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Thoughts on 1 John 2:19 and Perseverance of the Saints
1 John 2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. Dan commented (link): “The Greek for the end of…
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Are Conditional Abilities "Real"?
In a recent video, my friend Dan Chapa and I, discussed a Conditional Analysis argument from Guillaume Bignon’s book Excusing Sinners and Blaming God (link to video). During our discussion, one of the disconnects seemed to center on whether conditional abilities are something real or not. We speak of conditional abilities all the time. When…
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What about tests in Scripture?
My friend, Dan, has a post that has remained unrebutted for the past 12 years (link), as far as I know. Before we come to the arguments he makes, let’s look at the Scriptural discussion of trying, testing, and temptation (in the older sense of the word). 1. Nāsâ (נָסָה) (pronounced naw-saw’) Strong’s H5254 Variously translated…
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My Objections to Dan's and Tim's Joint Defense of Mere Molinism
Dan Chapa and Tim Stratton (D&T) provided a video defense of Mere Molinism (link) in responding to material from Colton Carlson (CC). This is just to highlight a few places where I took issue with their defense. All time stamps are approximate. I appreciate the generally cordial tone of their video, although I have a…
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Arminius' Supposed Impact on Calvinism
Dan (aka GodIsMyJudge) has provided a post alleging another impact of Arminius on Calvinism (link to his post). The first part of his post I’ll pass over, since I feel my previous post (link to my previous post) has adequately addressed that issue. However, Dan states: TF notes well the WCF is open to supra,…
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Arminius' Impact on Calvinism
Dan (“GodIsMyJudge”) has an interesting post in honor of the 400th anniversary of Arminius’ death (link). One criticism I have, is that I think he overstates the significance of the infralapsarian wording of Dordt’s discussion of election. In fact, one could walk away from GodIsMyJudge’s post thinking that Arminius was an infralapsarian Calvinist who prevailed…
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Trying out Godismyjudge's Clarification
Godismyjudge (Dan) has provided some clarification (link) to an earlier question to which I had responded here (link). Earlier posts in the series (first)(second). Dan had asked: “Given whatever existed before the first act, was it absolutely impossible for God to create a world which didn’t include rain on May 31, 2008[,] in the afternoon?”…
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Further Response regarding the Sufficiency of Christ's Death
GodIsMyJudge (Dan) has provided a further response (link) to my previous two posts (first) (second). Dan believes I have been inconsistent. Dan insists that if a reprobate person turned from their sins and repented, Christ’s blood would not save them under a consistent Calvinist model. Dan’s reason for this is that Christ did not offer…
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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,…