The Unconditional Freeness of the Gospel

Thomas Erskine of Linlathen, a Scottish advocate turned lay theologian, argued that the gospel is a pardon already granted to every human being — to be believed, not earned. Though he stopped short of dogmatic universalism, the logic of 'unconditional freeness' pointed that way, and his influence on McLeod Campbell, MacDonald, and the broadening of Scottish theology was profound. The quiet Scottish spring of the Victorian wider hope.

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