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    Double Predestination

    If you claim to believe in Single Predestination, then you are claiming that you believe that those not 'predestined' have the ability to choose to believe or not believe without interference from God. Some are predestined to salvation and the rest have 'free will' to choose. Is that really...
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    Double Predestination

    Josiah, Are you really reporting that MOST Reformed Theological Seminaries have rejected the Westminster Confession of Faith, the Doctrine of Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Perseverance of the Saints? I find that hard to imagine. Dallas Theological Seminary, Moody, Reformed...
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    Double Predestination

    That was choice #1 in post #10: Congratulations, you are an Arminian in your view of salvation, like the Methodist Church, Church of God (among others) and the majority of Christians living today! Are you familiar with the writings of John Wesley? He started what was called the 'Holiness...
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    Double Predestination

    Yes, the quote from MennoSota is Double Predestination and in terms of the end result,a correct statement of fact for Reformed Theology (Calvinism). At the bema seat at the final judgement, when the sheep are separated from the goats, God chooses to pardon the sheep and punish the goats. You...
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    Double Predestination

    For the record, Reformed Theology (Calvinism) teaches (7) and not (6). Most 'Arminian' churches (like the Methodists and Church of God) teach (1). "Hyper-Calvinism" (which really has nothing to do with Calvinism) teaches (6) and tends to be cult-like and over legalistic.
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    Double Predestination

    Just as an exercise in LOGIC (which, contrary to opinion, is not a bad word), let's list all of the possible choices for "predestination". First, a working definition of terms so we all start out on the same page: PREDESTINATION = (pre) + (destiny) = the ultimate salvation or damnation of at...
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    What does God's Sovereignty mean?

    Those links are likely arguing the "people get to choose" position against the hardline "election" position. I have no dog in that fight. I like Arminianism, I just can never accept it as true based on my personal salvation experience. It just seemed odd for someone to claim that Paun, apostle...
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    What does God's Sovereignty mean?

    ... are you sure? Romans 9:6-8 NKJV But it is not that the word of God has taken no effect. For they are not all Israel who are of Israel, nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but, “In Isaac your seed shall be called.” That is, those who are the children of the...
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    What does God's Sovereignty mean?

    I once read an analysis of Genesis 1 that compared it to Sumerian, Babylonian and Egyptian creation myths ... the usual suspects that Bible critics claim it was copied from ... and he compared the differences rather than the similarities. An interesting patern emerged in which God appeared to...
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    Double Predestination

    “Double” Predestination by R.C. Sproul (continued) Foreordination to Reprobation In spite of the distinction of positive-negative with respect to the mode of God’s activity toward the elect and the reprobate, we are left with the thorny question of God predestinating the reprobate. If God in...
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    Double Predestination

    “Double” Predestination by R.C. Sproul (continued) The Reformed Confessions By a brief reconnaissance of Reformed confessions and by a brief roll-call of the theologians of the Reformed faith, we can readily see that double predestination has been consistently maintained along the lines of a...
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    Double Predestination

    “Double” Predestination by R.C. Sproul (continued) The Reformed View of Predestination In sharp contrast to the caricature of double predestination seen in the positive-positive schema is the classic position of Reformed theology on predestination. In this view predestination is double in that...
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    Double Predestination

    “Double” Predestination by R.C. Sproul (continued) The Double-Predestination Distortion The distortion of double predestination looks like this: There is a symmetry that exists between election and reprobation. God works in the same way and same manner with respect to the elect and to the...
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    Double Predestination

    Let's start by establishing what Reformed Theology actually teaches about and means by Double Predestination. Here is an explanation by R.C. Sproul “Double” Predestination by R.C. Sproul “A horrible decree… .” “Most ruthless statement… .” “A terrible theological theory… .” “An illegitimate...
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    What does God's Sovereignty mean?

    I would jump in and offer some information on Double Predestination (I know a little of what places like the WCF teach, and do not say, on the subject) but this is a topic on the Sovereignty of God, so debating what Lutherans and Reformed Theology teach on predestination seems a bit out of...
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    What does God's Sovereignty mean?

    I agree that Christian forums in general need fewer insults ... we are probably going to have to spend ETERNITY with these people and should plan accordingly. :) On the topic of "the accuser" in Job, he does make very emphatic false accusations against Job. That does not seem 'neutral' but...
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    Luther and the Jews

    Why does Pedrito get to control both the form of the questions and the answers? Please answer "YES" or "NO": Does Pedrito STILL beat his wife? (See that the question cannot be answered with a simple 'yes' or 'no' ... I assume that you have never beat your wife, but if you answer 'no' then you...
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    Why are Some Saved and Not Others?

    Arthur finds it interesting that the definitions provided by Pedrito for "perish" generally seem to describe a process of dying or decaying rather than a final state of being. It is most curious, is it not, that this ongoing process ("perish") should be paired with "everlastingly". Might...
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    What does God's Sovereignty mean?

    I could, but I am curious what MennoSota's response will be. :)
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