Billy Birch has written an excellent post on why certain Calvinists might tend to act the way that they do towards non-Calvinists. It is also a gentle and necessary reminder to us all to conduct ourselves with grace, compassion, and respect when discussing these controversial topics. Thanks Billy!
Filed under: God's glory, John Owen, Psychology of Calvinism, X-Calvinist, determinism, election, humility, predestination | 3 Comments »
Several common accusations we hear from Calvinists are that a Synergistic view of faith (as opposed to regeneration) ‘robs God of the glory.’ “It’s man-centered,” they say, “and gives man room to boast in saving himself!” But does such logic really stand up to scripture? Let’s take a look at another important aspect of salvation: sanctification.
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Filed under: Calvinism, God's glory, Posts written by JC Thibodaux, determinism, faith, free will, monergism, prevenient grace, sanctification, synergism, total depravity | 7 Comments »
The following excerpt is from John Wesley’s Predestination Calmly Considered:
48. Your objection, proposed in another form, is this: “It is not so much for the glory of God, to save man as a free agent, I put into a capacity of either concurring with, or resisting, his grace; as to save him in the way [...]
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More from Grace Gate. I recently e-mailed the person who runs Grace Gate and let him (or her) know that I responded to one of his (or her) posts. A few days ago I noticed that this person left another link in a different combox again asking me to check out his (or her) site. [...]
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