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Tag Archives: calvinism
Neo-Calvinism: A Plea
I’m about to start a series on something called “Neo-Calvinism.” I’m pretty excited about it, mainly because it’s an area of theology I’ve been meaning to get to for a while. I think there’s a lot to learn here. But … Continue reading
How to Argue Like a Christian: The Last-Verse-Read Argument
Perhaps the biggest failing of believers of all kinds is our persistent use of the last-verse-read argument. For example, in the Churches of Christ, we deny once saved, always saved (the perserverance of the saints), as we are Arminian in … Continue reading
Posted in How to Argue Like a Christian, Uncategorized
Tagged All, arminianism, calvinism, Church of Christ Links
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Searching for The Third Way: How Football Explains Everything
I love college football. Doesn’t everybody? And it occurs to me that a football example would help make some sense of what I’m talking about. I mean, it’s been pretty philosophical — even metaphysical — to this point. It’s time … Continue reading
Searching for The Third Way: Baptism, Part 5
I’m going to say some completely unbelievable things. And take a while doing it. But when I get done, I expect to explain baptism and faith and the Spirit and time. It’s going to take a while. But it’ll be … Continue reading
Searching for The Third Way: Baptism, Part 2
The case for baptism as the moment of salvation Okay. I’m sure this sounds like odd phrasing, but I’m trying to make a point. No one — no Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant — believes that the saving power is in … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Searching for a Third Way, Uncategorized
Tagged All, arminianism, Baptism, calvinism, God outside time
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Searching for The Third Way: Baptism, Part 1
Well, I wasn’t really intending to pick on the Calvinist-Arminian controversies for the entire series, but here’s another place where the two traditions disagree — and another place that needs a Third Way solution. Background The traditional view, going back … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism, Searching for a Third Way, Uncategorized
Tagged All, arminianism, Baptism, calvinism, God outside time
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Searching for The Third Way: Predestination, Part 4
The Third Way of Predestination In Christianity, there are essentially two views of predestination. The Calvinists teach that God decides who will be saved and then changes them, outside their own choosing, so they’ll have faith. Calvinists deny that we … Continue reading
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Tagged All, arminianism, calvinism, God outside time, predestination
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Searching for The Third Way: Predestination, Part 3
The scriptures that teach predestination I believe in predestination, because the Bible plainly teaches it. But I do not accept the Calvinist view. Nor do I accept the traditional view of non-Calvinists, such as most Church of Christ scholars. Rather, … Continue reading
Posted in Searching for a Third Way, Uncategorized
Tagged All, arminianism, calvinism, God outside time, predestination
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