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Category: Calvinism

  • Confused Arminian?

    According to Arminian Today: … the key difference for Arminius was not in the issue of God’s sovereignty or election or total depravity or the atonement but Arminius’ contention was that God has chosen to reveal Himself as loving and good and that His desire is not to force people to believe the gospel but…

  • If not "can" then "could"? Response to LFW Objection

    I had written: If God knows that X will happen, it is certain to happen, and thus cannot be otherwise. In the comment box, “Dan” (profile not available) provided a proposed response from a non-Calvinist advocate of “Libertarian” free will (I assume that this is a hypothetical objection, not Dan’s own objection): God’s infallibly knowing…

  • Free Will, Advance Knowledge, and God

    At Triablogue, Paul has posted an item on free will and God’s advance knowledge including an answer to the popular non-Calvinist argument: “Just because God knows in advance that X will happen doesn’t mean God causes or controls that X to happen.” (my paraphrase) As Paul points out, that argument misses the point. While I…

  • Chosen But Free Reviews – Part 4

    I think this will be the last of the parts of my responses to reviews of “Chosen But Free.” Thus, I think I have now completed my series of responses (part 1, part 2, part 3) to reviews of Chosen But Free, with a particular emphasis on how I think the students who prepared these…

  • The Potter’s Fredom vs. Chosen But Free – Part 3

    I am continuing my series of responses (part 1, part 2) to reviews of Chosen But Free, with a particular emphasis on how I think the students who prepared these reviews might benefit from the rebuttal provided in Dr. James White’s book, “The Potter’s Freedom.” The numbering of the reviews picks up from the previous…

  • The Potter’s Freedom (Cont’d)

    Earlier, I posted a response to some reviews of one of Dr. Geisler’s books. It has come to my attention that there are even more reviews of Geisler’s Chosen But Free, by a group of students who seem to be unaware of the rebuttal of this work in The Potter’s Freedom. 8. The Lovely Insights…

  • The Potter’s Freedom: a Response to Chosen But Free

    I see that Ergun Caner has asked his Theology 202 class to provide on-line book reviews of Norman Geisler’s “Chosen but Free.” I’ve had a chance to read many of the reviews. Let me provide some thoughts in response. But before I do, let me say that I hope Dr. Caner has encouraged his student’s…

  • Men Only Gain Judgment By Opposing God’s Will

    One of my fellow pseudonymous bloggers, “diglot,” has posted a response to one of my co-blogger’s articles. The response is titled: “Matt. 23:37 and the Calvinism/Arminian Debate,” and addresses Jamin Hubner’s article on the Team Apologian blog, “Matthew 23:37: Misquoted by Arminians (and Calvinists?)“ Diglot’s response to the article is to say, in effect, that…

  • Alternative Responses to Jay Dyer

    A brother posted his response to Jay Dyer’s challenges to Calvinism (link to his response). Drake Shelton begins his response this way: I was ashamed of Turretinfan’s responses to this so I decided to devote the past year and a half to these issues. I’m always appreciative of assistance. Thanks, Drake! I still like my…

  • Truth Value of Tensed Statements

    I’ve heard certain philosophically inclined people suggest that the truth value of the statement: (1) I will party like a rock star on January 1, 2011, is dependent not only on whether or not I actually do party like a rock star on that date, but also on whether today (the day you are reading…