tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post7428893820464418921..comments2023-10-02T05:33:15.293-05:00Comments on The Contemporary Calvinist: This Week in Calvinism - March 25, 2011Lee Sheltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254842261338255019noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-30897984244152654922011-03-26T09:49:03.903-05:002011-03-26T09:49:03.903-05:00I left this comment for Rich, the non-Calvinist:
...I left this comment for Rich, the non-Calvinist:<br /><br /><br />The American Revolution was derided as the "Presbyterian Rebellion" by none other than King George III. As a Calvinist of Scots-Irish descent whose ancestors fought for our freedom alongside Washington, I'm proud of that. <br /><br />Non-Christian Americans may not want to admit the debt they owe to the theology of Calvin, but the debt remains. Their every free breath proves that God richly blesses the just and the unjust. <br /><br />Absent the Protestant Reformation, this nation would not have been what she has been, both for our citizens and as the beacon of hope and freedom for the world. <br /><br />BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-55735245767007141302011-03-25T18:33:41.856-05:002011-03-25T18:33:41.856-05:00Amen, DJ. That's what happens when one allows...Amen, DJ. That's what happens when one allows experience to define spiritual truth instead of the inspired Word.Jeff Petersonhttp://thelightheartedcalvinist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-88139921690925913692011-03-25T16:04:07.884-05:002011-03-25T16:04:07.884-05:00I think it's telling that the prof who is no l...I think it's telling that the prof who is no longer a Calvinist didn't interact with scripture "nary a once" in his article. Yep, tsunamis are so much more authoritative than God's word. <br /><br />DJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com