calvinism
Discussions addressing sovereignty, predestination, and doctrines of grace within a biblical-apologetic framework.
MACARTHUR ON JOHN 3:16 Paid Members Public
The following post is taken from this site: Does God So Love the World? – Grace to You with John. All emphasis will be mine. John MacArthur Love is the best known but least understood of all God’s attributes. Almost everyone who believes in God these days sees Him as
JOHN’S PROLOGUE VS. LIMITED ATONEMENT Paid Members Public
In this post I will demonstrate from what is typically called by scholars the prologue of John, i.e., 1:1-18, the falsity of limited atonement, which is an unbiblical tradition held on to by some (not) all Calvinists. The reason for doing so is that both reformed and non-reformed
TURRETIN ATONEMENT DEBATE Paid Members Public
These are some of the notes for my debate with Turretinfan on the whether the Holy Bible teaches limited atonement. I will be citing Calvinist scholars, including John Calvin, all of whom acknowledge that the texts which I quote conclusively prove that Christ died for the sins of the entire
TURRETIN ATONEMENT DEBATE PT. 2 Paid Members Public
Here’s the link to the first part: TURRETIN ATONEMENT DEBATE. THE ELECT ARE BORN OBJECTS OF WRATH Specific Calvinists erroneously interpret texts where Christ is said to have propitiated God to mean that God’s anger has been completely removed, and therefore is no longer angry at sinners (cf.
CHRIST: THE WORLD’S INTERCESSOR Paid Members Public
Specific Calvinists argue that Christ’s atoning death is tied in with his intercessory work. From this fact they erroneously assume that since Christ intercedes for everyone that he died for, Jesus must not have died for the whole world. Otherwise, this would imply that Jesus is interceding for all
IGNATIUS, POLYCARP & SOLA FIDE Paid Members Public
Ignatius and Polycarp were two holy martyrs of Christ who were personally trained by the Apostles and therefore learned the faith directly from the very eyewitnesses of our risen Lord. These men were given the privileged and meeting with and learning directly from Apostles such as Peter, Paul and John.
JOHN CALVIN ON MICHAEL BEING JESUS CHRIST Paid Members Public
Many folks may be unaware of the fact that the Swiss reformer and lawyer John Calvin actually thought that the archangel Michael was actually Jesus Christ. This view can be found in his commentary on Daniel 10:13 and 12:1. All emphasis will be mine: “He adds next, Behold!
AUGUSTINE & JOHN DAMASCENE VS. CALVINISTS PT. 1 Paid Members Public
It is time again to show how the beliefs of some of the early church’s greatest scholars, theologians, apologists, philosophers, martyrs etc., directly conflict with Protestantism in general, and with Calvinism in particular. In this segment, I will show how the views of both Augustine and John the Damascene