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Calvinism

A collection of 12 posts

ninth commandment

Breaking the Ninth Commandment on a Global Scale - and what confessional, Reformed Christians can do about it . . .

February 27, 2023

God has provided us with unprecedented means to redress an egregious historical and ongoing defiance of his holy law . . .

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3GT

3GT Episode 205: Taming the Cage Stagers

November 17, 2020

Scott is back! Barry found him a fan! And Kyle sounds like who? Though this episode starts off all over the place, the 3GTers finally hone in on their topic by stepping into

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3GT

3GT Episode 198: Reformed Mythology

September 29, 2020

When it comes to Reformed theology, people have many misconceptions about what it actually teaches. On this episode of 3GT, the guys slay some of the mythological dragons that loom large around Calvinistic

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eschatology

"It's the End of the World As We Know it," and Calvin would feel fine (albeit slightly chippy) ...

March 12, 2020

Christians among the most materially blessed people in the world and in history advocate an eschatology that gets us off the planet before “things get really bad.” Try selling that “end times” theory to Christians in ancient Rome’s gladiator arenas! Or now, to Christians in North Korea.

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Calvinism

Why Are Some Reformed People Such Jerks?

December 11, 2015

Almost ten years ago I read a piece by R. Scott Clark called: “Why (Some) Reformed People Are Such Jerks. [http://heidelblog.net/2013/07/why-some-reformed-people-are-such-jerks/]” The article was intended to address, as

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Calvinism

Browse Worthy: Boning Up on Our Doctrine

October 15, 2015

Two of my favorite bloggers have done helpful series recently on doctrine. You would do well to sharpen your minds by reading these carefully written posts. First, Kevin DeYoung reminds us of the

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Calvinism

For Whom The Bell Toils . . .

May 09, 2013

Rob Bell is back, and the critiques of his latest work are coming in.  I’ve not yet had the opportunity to read What We Talk About When We Talk About God, but

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Calvinism

Flower Power: T.U.L.I.P. Analyzed and Applied

March 19, 2013

James tells us in 1:22 that the person who hears God’s word without doing God’s word is engaged in self-deceit.  Obviously, self-deceit is subtle.  How are we to know when

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Calvinism

Totaled Image Bearers

December 28, 2011

With this entry, I'll begin a series of meditations upon the meaning and application of essential   Calvinistic beliefs.    I hope these thoughts will encourage all who read and be a particular encouragement to

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biblical truth

Coming to Grips with Calvinism, part 2: Transformational Truth

December 13, 2011

**           **The last (and first!) entry ended with a plea to consider the claims of Calvinism for whatever biblical truth they may represent and expound.  This next series of entries will examine (relatively briefly)

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5 points

Coming to Grips with Calvinism, part 1: A Protestant's (ongoing) Reformation

December 02, 2011

I'm deeply thankful to have been invited to write for this site.  I thought I'd begin by introducing myself in light of the site's name and nature. Writing for a blog entitled “Gentle

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Calvinism

Of God’s Eternal Decree

September 11, 2011

In the Exodus account, a book brimming with God’s sovereignty- not least of which includes Paul’s citation of 9:16 in the ninth chapter of Romans- one is nevertheless confronted with

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