• IntroductionWhat is Calvinism and Arminianism • Common Ground • The Origins • God's Sovereignty vs Man's Responsibility • Tying in Election and Predestination• The Reconciliation • Principles of Interpretation • The fallacy of parallelism• To the Calvinist • Romans 9 • 2 Key Observations …Read more Reconciliation of Calvinism and Arminianism
reprobation
God’s Sovereignty in Single Predestination
The calvinists hold on to the doctrine of eternal reprobation citing that this upholds the pillar of truth of God's sovereignty. But how exactly does it do that? They reply, God's sovereignty is upheld when He has the first and last word, ie when He isn't dependent on any other for the initiation and fulfillment…Read more God’s Sovereignty in Single Predestination
Is calvinistic reprobation truly eternal and unconditional?
When it comes to the belief systems of the calvinists and the arminians, it is commonly perceived that arminian theology is more pleasant to accept while calvinism is logically undeniable. Even arminians have been found to grudgingly accept that the calvinists' system of beliefs does seem logically airtight, though intolerable. And yes, while calvinism has…Read more Is calvinistic reprobation truly eternal and unconditional?
Refuting the two wills of God theory in unconditional reprobation
It is apparent in Scriptures that God desires all the world to repent and be saved. And yet the calvinist doctrine of reprobation contradicts God's desire for all mankind to be saved - for if before the foundation of the world, God has decreed eternally that some would definitively perish, how can God then desire…Read more Refuting the two wills of God theory in unconditional reprobation
One Body, One Spirit, One Lord, One Faith…
This is a poignant moment in time when we find ourselves at a landmark 500 years after the Reformation. And while we have much cause to celebrate the reclaiming of several precious truths, are we to also rue the various denominational divisions that have lasted these many years among us Protestants. Having been united by…Read more One Body, One Spirit, One Lord, One Faith…