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This is a separate thread from my other one on the great man himself. One of my old elders said Calvin wasn't a Calvinist. I understand there have been many waves referred to as Calvinist: - around 1540-1570 in various countries - around 1610-1630 in various countries - around 1880-1920 in...

We have many luminaries who have contributed: saints, preachers, reformers, theologians of varying kinds of usefulness, etc. One often mentioned in most circles is Calvin. He seems much remembered for having been a secular ruler in a district around Geneva for a period. Personally I try to...

Please God give us just quality of government (non ad hominem) in our countries and neighbouring countries (bearing in mind the administrators' guidance). (The prayer of christians all along.)

Is the Kingdom of God / Heaven (in Parables as well as Rom ch 1, I Cor ch 6) slightly different (however greatly overlapping) from "getting saved" and vice versa? Does this have to do with the quality of perseverance of the saints? (I advocate a six-point "PULPIT" "Ism" with an extra dose of...

Here are some meditations. A brief comment on a (singular) approach of some modern policies for practising science is not a generalisation if it hasn't stated it is a generalisation. Most scientists don't research at discretion but in a regimented context. This largely works well but apart...

Are there contrasts between what and who is evangelical and what and who is reformed? Or to put another way, between what and who is reformed and what and who is evangelical? ;) And are some open to / liable to further reform and some not? Can we tell from their subliminal word usages or...

I've got in touch with some people of a "Reformed" church, whom I occasionally see, the rest of the time it is e-mails etc. On and off it was mentioned to me about becoming a "member", though not all those I've mixed with had heard of that position. I was invited to agree by e-mail to a...

am in lots of troubles - please pray

Is there legitimate public authority in the USA and is arithmetic valued in public life in the USA?

Please pray extra, for 40 days, in simple style, for the world, for peace and just government in our countries, for all needy, that Christians' manner of living will get put right, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in...

Dear Church: Stop trying to convert wolves Personally, the dilemma for me was that the wolves were the ones that adjudicated all situations. Surely, in situations such as I faced, membership for the likes of ordinary people should be seen as objectively optional?

My new friends appear to be a fixture. May their gifts prove fruitful in God's Kingdom living.

As I build through this thread, bear in mind I am leading up to a man who is all the more interested in Christian faith. 1. It's interesting to note which observations in this 2017 thread have been borne out. Ravi Zacharias scandal?? 2. In this interview, a lawyer investigating Christianity...

Americans please tell me what / why you are and aren't allowed to do / have. 1. In regard to race are you allowed to not state one, or vary it. I.e leave it blank instead of "admitting or alleging" caucasianity / yellowness / redness / shades of black etc, or vary what you are claiming from...

The phone went and I answered (but without speaking) and the voice said "this is Scottish Gas" and invites me to tell them my meter reading. (My utilities are not with such a company. I recently interacted comprehensively with my actual energy company.) Two possibilities: - they have...

Has readmitting oneself to the communion queue always been the only possible motivation for confession / penance / reconciliation? I'm not looking for a "catechism" answer please, but genuine observations.

There is now talk of holding funerals without a communion ceremony. Has the RCC always done this or is it unprecedented - or somewhere in between?

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"God is bigger than His book" - Chris Vallotton says things like that - how can we disambiguate for the benefit of our wide readership at CF, and our acquaintances wherever we encounter them, in what sense we intend statements of that kind? I think I have heard the same sort of phrase used, in...

The New Covenant brought by Jesus is about rich Holy Spirit experience and the liberty of believers, yes? Here are a lot of related questions in my mind, which I can't get to the bottom of: 1. If a church club has its own "covenant", does that take this to the "next level"? Those I heard of...