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Sin: any failure to perfectly follow God's law
What is Sin? Sin is any failure to perfectly follow God’s law. Sin, according to the Westminster Shorter Catechism is any want of conformity unto or transgression of the law of God. The Westminster Larger Catechism slightly expands and clarifies, by stating that sin is any want of conformity unto, or transgression of, any law…
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Exegesis Challenge – Calvinism vs. Non-Calvinism
This challenge goes out to any and all non-Calvinists. 1. Pick five passages that you believe support your view on soteriology, and I will do the same. 2. Write a thorough, detailed exegesis of those five passages (no limit on how long it can be … make it as long as you need), and I…
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W. L. Craig's Game
W. L. Craig, a prominent non-Calvinist, presents the following argument (summarized): Newcomb’s Paradox provides an illuminating non-theological illustration of the problem of divine foreknowledge and human freedom. We are to imagine a being with great predictive powers and to suppose we are confronted with two boxes, B1 and B2. B1 contains $1,000; B2 contains either…
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A Quick Correction to Doug Wilson's Doctrine
A Quick Correction to Doug Wilson’s Doctrine Doug Wilson, an eminent preacher and influential writer in Reformed circles, recently published a blog post regarding his Reformed status. Here is a link. I’ll analyze Pastor Wilson’s post in chunks. DW wrote: Green Baggins has come to the chapter of RINE where I seek to establish my…
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"Foreknowledge" and "Freewill"
A respected (by me at least) not-quite-Calvinist writer, going by the handle Godismyjudge, has responded (somewhat obliquely) to my earlier post, with a full, 30+ page article on his own web site. Before you read the article, if you choose to do so, you should know that Godismyjudge is not a George Bryson, Emir/Ergun Caner,…
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A response to the internet poster, "ExaminingCalvinism" regarding Failure
Is the deity of the Anti-Calvinist a Failure? ExaminingCalvinism (EC) has a web page that acknowledges one typical Calvinistic complaint against those who claim that God desires and wants (not in a merely outward sense, but wholy and completely) the salvation of each and every person. EC quotes Dr. White as saying: “…the Father can…