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I heard Bob Enyart say something similar to this years and years ago and it is the only explanation of why God does some of the things we read about Him doing in the bible that I've ever heard. Every other explanation takes the form of redefining what it means to be just or, worse than that, it...

God cannot commit murder. That’s not even possible. All life belongs to Him. He created us, He sustains us, and He has every right to end our physical lives whenever He chooses and for whatever reason He sees fit. Ending a person’s bodily life isn’t the same as destroying them. We’re eternal...

Yes, well, I meant survive rationally intact. If someone doesn't care about being rational, as I just saw John MacArthur explaining (in so many words) in a video this morning) then, of course, they've insulated themselves from any possible falsifying evidence or argument. The first two minutes...

Calvinism, Catholicism as well as any other form of Augustinian doctrine cannot survive that single verse of scripture.

That’s the fundamental, paradigm level, difference between those who hold to determinism and those who don’t. Determinists tend to interpret certain passages as referring to specific individuals and meticulously detailed outcomes, while non-determinists understand them as referring to groups and...

Nonsense! I couldn't care less about what Catholicism teaches. You might as well be telling me what Scientology teaches. NONE of that has ANYTHING WHATSOEVER to do with the Catholic doctrine you are referring too! No, Idolater. I can't tell if this is coming from an ignorance of your doctrine...

It's a false dichotomy. Although you'll refuse to acknowledge it as such, in which case I would be forced to say that it is, in fact, "OK" if we sin intentionally or otherwise. It isn't actually OK but that's what you'd twist the truth into saying, which means that I and those here who agree...

2000 views does not mean that 2000 unique people have viewed it.

His plan, yes. Of course he can. When you make plans, do you take control of the people involved? Which often does not happen. Otherwise, there'd be no point in praying for it. The very prayer itself is a tacit admission that the future is not settled. God exists in all places THAT HE WANTS...

Contrast two people... 1. The man who avoids the cliff's edge because he loves his life, wishes to preserve it and therefore avoids unnecessary danger. 2. The man who avoids the cliff's edge because there is a sign and is merely following the rules. Who is the better man, the one who is...

Dominic has really come into his own on these videos. He's clearly gotten quite comfortable in front of the camera. I love it.

It's not just scholars. The average pew-sitting Calvinist often just absorbs the doctrine without deeply wrestling with its implications. They affirm determinism in the abstract but live their lives in a way that assumes real choice, simply because that’s how human experience works. They don’t...

What is forbidden is that we place ourselves under the law. Just as Adam was forbidden to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, so we are forbidden to seek righteousness via the law. Romans 10:4 Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. Parallels...

Why would you watch such a show?

I keep hearing people say Calvin believed in immutability and that God never changes, but every time someone tries to prove it, they always quote a single line from the Institutes that, when isolated, sounds strong but isn't airtight by itself. They’ll cite something like: “Nothing more absurd...