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Calvinism and the will of God
Of all the theological beliefs I disagree with, Calvinism is the one I most sympathise with. While flawed beyond my own ability to...
Bible Brian
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Who can resist God's will? SINNERS!
In Romans 9:19, we read "Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?" This concept that none...
Bible Brian
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Smashing Calvinism's misuse of the pottery analogy
Romans 9 is the most commonly used, and I would say misused passage in the entire discussion of the sovereignty of God and the...
Bible Brian
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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,...
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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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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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...
Bible Brian
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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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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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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...
Bible Brian
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Calvinism refuted: God loves better than we do
Here's one of many reasons I don't think Calvinism is consistent with the Bible. I think most people would agree that God is far greater...
Bible Brian
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As through Adam's trespass, so through Christ's obedience
One problem with Calvinism is that, whereas Romans 5 strongly indicates that the gift is greater than the offence, Calvinism would...
Bible Brian
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There IS middle ground
I once came across a Facebook post that said "Dear mediates: defend a point from Calvinism against Arminianism just once and I'll take...
Bible Brian
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