Bible Brian
Thyatira and Eternal Security
From beginning to end, the Bible is filled with encouragement, inspiration, and positive instructions, but another of its functions is...
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6 min read
The true meaning of "fallen from grace"
"You have become estranged from Christ, (...) you have fallen from grace." (Galatians 5:4). Galatians 5:4 is one of the scariest verses...
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Once saved, always safe from plucking out your own eye
Suffice to say, anything's better than Hell. If you had to pluck out your own eyes, chop off your own arms, destroy literally any part of...
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Limited Atonement vs. 1 John 2:2
By far the least popular doctrine of Calvinism, and with good reason, is Limited Atonement. Did Christ die for the sins of the whole...
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Kindness and Calvinism: God sees all
One noteworthy thing about Scripture is that it doesn't speak as if only the saved are supposed to understand it. It is filled with...
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6 min read
Can sinners repent?
In the Christian faith, how many gods are there? Even with very little knowledge of Scripture, anyone will likely answer "one". However,...
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5 min read
Why I became a Molinist
Although I have had a lot to say on the Calvinism vs. Arminianism debate, I never really knew the specific position I held, if indeed...
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5 min read
You are no exception to Romans 8:38-39
"For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor...
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How the Trinity rejects Calvinism
Although the Bible was mostly written down by human authors, it is basic Christian doctrine that its ultimate Author is God. We are told...
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5 min read
Calvinists have no monopoly on Monergism
Calvinists love to act like they have a monopoly on Monergism. If you are not a Calvinist, according to Calvinists, then you must...
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Middle knowledge is true because God is omniscient
According to Molinism, God's omniscience can be broken down into four distinct parts: Natural Knowledge, Free Knowledge, Creative...
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Calvinism's black and white fallacy
A relatively recent trend among atheists is to dismiss Christianity by suggesting our reasons for rejecting all other gods are identical...
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Calvinist Universalism accusation backfires
One of Calvinism's stranger arguments is to assert that you are either a Calvinist, or a Universalist. Universalism is the belief that...
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6 min read
Be righteous selflessly
I have often said that Conditional Security is as close as you can get to a works-based "gospel" without actually taking the plunge. In...
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8 min read
1 John 2:19 in action
As little as I have in common with Calvinists, I find the Perseverance of the Saints to be most compelling. Salvation, once truly...
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6 min read
Calvinist oversimplification of God's "inability" to save everyone
When it comes to the assurance of salvation, no philosophy is stronger than Calvinism. Calvinism teaches that although man is totally...
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Why I became a Calvinist
John Calvin was not born until 1509 A.D., and Jacob Arminius was not born until 1560 A.D., yet, somehow, although the faith was delivered...
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Calvinism: An unbeliever's greatest excuse
The main battlefield in the Calvinism debate is Romans 9. Because of the content of this particular chapter, it's easy to see why one...
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Calvinists make pretzels out of free will
It comes as a surprise to many people that there are Christians who do not believe in free will. This, they claim, is a position they...
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Calvinist accuses me of Calvinism
Calvinists get a lot of unwarranted hate for their admittedly strange views in regard to the sovereignty of God in relation to the...
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