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Capacity of volition isn't really the issue for Calvinism. It is the fact that said capacity is marred by sin and bends all volitional issues towards sin, self, or the satan. The depravity of man says man cannot choose God primarily because man will never nor would never choose God in his...

Here is a useful thought... don't go there.

Are you drawing a distinction between Jesus as a man and as God? Are you saying that the person of Jesus is different than the person of the Son of God? And by the way, what is your definition or understanding of the meaning of "son of God" since that is very important to your whole line of...

You are probably going to have a hard time finding people with a good opinion of HAC here, but I have been wrong before.

2 problems with your view: First is the order. Noah found grace and then it was said he was righteous. So if we are going to be strict about this, then it cannot say that Noah found grace b/c he was righteous. Not to mention the context changes in between these passages. Second is the...

I cannot ascribe to this open view of God. This is ultimately where non-Calvinism eventually leads. Every time I've presented the paradox of a pre-knowledge view of foreknowledge, the non-calvie ends up adopting some form of open theism. And the OP was prefaced with logic as well as...

All that can be rebuffed by noting that despite secondary causation w/ Satan et al., it was still God's will that Jesus be crushed (Isa 53:10). Note... it was God's will. And I still don't see how your argument negates the above. Even if you have choice, your choices are predetermined...

I posted a couple times comments about faulty views of foreknowledge and no one responded (on my own thread no less!!!). I'll try one more time. Winman said: My response: Logically, God is infallible. He knows the future (although you used the term foresee as if he views time...

If we keep in mind that Nicodemus was Jesus' audience, then you are right, he is not going to think of Calvinistic doctrine. He is going to think of OT theology (and I would argue that John the writer is thinking of that too; in case you wanted to make the point to interpret the text rather...

According to your understanding, but kosmos has a broad range of meaning. You still have to insert a meaning to "world" to get to every single person who ever lived. To deny this is to adhere to hypocrisy. I'm not denying that. But for you to deny that for yourself would be a mistake and more...

Actually, I think this passage needs to be rethought here. 1 Pet. 1:1-2 or in Greek Notice how many words are between "elect" and "according to the foreknowledge". Not that such an arguments settles the case, but it does demonstrate the other options that the prepositional phrase...

It can be just as easily argued that--"why didn't John say every single person who ever lived instead of world?" You are asserting a definition just as I am. But I am trying to base it off of a Biblical theme that is woven and intertwined throughout Scripture. And if you follow the...

JB... you are arguing for a practice (an important one mind you) based on a principle of human government and Acts 15. You didn't cite anything prescriptive but only descriptive. I would argue that the very fact that "Most countries' governments, ordained of God, don't have multiple leaders...

I think you meant metaphor. Just as an example, I feel you muddy the water yourself. Jn 3:16, instead of offering a meaning for "world" you assume (whether based on your theology or semantics or whatever) that "world" probably means every single person in history. What if "world" in John's...

To be clear... this is not a mandate that came down from the SBC per se. But many non-Calvinistic pastors and professors (even saw a student on the list?) signed the statement. It is not an official position for the denomination. It is an official position for certain folks within the...

This statement: "A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation" was just released and buzzing around the SBC world. Pretty bad display of Calvinism. Any thoughts here? Here is another perspective...

Is this a list you call a "few books" or a list of which you have only read a "few" of them?

If I used the same terminology as you and called dispensationalism and premillenialism an "unbiblical theolog[y]", does it help the conversation any? NO. It seems more like pontification ex cathedra putting one in the role of theological arbitration. Did God make that a 3rd office of the...

Think of it this way, if you show love to your enemy, what is a worse penalty to the infracter than being kind to him? So in that way, you are metaphorically hurting him in the sense that you are shaming him and exposing his sin. Hitting someone out of retaliation is nothing because even the...