Comments on: an interesting verse for my Calvinist friends https://oxgoad.ca/2013/10/17/an-interesting-verse-for-my-calvinist-friends/ fundamentalism by blunt instrument Tue, 22 Oct 2013 20:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: d4v34x https://oxgoad.ca/2013/10/17/an-interesting-verse-for-my-calvinist-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-33143 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 20:38:01 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/?p=2129#comment-33143 T. Pennock speaks God’s truth sort of like Caiaphas in John 11, only a little more cynically. :)

]]> By: T. Pennock https://oxgoad.ca/2013/10/17/an-interesting-verse-for-my-calvinist-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-33142 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:52:32 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/?p=2129#comment-33142 Don,
We all know Calvinists are notorious for assuming there’s a Bible behind the Bible (or a will behind “the” will). What God says is not always what He means. He has a PR will and a secret will. His PR will says He’s not willing that any should perish; His secret will says He has willed the vast majority to eternal burnings. And, not surprisingly, it’s His secret will that’s always done! What a mess!!!

tjp

]]> By: Brian https://oxgoad.ca/2013/10/17/an-interesting-verse-for-my-calvinist-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-33137 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:29:44 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/?p=2129#comment-33137 Well, there starts the prevaricating. Maybe it’s because Calvin himself didn’t really address these verses in his Institutes. He only mentioned Acts 2:23 (twice); 4:28 (twice); 13:36; 20:27; I Cor. 4:5, and did not address what you bring to light, Don. Since Calvin himself didn’t tackle this, his modern day followers will sidestep as well, following his example?

]]> By: ox https://oxgoad.ca/2013/10/17/an-interesting-verse-for-my-calvinist-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-33135 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 03:19:19 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/?p=2129#comment-33135 In reply to Jeff Straub.

Cry uncle? Certainly not. But I do think the verse is interesting. Haven’t really seen a Calvinist address it. You could be the first, unless you want to cry uncle.

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3

]]> By: Jeff Straub https://oxgoad.ca/2013/10/17/an-interesting-verse-for-my-calvinist-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-33134 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 03:09:28 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/?p=2129#comment-33134 Ah, Don . . . So simplistic! So does a Calvinist cry uncle because you have offered irrefutable evidence? If you are going to reject a theological idea, you really need to demonstrate that you actually understand it first!

]]> By: ox https://oxgoad.ca/2013/10/17/an-interesting-verse-for-my-calvinist-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-33133 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:02:46 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/?p=2129#comment-33133 In reply to Fred Moritz.

Hi Dr M

Well, I’ve been quiet in this spot for a while, read this verse this morning and thought it might be worth throwing out there. boulh is an interesting and very strong word.

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3

]]> By: Fred Moritz https://oxgoad.ca/2013/10/17/an-interesting-verse-for-my-calvinist-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-33132 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:14:29 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/?p=2129#comment-33132 “Punching buttons,” huh? :)

]]> By: Rod https://oxgoad.ca/2013/10/17/an-interesting-verse-for-my-calvinist-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-33131 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:00:54 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/?p=2129#comment-33131 Doesn’t the Bible say in Luke 15 that if only one sinner comes to repentance the angels and all of heaven rejoice. If we are predestined for salvation then why would heaven rejoice?

]]> By: Brian https://oxgoad.ca/2013/10/17/an-interesting-verse-for-my-calvinist-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-33130 Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:48:59 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/?p=2129#comment-33130 Okay Don, you sure know how to stir the pot. I await the prevaricators explanation of said verses.

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