Calvinists will often quote Ezekiel 36:26-27 as a proof text for regeneration preceding faith. The Calvinist doctrine insists that one must be given a new heart before that person can believe the gospel. For that reason, Ezekiel 36:26-27 is often called into service to demonstrate this principle. Below is the passage with verse 25 included:
I [...]
Filed under: irresistible grace, ordo salutis, regeneration | 35 Comments »
In an earlier post I wrote concerning John Calvin’s character with regards to his dealings with Servetus, a Calvinist commenter admitted that what Calvin did was wrong and said it wasn’t a problem since Calvinists would just chalk it up to his total depravity. I then asked him if he was affirming that Calvin was [...]
Filed under: dead in sin, regeneration, total depravity | 96 Comments »
There have been several new articles and on-line books added to the side bar in the last month or so. If you haven’t check them out in a while you might want to see if there is anything new that may interest you. A few recent additions are:
Laurence Womock, The Result of False Principles: or, [...]
Filed under: Divine Hardening, Warning Passages in Hebrews, apostasy, determinism, eternal security, free will, irresistible grace, perseverance, prevenient grace, regeneration, total depravity | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Filed under: dead in sin, determinism, election, faith, foreknowledge, free will, irresistible grace, monergism, ordo salutis, predestination, prevenient grace, regeneration, sanctification, synergism, total depravity | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Filed under: Calvinism, debates, faith, irresistible grace, monergism, ordo salutis, prevenient grace, regeneration, sovereignty | 70 Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: Calvinism, debates, faith, irresistible grace, monergism, ordo salutis, prevenient grace, questions for Calvinists, regeneration | 7 Comments »
Calvinists make a big deal out of the need for regeneration before one can believe. For them this is the primary function of regeneration. Regeneration irresistibly causes a faith response, and without this regeneration, faith would be impossible. I have explained in numerous posts why I disagree with this Calvinist ordo salutis, but I am [...]
Filed under: Calvinism, questions for Calvinists, regeneration, sovereignty | 16 Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: Calvinism, election, faith, irresistible grace, monergism, ordo salutis, predestination, prevenient grace, regeneration, sanctification, synergism | 16 Comments »
J.C. Thibodaux continues to expose John Hendryx’s many logical fallacies and blatant misrepresentation of synergism. Be sure to check it out.
Reply to John Hendryx’s continued distortions
You can read J.C.’s initial reply to John’s “Challenge to all Synergists” here and his response to John’s first rebuttal (via e-mail) here.
Filed under: John 6, debates, irresistible grace, monergism, ordo salutis, prevenient grace, regeneration, synergism | 3 Comments »
Calvinists love to point out that we are dead in sin. That we are dead in sin prior to conversion cannot be denied (Eph. 2:1, 5; Col. 2:13); the question has to do with what it means to be dead in sin.
Calvinist are fond of comparing spiritual death to physical death. This gives them the [...]
Filed under: dead in sin, irresistible grace, ordo salutis, regeneration | 15 Comments »
