plain English understanding of the term "salvation," but each member classed under the term 'salvation' is different, and not to be confused.

Yes, I agree with you brother. I like Clark's works and lean more toward him than VanTil (that is another thread). Clark did (he is in glory now) hold consistently to the Westminster Standards and believed that sanctification is part of salvation that one logically flows from the other. Paul's ordo salutus in Romans 8:29-30 shows a logical progression from justification to glorification, which all involves salvation. Clark certainly affirmed this.