I have mentioned this in posts and comment threads in the past, but thought I would bring it up in its own post and get some thoughts on it.
Many Calvinists insist that if there is a synergsitic element in man’s initial salvation (i.e. conversion) then it amounts to salvation by ”works”. Synergism in coversion apparently equals conversion by works. But [...]
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Related Fallacies:
Strawman
“Bait and Switch”
“Why are you a Christian and your friends aren’t? … Is it because you are smarter than your friend?” (The Pelagian Captivity of the Church, R.C. Sproul)
…I believe it can be demonstrated with finality that prevenient grace merely begs the question and that under such influences the final decision to believe the [...]
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Related Fallacies: Begging the question
Calvinists often pose questions along the lines of, “If 2 people are given the same grace, why does one receives it and another reject it?” This question was popularized on the internet by John Hendryx at monergism.com, who in one rendition of this particular fallacy states: “If prevenient grace places us [...]
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Below are the blurbs and links from SEA,
This article is posted with permission from the publisher, the scholarly journal Bibliotheca Sacra. Please click on the attachment to view Robert B. Chisholm Jr., “ANATOMY OF AN ANTHROPOMORPHISM: DOES GOD DISCOVER FACTS?” Bibliotheca Sacra 164 (January-March 2007) 3-20.
This article reconciles God’s foreknowledge with some of the most [...]
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Here are a few YouTube cartoon videos taking a humorous stab at witnessing from the Arminian or Calvinist perspective. The Calvinist one was done first and the Arminian ones were done in response. Of course, I think the Arminian ones are better and more accurate. I also found the Calvinist one a little annoying because of [...]
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Below is my response to Dominic’s follow-up rebuttal of my post concerning the purpose of regeneration in Calvinism. You can read my response to his first reply here. It is quite lengthy because the discussion primarily turns on issues of exegesis, and exegesis requires careful attention to language and context. If Dominic replies again I will just focus [...]
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Below is an answer offered by “Dominic” to my post on the purpose of regeneration in the Calvinist scheme, with my response to his answer interspersed. He also touches on my post concerning the Arminian ordo. I was originally going to leave my response in his combox, but since it became very long, and since it deals with a [...]
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The ordo salutis is the “order of salvation.” It focuses on the process of salvation and the logical order of that process. The main difference between the Arminian and Calvinist ordo concerns faith and regeneration. Strictly speaking, faith is not part of salvation in the Arminian ordo since it is the condition that is met [...]
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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.
Is [...]
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The title of this post represents a search phrase that someone typed into a certain search engine which led that person to my site. I assume that “decreed” in this instance has reference to causation as in Calvinistic determinism. John Calvin was adamant that God did not permit the fall, but rather caused it (he recognized [...]
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