Tag Archives: Calvinists
- August 21, 2008
- I just don’t get Calvinists– also tagged Accountability, Al Mohler, Arguments For Free Will, Brain, Calvinist, Conscience, Creatures, Delusion, determinism, Fatalism, Freedom And Determinism, Homework, Image Of God, Imago Dei, Incompatibilism, Matter Of Fact, Moral Luck, Rhetoric, Rsquo, Soft Determinism
Is Al Mohler a deterministic Calvinist? It does not seem so: So . . . Why Did I Write This? The Delusion of Determinism where he is responding to Free Will vs. the Programmed Brain.
As a matter of fact, this capacity and accountability is rooted in the biblical concept of the imago Dei — the [...]
- June 27, 2008
- I Do Not Permit a Calvinist to Use “Permit” Language– also tagged Arminianism, Calvinism, Calvinist, Cause God, Christ Shine, compatibilistic freedom, Confession Of Faith, Desire, determinism, Divine Justice, Eternity, Evil Mind, Evils, Free will, Glory Of Christ, God Didn, Holy Counsel, John Calvin, John Piper, libertarian freedom, Rhetoric, Scripture, Soteriology, Suggestion, Theology, Westminster Confession Of Faith, Wise God
Often when discussing Calvinism with my Reformed friends, I hear them use language like “God allowed/permitted sin.” This kind of rhetoric seems strange, though, coming from a group of people who believe, as the Westminster Confession of Faith says, that “God from all eternity did by the most wise and holy counsel of his own [...]
- September 26, 2007
- Freedom and Determinism– also tagged Calvinism Arminianism, Chicks, Freedom And Determinism, Good Reason, Human Freedom, Hypnosis, Midst, Penelope, Philosophy Class, Predestination, Protons And Electrons, Psychiatrist, Riled Up, Sinners Prayer, Spirited Debate, Theological Debates, Theological Discussions, Unconditional Election
I hijacked this from my philosophy class, tweaked it for this audience, and now give it to you in hopes of actually getting somewhere in the Calvinism/Arminianism debate.
1. Just before 11 p.m., Patrick enters a room where a big party is bumping. Planning to stay for an hour or two, depending on how many chicks [...]