Posted on November 27, 2007 by kangaroodort
Gordan from Reformed Mafia has been kind enough to devote an entire post to some comments I made in a combox at Triablogue. I thought I would return the favor by devoting a post to addressing his concerns. Gordan’s comments are in blue. I made some spelling corrections in my original comments that Gordan quotes.
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Posted on November 21, 2007 by jcthibodaux
Several of Ben’s posts lately concerning free will have caused quite a stir among the Determinist crowd, mostly due to his defense of the concept of libertarian free will. Many Calvinists we have conversed with point to such concepts as total depravity and bondage of the will to make the case that the will is [...]
Filed under: Posts written by JC Thibodaux, free will, prevenient grace | 18 Comments »
Posted on November 19, 2007 by kangaroodort
We will now examine 2 Pet. 2:20-22:
[20] “For if after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first. [21] For it would be better for [...]
Filed under: apostasy, eternal security, faith, perseverance, perseverance series | 16 Comments »
Posted on November 13, 2007 by kangaroodort
My recent post [Struggling with Regrets] has caused quite a stir. Many have chimed in to attack the notion that man can have the God given power of self-determination. I am, quite honestly, surprised by the amount of interest this subject has generated. I am also surprised by the lack of answers to the questions [...]
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Posted on November 9, 2007 by kangaroodort
Dan is doing a nice series on Owen’s arguments in The Death of Death in the Death of Christ over at Arminian Chronicles.
Filed under: John Owen, atonement, penal satisfaction | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 8, 2007 by kangaroodort
I have recently been accused of being an inconsistent Arminian because I reject Open Theism. I find it interesting that Calvinists are so concerned with consistency seeing as how they both affirm that God causes all things and is yet somehow not the author of sin.
I admit that I love consistency. I reject Calvinism primarily [...]
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Posted on November 5, 2007 by kangaroodort
Do you sometimes struggle with regrets? I certainly do.
Part of the glory of Christianity is the forgiveness we have in Christ Jesus. We should never cease to rejoice in the fact that the blood of Christ has cleansed us from the stain of past sins (2 Pet. 1:9). This forgiveness does not, however, always alleviate [...]
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