Category Archives: Calvinism

John’s Gospel: Chapter 10:22-29 (“no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand”)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Jay Guin

(John 10:22-23 ESV)  22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter,  23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. The Feast of Dedication is Hanukkah. As the NET … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 9, Part 3.2 (Born in Time)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Jay Guin

The classic philosophic problem with regard to believing in God is: How can a good God let bad things happen? I’m sure you’ve heard it before. There have been books and songs and poems written to wrestle with this difficult … Continue reading →

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John’s Gospel: Reflections on Chapter 9, Part 3.1 (Born in Time)

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Jay Guin

To set the mood – In the hills of mystery, In the foggy web of destiny, You can have what’s left of me, Where we were born in time. Bob Dylan’s song, performed by Eric Clapton I love quest novels. … Continue reading →

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Searching for the Third Way: Open Theism, Part 2

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Jay Guin

The hard question And so, you see, I’m not exactly an Open Theist or Closed Theist. And most of the arguments simply don’t address what, to me, is the hard question. The hard question to me isn’t whether God can … Continue reading →

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Searching for the Third Way: Open Theism, Part 1

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Jay Guin

Introduction to Open Theism — Perhaps Over-Simplified Open Theism has been a topic on interest in the comments lately. I thought I’d explain my understanding. Maybe it’ll make sense. First, a definition – In the openness debate the focus is … Continue reading →

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God Is Not Fair: Reflecting on Patrick Mead’s Latest

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Jay Guin

Too good not to pass along. In a previous post, Patrick posed a common problem with how we understand God – We have used Gregory Boyd’s opening illustration in “God at War” of the mutilation and death of the beautiful … Continue reading →

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Debating Calvinism

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Jay Guin

From the Sacred Sandwich. And, I might add, the Calvinist responded, “Semi-Pelagian!”

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