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Insightful, and I agree, which I why I have often said, the average evangelical, from congregant to pastor, is not an Arminian, but a Pelagian, in his default views. No one would tick that box on a test, but his instincts, reactions, speech, all reflect Pelagius. Good read (Sproul): The...

The question of why there is evil is a very difficult one to wrestle with. Why and how did beings which were created perfectly, become evil? Regarding mankind, I don't think a reasonable person would argue that God knew that what happened in the Garden before He created it. That pushes beyond...

Why James White Is Sick of The Calvinist Club If the "Calvinist club" is what ignorant Pelagians and Semi-Pelagians use to bash Calvinists over the head with, I'm sick of it too.

We tend to think of salvation in a very individualistic manner, but God is saving a people and He is doing that by and through His Church. There is no salvation outside of Christ's Church, aka, His body.

Yup.

There is a vast difference. You just don't understand the DoG, like most who are critical of them.

This is what Calvinists believe, in writing: Westminster Confession I. God from all eternity did by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass; yet so as thereby neither is God the author of sin; nor is violence offered to the will...

So do Calvinists. Many people reject the outward call of the gospel.

There was lots of virtue signaling going on in the ads. Just a year ago, companies where tripping over themselves to show us how "green" they are. Now, they want us to know how pro-illegals/LGBT they are.

My science teacher (from "down south") used Coke to get the splattered bugs off of his windshield.

God the author of evil?! That is a foolish thought. Calvinism teaches no such thing.

Yes. We need to argue against the actual doctrines.

That's what he said.

Washington State? That explains a few things. . . BTW, Calvinists believe that men must respond, too.

When you argue against the fringes, you essential argue against a straw man. Now, that may be fun for you, and you are sure to win the argument, but you haven't actually engaged in meaningful discussion or debate, in doing so.

That's what we do when we speak to each other, isn't it? If I tell you that I was waiting in line at the DMV, "all day, you don't think I was there from 12:00 AM to 11:59:59 PM, do you? Regarding John 3:16, Calvinists love that text, as we do all others. We also use scripture to interpret...

You do not promote The Gospel (good news) as the means for sinners to be made righteous. You promote The Law as a means for righteousness. The "holding fast" is actually resisting what you are trying to do, place folks back under the Law. Holding fast is fighting to remain in faith and not...

Good move.

Things I did not say: - Good (godly) parenting is a guarantee of good children. - Each person is not responsible for his actions. Things I did say: - Good (godly) parenting typically brings about well-adjusted children and adults. This is a scriptural concept: "Train up a child. . ." -...

Sinful parents can damaged their children severely. Greater sin - greater severity. There aren't many well-adjusted children of crack heads, for example. Parents do have a huge influence on their children, for good or bad; therefore, they deserve much of the credit for the product of their hands.