What is Calvinism and its beliefs?

Colo Millz said:

Then, for the third time - my position is the same as Barth's.

Perhaps to advance our discussion I should elaborate his position.

God’s grace is absolute and victorious. In Barth’s theology, Christ’s atoning work is decisive for all humanity. Through Christ’s incarnation, death, and resurrection, the whole of creation is reconciled to God.

Hell remains possible but not necessary. Barth acknowledged the reality of divine judgment and human freedom to resist God, but he refused to affirm that anyone must be damned. Instead, he argued that we cannot know that anyone is lost, only that God has acted to save all.

Therefore, Christians may hope - though not assert - that God’s mercy will finally triumph and that hell will, in the end, be empty.

Thus we cannot preach universal salvation as doctrine, but we must not deny the possibility that God’s grace will save all.

Now that I have elaborated my position perhaps you will elaborate Calvin's reading of, say, Luke 7:30? This thread is after all about Calvinism.

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I’m not a Calvinist. Assuming is not a good thing is it? I replied to your post because you made it like you where hitting some philosophical view but in further inspection is just about someone else’s thought and opinion not yours.

Hentenza said:

I’m not a Calvinist. Assuming is not a good thing is it? I replied to your post because you made it like you where hitting some philosophical view but in further inspection is just about someone else’s thought and opinion not yours.

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Very good.

PS: Though I would still like someone's opinion about Luke 7:30.

Colo Millz said:

Very good.

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Why?

Hentenza said:

Why?

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It's just a way of saying ok, fine, very well, excellent, etc.

p.s. it is apparent that Barth, and those who pay heed to Barth (or Calvin),
are grossly in error.

Hentenza said:

So you hope. The logical ending to that is that you don’t know. But you posted a verse that says that all will be saved because who can dwarf Gods will . If no one can dwarf Gods will then all will be saved so you are indeed espousing universalism. Not a biblical position.

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What an interesting dilemma you find for yourself. Colo Millz position is, he hopes all men will be saved, that includes you. You insist not all men will be saved, so you hope you yourself will be saved; so the logical ending to that is that you don’t know either. So the way I see it, you should hope that the hope possessed by brother Millz is fulfilled because his hope is big enough to include you, but your hope is barely enough to include yourself. His heart is unselfish and aligns with the heart of God. Your heart is selfish and self-centered, which aligns with, well, your heart.

Faith. Hope. Love. These three, but the greatest of these is love. Why? Love. Never. Fails.

Hentenza said:

I’m not a Calvinist. Assuming is not a good thing is it? I replied to your post because you made it like you where hitting some philosophical view but in further inspection is just about someone else’s thought and opinion not yours.

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Incidentally I am struck by your description of Karl Barth as just "someone else".

He is described for example as the "[l]eading Protestant systematic theologian of modern times".

Michael Glazier and Monika K. Hellwig, The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2004), 68.

and

"[o]ne of the most influential theologians of the 20th century".

Andrew R. Talbert, “Hermeneutics, History of,” in The Lexham Bible Dictionary, ed. John D. Barry et al. (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2016).

and

"probably the most important Protestant theologian of the twentieth century".

Thomas G. Weinandy, Jesus the Christ (Ex Fontibus Company, 2020), 162.

His work reshaped theology after the collapse of 19th-century liberalism and continues to affect nearly every branch of Christian thought today.

His influence on Catholic theologians such as von Balthasar and Rahner was immense, as well as Protestant figures like Bonhoeffer and Moltmann.

He also helped prepare the ground for the Second Vatican Council’s renewed focus on revelation and Christocentrism.

Calling Karl Barth "someone else" in a forum that is supposed to be about General Theology is kind of like calling Plato "some guy" in a philosophy forum.

Jesus Boldly Says His Father in Heaven hides salvation and everything about salvation from the educated ones.

He has no respect for them at all.