This post ends my series on Calvinism. I hope it has hopefully given you some food for thought. God’s desire is for all to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth, and because it is his desire, he has made it possible for all. Jesus died for all, not just a select […]
Month: September 2019
Augustine
I have read some blogs and listened to some podcasts1 regarding Augustine. They seem to assert that he is the first to introduce the Reformed view of total depravity and unconditional election, as later popularised by Calvin, Luther and Zwingli. The church fathers prior to Augustine never held his view. Augustine, who was previously a […]
Earning Salvation
Some Calvinists provide a philosophical rebuttal to Non-Calvinists, though perhaps genuinely trying to honour God, and they say something like “Salvation is all of God, so you Non-Calvinists are trying to earn your salvation claiming you come to him first”. The Calvinists claim the non-Calvinists view means they are in some way earning their salvation […]
Acts 13:48
“…as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.” This passage in Acts is interpreted by Calvinists1 to teach their doctrine of Unconditional Election and Irresistible Grace. They read it to mean that God has chosen/predestined individuals (the elect) from eternity past, and through God’s irresistible drawing, brings them to an effectual belief. When […]
One Man Sharpens Another 