Posted on February 28, 2008 by kangaroodort
I wanted to post the following excellent comments left by “Westwind” in the Quick Question for My Calvinist Friends combox as it relates to my recent post on sanctification in Calvinism.
I never have had a Calvinist of any level of education or experience come forward and offer an explanation why effectual grace cannot be resisted [...]
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Posted on February 11, 2008 by jcthibodaux
A few months ago, I wrote to a Mr. Fred Butler (an employee of John MacArthur’s ministry, Grace to You) about an article he had written on his personal website which equated belief in conditional security with blasphemy. Until the Lord returns, I think that there will always be disagreement among Christian theologians, and on [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted on August 2, 2007 by kangaroodort
Before examining some of the other Calvinists “proof texts” for irresistible regeneration, we will take a moment to deal with a common Calvinist objection to the Arminian appeal to Jn. 12:32 as an example of universal “drawing”.
When Calvinists point to John 6:44 as an example of particular irresistible “drawing”, Arminians will often quickly refer to [...]
Filed under: John 12:32, John 6, irresistible grace, ordo salutis, prevenient grace, regeneration | 6 Comments »
