Bible Brian
Ezekiel vs. Calvin: No, God does not take pleasure in the death of the wicked
In 1 Timothy 2:4, we're told that God "...will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth." To most people,...
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Bible Brian
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Calvinism and the arbitrary reinterpretation of "all"
As with all unbiblical doctrines, Calvinism can only be sustained by either ignoring or editing scripture. By far the most unbiblical...
Bible Brian
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Foreknowledge and predestination
That God's foreknowledge plays a role in predestination is as undeniable as predestination itself. As Romans 8:29 tells us, "For whom he...
Bible Brian
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Does God want us to be more loving than He?
One of the more intolerable implications of Calvinism is that if it is true, God actually asks us to be more loving than He is....
Bible Brian
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Conditional Security is no security at all
One of many scriptures clearly promoting the doctrine of Eternal Security is 1 John 5:13, which tells us "These things have I written...
Bible Brian
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Calvinism: A beginner's theology
One of the trickier aspects of Christian life is the question of how to approach more difficult passages. Not all Scripture is plain as...
Bible Brian
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Eternal Security and the severity of sin
The one question Conditional Security believers have to answer is if you can lose salvation, how? The only answer they will ever be able...
Bible Brian
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Calvinist headaches caused by Tyre, Sidon, and Sodom
Being omniscient, God not only has the past, present, and future in His mind, but also all possible realities. God not only knows what...
Bible Brian
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Romans 1 and Total Depravity
Total Depravity is the Calvinist belief that sin corrupts every aspect of the human condition, up to and including our ability to accept...
Bible Brian
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The backwards hermeneutical approach of Calvinism
Astute Bible students will know that understanding the Bible varies in difficulty throughout its Holy pages. Some things, such as the...
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Refuting Limited Atonement with Christopher Hitchens
Limited Atonement, the L in Calvinism's TULIP, is the belief that Christ's sacrifice on the cross does not atone for the sins of the...
Bible Brian
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Free will does not diminish God's sovereignty, it proves His Godliness
One of the strangest arguments against the existence of free will (which is, in itself, a strange thing to be using your free will to...
Bible Brian
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Does God Desire ALL People to be Saved? (1 Timothy 2:4)
On January 2nd 2022, WWUTT (When We Understand The Text) posted a video on their YouTube channel entitled "Does God Desire ALL People to...
Bible Brian
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Does Paul's conversion prove Calvinism?
As a general rule, if two views present themselves as the only options in Christianity, take the third option. Calvinism vs. Arminianism...
Bible Brian
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Satan is an ex-angel. Here's why you shouldn't join him.
In our world today, many people claim to be ex-Christians. I do not say "claim to be" as an attack on their character. Rather, although...
Bible Brian
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If I make it to Heaven...
"If I make it to Heaven..." These tragic words break my heart every time I hear them. If. If I make it. It's just one step down from the...
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Hell: Not designed for man
As I read this verse in my reading plan one day, several thoughts ran through my head. I've spoken about it a lot. Most commonly, I've...
Bible Brian
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The con of Conditional Security
Conditional Security, the doctrine that posits man can lose salvation through sin, is the literal antithesis of the Gospel. Much like any...
Bible Brian
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The difficult concept of predestination
Predestination is a needlessly contentious topic in the Church. Much like the Trinity, it is a topic beyond our capabilities as humans to...
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Is faith a work?
All Christians, by definition, believe that salvation is by grace, through faith, and not of works. Calvinists, however, argue that if...
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