Category: Calvinism

Problems in Casual Determinism

fate[NOTE : William Lane Craig is a committed Protestant, Trinitarian, and “Molinist” – things I do not embrace – but his comments here on Determinism are right on – biblical truth is truth regardless of who shares it!

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What objections can be raised against the Calvinistic view of “Universal, Divine, Causal Determinism?” William Lane Craig answers :

“At least five come immediately to mind:

1. Universal, divine, causal determinism cannot offer a coherent interpretation of Scripture.

The classical … Read the rest

Calvin and the Secret Providence of God

John-CalvinThis is a follow up of my previous post. I post this because I have come to admit that most modern “Calvinists” are not “PURE” Calvinists. They are inconsistent in their worldview. Here is Calvin’s Gospel from his own mouth. I have not changed the quotes in any way. Read Calvin’s whole book (its not very long) yourself for the rest. Now remember though, everything Calvin is teaching here is a “SECRET” that HE IS REVEALING.

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“THE DEFENCE OF … Read the rest

God is The Author of Sin

John-CalvinCALVIN : GOD DOES NOT JUST PERMIT SIN BUT WILLS/CAUSES/ORDAINS SIN

“From this it is easy to conclude how foolish and frail is the support of divine justice afforded by the suggestion that evils come to be not by [God’s] will, but merely by his permission. Of course, so far as they are evils, which men perpetrate with their evil mind, as I shall show in greater detail shortly, I admit that they are not pleasing to … Read the rest