Mar

29

The Arminian Demiurge

March 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

Posted by michaelp · Filed Under Calvinism/Arminianism 

Very interesting. Read the whole post.
http://crmafia.blogspot.com/2008/03/arminian-demiurge.html

Jan

14

Fascinating reference to Pascal’s Wager from the Atheist Richard Dawkins in his book, “The God Delusion”

January 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Posted by sthomsen · Filed Under Atheism, Calvinism/Arminianism, Christian Philosophy, Salvation, Apologetics 

Dawkins writes:
The great French mathematician Blaise Pascal reckoned that, however long the odds against God’s existence might be, there is an even larger asymmetry in the penalty for guessing wrong. You’d better believe in God, because if you are right you stand to gain eternal bliss and if you are wrong it won’t make any […]

Dec

3

Is My Church Semi-Pelagian?

December 3, 2007 | 3 Comments

Posted by vancemac · Filed Under Evangelicalism, Calvinism/Arminianism 

I attend an Assembly of God Church, one that my extended family has been attending for more than 60 years. While I have many “issues” with the doctrines and practices of the denomination, I find that I can happily set these aside and worship and fellowship in this church. But given the […]

Nov

15

A Response to an Orthodox Concerning Calvinism and Romans 9

November 15, 2007 | 4 Comments

Posted by michaelp · Filed Under Eastern Orthodoxy, Evangelicalism, Calvinism/Arminianism, Christian Traditions, Church History 

I received this from an Orthodox gentleman: 
If Romans 9 teaches Calvinism so clearly, why didn’t the Greeks, who spoke in the koine dialect for more than a thousand years after Christ (and who still speak modern Greek) understand Paul in this way?  The prophets of the Old Testament, and even the Roman Jews to whom […]

Sep

22

Did John Calvin Believe in Limited Atonement?

September 22, 2007 | 3 Comments

Posted by michaelp · Filed Under Calvinism/Arminianism, Salvation, Theology 

Of course people go both ways on this, but this passage from John Calvin’s Commentary on John 3:16 at leasts shows how John Calvin believed that 1) God loves all mankind, 2) does not want any to perish, and, because of this motivation, 3) sent his son to be a sacrafice. 3) Finally, Calvin believes […]

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