tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.comments2023-10-02T05:33:15.293-05:00The Contemporary CalvinistLee Sheltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254842261338255019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2274125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-23808520812757967262022-06-18T15:05:29.135-05:002022-06-18T15:05:29.135-05:00So many contradictions with Calvinism. Here's ...So many contradictions with Calvinism. Here's a far shorter, and more Biblical answer:<br /><br />- Every Early Church Father before Augustine that spoke of Free Will affirmed it in their fight against the Manichaeism Heresy (ie Stocism/Gnosticism) <br />- Augustine injected Manichaeism into Christianity <br /><br />It's very simple. Read Dr. Ken Wilson's "The Foundation of Augustinian Calvinism", or better still, his Oxford PhD thesis. <br />Fourth Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370284895415400981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-11474642446294632192022-04-30T12:36:18.132-05:002022-04-30T12:36:18.132-05:00Well saidWell saidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-81024030923631232832022-01-31T05:04:23.701-06:002022-01-31T05:04:23.701-06:00I think you are misrepresenting the issue. I do no...I think you are misrepresenting the issue. I do not believe that one can "lose" his or her salvation, however, I do believe one can commit Apostasy, and there is a tremendous difference. To formally renounce one's Christian faith is not only possible but is the entire premise or reason for the author penning the book of Hebrews. It was meant to be not only an encouragement, but a warning to these formally "Jewish" believers who had now embraced Christ, not to return to their former faith, presupposing the fact that it was possible to do so. If Apostasy were impossible why warn anyone of the dangers of it?? in fact, there are New Testament examples of those who did. What of Simon the Sorcerer. "Thy money perish with thee, indicating he was in a state of perishing! It is a comforting theology that teaches the idea that I can't get away from Jesus Christ no matter how hard I try. He has a ball and chain on me to prevent me from jumping out of His hand. I believe both 2nd Peter and Hebrews are warnings against the unpardonable sin "Blasphemy of the Holy Sririt". think you need a bit more study of 2nd Peter and Hebrews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-91575784560741836572020-08-11T15:38:16.076-05:002020-08-11T15:38:16.076-05:00For what it's worth, five years later and some...For what it's worth, five years later and someone did in fact get me some Bavinck, and Ursinus, and many others. I have since repented in dust and ashes.Caleb Smithhttp://thenicenenerd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-53362665551412864262020-02-15T08:50:04.698-06:002020-02-15T08:50:04.698-06:00We miss you, Lee.We miss you, Lee.Ken Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398980914190503708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-44942734878619553132019-12-01T11:47:52.377-06:002019-12-01T11:47:52.377-06:00It is always about what is your motive,what is in ...It is always about what is your motive,what is in your heart. We pray together in private. Conversely we rarely offer up a meal time blessing.<br />Yes we know many who do it out of family tradition yet devoid of sincerity to God. For the sake of fellowship we go with the flow. At anothers home or with others at a restaurant, we follow their lead. It's a nonessential not worth fussing over. I am not a bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01866674549480354572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-35080859425146941992018-12-09T07:28:22.937-06:002018-12-09T07:28:22.937-06:00I thought the term was Calviminian, and identified...I thought the term was Calviminian, and identified myself as such a number of years ago (to save face) when asked if I was a Calvinist or Arminian. At the time I didn't know what an Arminian was and was only familiar with the misrepresentation of Calvinism.JohnBrianMckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965356997860268485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-59502767185758309502018-11-11T16:48:10.936-06:002018-11-11T16:48:10.936-06:00Thank you for the mentionThank you for the mentionBrian Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745201107139917246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-58361967385991633522018-07-12T11:53:16.206-05:002018-07-12T11:53:16.206-05:00Should anyone be surprised that a convinced Luther...Should anyone be surprised that a convinced Lutheran declares a plague on both houses of the Reformed in-house debate?Ken Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398980914190503708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-54780412881203936852018-07-10T13:48:19.711-05:002018-07-10T13:48:19.711-05:00Steve Camp in an old interview.
