Calvin got the Scriptures, most notably Romans 9-11, very wrong. Predestination of individuals is not there in the Scriptures.
John
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It allows "Unorthodox"people to post their views which they could not do in another forum. What does it hurt for it to be here?Neither side is Unorthodox. Why is this thread here?
It allows "Unorthodox"people to post their views which they could not do in another forum. What does it hurt for it to be here?
Unorthodox Theology A forum to discuss/debate theological doctrines not accepted by mainstream evangelical Christianity
The City Council of Geneva put Servetus to death for sedition. Which history of Calvin did you read?
Calvinism fits within the spectrum of Orthodoxy here at CF
It's interesting. There is a divide - very notably between seminarians and the lay people. The person in the pew is more likely to not be a Calvinist but the one who's been to seminary is more likely to be a Calvinist; also, the younger generation seems more interested in Calvinism than before. I do disagree with the article on one point - Baptist have historically been heavily Calvinistic (though not unanimously so). I've been aware of the issue in the SBC for several years now.
(I'm southern Baptist btw). My father was at the convention as a rep. back in the days of the "conservative takeover."
Thanks for the article.
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Now, "conservative takeover" surprises me. I've always known Baptists to be both doctrinally fundamentalist and socially conservative--especially Southern Baptists.
It mostly had to do with inerrancy of the bible.
Yeah. I was wondering, "When did American Baptists stop being Calvinists?" Roger Williams was certainly a Calvinist!
And if Baptists aren't Calvinists, then what of the "Freewill Baptists" (who have traditionally been the Baptists who rejected Calvinism)?
But, really, I did realize long ago that the average Baptist didn't really know much about the foundations of their doctrine, except that they all believe in full immersion of adults. American Baptists tend to vary greatly.
Now, "conservative takeover" surprises me. I've always known Baptists to be both doctrinally fundamentalist and socially conservative--especially Southern Baptists.