Friday 4/17/2015 @ 7pm: The Protestant Twisting of 1John: A Clarification; Part 4, Obedience is Love Because of the New Birth
Primary text will be 1John Chapter 3.
“The first man was a created being. God did not decide to save man by restoring a covenant of works, or restoring man’s image created in the likeness of God, or to restore paradise lost, He decided to save man by making him His literal family. The gospel isn’t about restoring things; it’s about making all things new.”
Flirting With Calvinism – Some Analogies
Evil ideology is a tree that produces evil fruit according to its roots. The branches are not identical and do not always give full bloom to the tree’s fruit. Nevertheless, inconsistency in the branches should not judge the tree; the ever-present possibly of a bountiful harvest of evil should judge the tree.
In the same way, the remission of cancer doesn’t make cancer good or any less evil. The potential of utter destruction lingers because the cancer is still there.
Likewise, docile Calvinism and Reformed ideology in general is not commendable because it is in remission.
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The whole notion of likable Calvinists versus “aggressive Calvinism” is egregiously naïve; like some undomesticated pets, though adorable, they can become aggressive at any moment.
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Is it wise to have dinner with a disciple of Hannibal Lecter because “he doesn’t agree with everything Dr. lecter teaches”? I think not.
paul
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