"I'll ha...Steve Camp in an old interview.<br /><br />"I'll have a Foreigner 4 [secular rock group] album going in my car and then the next minute I'm on my knees talking to the Lord about something that is very personal in my life. . . . Some guy will just say, 'I'm only a Christian entertainer.' Bull [expletive deleted]! These guys have a responsibility to talk to these kids as if they were speaking the very words of God themselves in their theology" (STEVE CAMP, CCM performer, interview with CCM Magazine, Nov. 1986, pp. 20-21).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-35974216261729820952018-06-30T14:49:49.850-05:002018-06-30T14:49:49.850-05:00It is known as indeterminate foreknowledge. God ca...It is known as indeterminate foreknowledge. God can have absolute knowledge of the future, while not determining the future. We can discuss this further if you wish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-43309799020573639372018-06-20T10:44:15.615-05:002018-06-20T10:44:15.615-05:00Lee, since I couldn't figure out how to contac...Lee, since I couldn't figure out how to contact you on your A Little White Noise blog, I'll do it here. I am requesting permission to use your 2011 "dangling participle" image on a worksheet I'm creating for my book of ESL handouts: "Let's Look at It This Way!". I want to include this in my second edition, which I intend to publish this year. Please contact me at englishworks@comcast.net or info@englishworks4u.com<br /><br />Pat Nichols-Johnson Patricia Nichols-Johnsonhttp://www.englishworks4u.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-20939198144230183932018-06-02T19:07:10.809-05:002018-06-02T19:07:10.809-05:00The link for Patrick is no good! Feel free to dele...The link for Patrick is no good! Feel free to delete this comment after you fix the link (but not before!)JohnBrianMckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965356997860268485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-29582024468597917022018-01-05T01:48:31.522-06:002018-01-05T01:48:31.522-06:00I listened to 2 of the 3 sermons by Pastor Peacock...I listened to 2 of the 3 sermons by Pastor Peacock and he is so blinded by his tradition that even after reading Romans 9:11, immediately insists that it is the good and evil of each of the twins that causes God to love the one and hate the other!JohnBrianMckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965356997860268485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-83715145829729518132017-11-28T10:29:59.332-06:002017-11-28T10:29:59.332-06:00I could take Mr. Armstrong more seriously if he kn...I could take Mr. Armstrong more seriously if he knew where to place his commas.Ken Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398980914190503708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-13983751865801353502017-10-10T03:08:28.566-05:002017-10-10T03:08:28.566-05:00Kyle,
You wrote: God sovereignly permits human fr...Kyle, <br />You wrote: God sovereignly permits human freedom, else He is the author of sin.<br /><br />Reply: If God is sovereign is He capable of stopping sin from coming into this world?Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630690379547906090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-46878274348003884772017-07-13T21:05:15.435-05:002017-07-13T21:05:15.435-05:00His statement about freewill contradicts the teach...His statement about freewill contradicts the teaching of literally every Calvinist teacher. According to people like Matt slick of carm God controls literally everything but does it in away that somehow doesn't make him responsible for sinwakawakwakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264808613704582683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-88596346660569153352017-07-13T21:01:29.359-05:002017-07-13T21:01:29.359-05:00You didn't anwser his claim from the first lin...You didn't anwser his claim from the first linkwakawakwakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264808613704582683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-55222645561400788882017-06-25T13:33:04.402-05:002017-06-25T13:33:04.402-05:00William, we've had our differences over the ye...William, we've had our differences over the years, but for me it always seemed to be a disagreement between brothers. It's sad to see that you have decided to embrace a sinful lifestyle and turn your back on scripture. You are now attacking truths held by both Calvinists and Arminians alike. You may believe you have found refuge in an affirming denomination, but it will only lead you further away from the truth. It is my prayer you will find true faith and repentance.Lee Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254842261338255019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-31436221615024602642017-06-23T18:08:39.062-05:002017-06-23T18:08:39.062-05:00Speaking of crusades . . . that's a bit of the...Speaking of crusades . . . that's a bit of the pot calling the kettle black. But I'm used to such hypocrisy among your ilk.<br /><br />I've tried several times to make amends with you but I realize now that such is an impossibility. I suppose your God decreed it thusly -- as a matter of fact, Shelton, He even decreed my current status. Looks like your biggest problem is with your Calvinistic version of God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-34947532914832950322017-06-17T13:04:15.027-05:002017-06-17T13:04:15.027-05:00I saw that. 8-)I saw that. 8-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359356846317581854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-69009121086976163332017-06-17T13:03:19.672-05:002017-06-17T13:03:19.672-05:00Agreed. I did just post Dr. White's video refu...Agreed. I did just post Dr. White's video refuting Howse.Lee Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254842261338255019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-64322405677979214762017-06-17T12:48:54.430-05:002017-06-17T12:48:54.430-05:00I was referring to that. I doubt he will apologize...I was referring to that. I doubt he will apologize, but with a sovereign God we can pray he soften the mans heart toward Dr. White's methods.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359356846317581854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-72214295063296959252017-06-17T12:46:38.697-05:002017-06-17T12:46:38.697-05:00Sorry! Are you referring to Dr. White's dealin...Sorry! Are you referring to Dr. White's dealings with Brannon Howse? I was kind of hoping to see if Howse would apologize.Lee Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254842261338255019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-5048420600995330962017-06-17T00:56:17.908-05:002017-06-17T00:56:17.908-05:00I half expected the recent A&O ministries cont...I half expected the recent A&O ministries controversy to be on "This Week In Calvinism"... sadly I was let down. Sometimes you just got to wait till next week. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359356846317581854noreply@blogger.com