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Thu 30 Apr, 2009

A Question for Calvinists and Reformed Devotees – Updated and Reposted

Comments (4) Filed under: Apologetics, Doctrine by: Paul
Tags: Calvinism, Reformed Theology, religion, salvation, Scripture

OK, so God never commanded them to burn their children, and he never considered commanding them to burn their children. Where’s the dilemma here? Surely you aren’t suggesting God was caught off-guard, or that it’s possible for us to override his will.1 The Reformed/Calvinist adherents claim that everything done is God’s will, whether it be good [...]

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Fri 24 Apr, 2009

An Inconceivable Thought

Comments (5) Filed under: Apologetics, Doctrine by: Paul
Tags: Calvinism, Christianity, Doctrine, Reformed Theology, religion, salvation

The Calvinists love to accuse others of taking verses out of context anytime a verse is quoted or explained that demonstrates their doctrine to be not Scriptural. Moreover, they love to quote the following verse as “proof” that God is sovereign, and foreordained everything: . . .In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated [...]

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Sun 19 Apr, 2009

A Question for Calvinists and Reformed Devotees

Comments (6) Filed under: Apologetics, Doctrine by: Paul
Tags: Calvinism, Doctrine, Reformed Theology, Scripture

The Reformed/Calvinist adherents claim that everything done is God’s will, whether it be good or evil. There is no sense in which they do not dispute this as many Calvinist/Reformed writers and theologians have confirmed. Thus what we are given is a near – to fatalistic view of our existence, in which all actions are [...]

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Sat 18 Apr, 2009

Playing a Game – Part 3

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Tags: Add new tag, Augustine, Calvinism, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Dialectical Materialism, Doctrine, Hasidic Judaism, Mormonism, Reformed Theology, religion, salvation, Scripture

So then, Not only do we find that the Calvinists/Reformed adherents believe that God intended for evil and sin to exist, but that He intentionally created a person who is highly intelligent, beautiful, powerful, very capable in music, with an unparalleled ability to persuade: for the express purpose of rebelling against God. Moreover, this was [...]

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Thu 16 Apr, 2009

Playing a Game – Part 2

Comments (0) Filed under: Apologetics, Doctrine by: Paul
Tags: Calvinism, Doctrine, Hasidic Judaism, Mormonism, Reformed Theology, religion, salvation

Here then we have it plainly stated by the those holding to Calvinist doctrine: that absolutely nothing is done, no act ever committed, and no thought ever made that God does not directly, actively control by way of causing it to be, or giving permission and causing “agents of His will” to perform His exact [...]

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Mon 13 Apr, 2009

Playing a Game – Part 1

Comments (0) Filed under: Apologetics, Doctrine by: Paul
Tags: Calvinism, Doctrine, Reformed Theology, salvation, Scripture

One of the most prominent features of Calvinist doctrine is their view of the “Sovereignty of God.” It is an interesting view that is best described in their own words, and then carried out to its logical conclusion using the express statements of Scripture, if we are to truly understand the full ramifications of who [...]

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Sun 12 Apr, 2009

Falsely Accused

Comments (0) Filed under: Apologetics, Doctrine by: Paul
Tags: Calvinism, Reformed Theology, religion, salvation, Scripture

This post comes about because the man I have been dealing with, and had to cut off contact with, falsely accused me of being an Arminian and holding Arminian theology. The fact is that over the last 6 months, I made it abundantly clear that I did not agree with Calvinist doctrine, Arminian doctrine, or [...]

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Sun 12 Apr, 2009

Ephesians 1:3-12, William Tyndale’s New Testament

Comments (0) Filed under: Apologetics, Bible Versions, Doctrine by: Paul
Tags: Bible, Calvinism, Doctrine, Reformed Theology, salvation, Scripture, William Tyndale

The following is extracted from William Tyndale’s 1534 New Testament1 It is posted so that rabid Calvinists can read it and get bent trying to warp it into “unconditional, sovereign election.” I am not worried as the language will stand. Though the language and grammar are very plain that the predestination pertains to what the born-again [...]

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Tue 7 Apr, 2009

Ephesians 1:3-6 (King James Version) – Pt. 2

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Tags: Calvinism, Doctrine, Gospel, Reformed Theology, religion, salvation, Scripture

If we then go back and examine the rest of Scripture to see if support for this exists, we should not be surprised by what we find. After all, a brief examination of the structure and grammar does show that the predestination spoken of here is predestination to certain changes in us at salvation, and [...]

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Sat 4 Apr, 2009

Ephesians 1:3-6 (King James Version) – Pt. 1

Comments (5) Filed under: Apologetics, Doctrine by: Paul
Tags: Bible, Calvinism, Doctrine, Gospel, Reformed Theology, religion, salvation, Scripture

You know, I don’t make a point of doing verse studies. Occasionally I will, but generally, I do not as it is largely a waste of time. How men think to approach the Scripture, is not at all how the LORD intended for one to learn from His word. Without going into detail, the following [...]

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