And since I rarely get angry, but am quite "hot
under the collar" right now, I will add this, although
I have said it before: No One convinced me so
well that holiness-Arminianism was a sick pipe-
dream than those who taught it, because they
could not and did not live up to what they were
teaching their church. Sinless believers indeed.
While there were a few who seemed to live up to
their professions, for the most part, they did not.
Yet they have consigned us to hell because I, and
the rest of my family, have chosen what they call
a "lesser doctrine"--one that does not deny that
we sin.
As far as the rest of the Arminian groups go, I
still have no idea what you believe, because
everytime someone asks a simple question, as
I did here, it works itself into some kind of a
sick battle which has little or nothing to do with
the original question. At the same time, I still
have little knowledge of the Calvinist side either
for the same reason.
Yes, I know about and read the 5 points on both
sides, as well as some other literature, but the
real answers lie where the proverbial "rubber
meets the road."
I think I will just limit my knowledge re Calvinism
and Arminianism to those questions I get
answered by my own pastors and group, who do
not get angry, who do not use desparaging lan-
guage, who are not name-callers.
[ January 13, 2003, 11:04 AM: Message edited by: Abiyah ]
