Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: P-Marlowe

What does Calvinism deny?


1,201 posted on 03/13/2010 10:57:08 AM PST by the_conscience (We ought to obey God, rather than men. (Acts 5:29b))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1196 | View Replies ]


To: the_conscience
What does Calvinism deny?

A lot of things, but most of what they deny is probably worth denying. Where I believe Calvinism denies a truth is that Calvinism by and large denies that God can and very well may use his Foreknowledge (even of what he foresees in a man's life) as a basis for election. The simple fact is that Foreknowledge is stated as a reason for election and the term "foreknowledge" is not theologically defined in the Bible.

Arminianism denies that God has the sovereign right to completely and unilaterally change a mans free will to make him incapable of rejecting the gospel message and incapable of falling away.

IMHO Arminianism puts too much emphasis on free will and Calvinism puts too much emphasis on God's determined will apart from his foreknowledge.

Next question.

1,202 posted on 03/13/2010 11:28:34 AM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1201 | View Replies ]

To: the_conscience
Sorry, I forgot. It appears that you didn't answer this question:

What can you possibly do which God has not foreordained from before the creation?

1,203 posted on 03/13/2010 11:31:31 AM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1201 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson