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If the Bible says very clearly that we cannot lose our salvation (Romans 11:29; John 10:28-29; Romans 8:38-39, Ephesians 1:13, etc.), how can anyone say that we can lose our salvation? If we are saved we have eternal security and can find comfort in the fact that we cannot lose our salvation to...

Hello siblings, I will first start by stating that I believe in unlimited atonement. I came across an article: https://davidtay81.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/the-church-fathers-on-limited-atonement/ This article quotes early Church members, and some of these quotes seem to hint that limited...

Hello Brothers and Sisters. Curious, prior to Calvin’s double predestination theology, what did the church believe predestination meant?

What did Gordon Clark bring to the table that was new? Not looking for a debate, really just curious. It seems a lot of his work had to do with apologetics (my understanding of this = debate). But, what was new to his theology that previously was not believed by Christians?

I asked something similar in another post, but didn’t want to overcrowd it since this technically is a different question. I understand now that Calvinism is not a denomination but a belief system. So my question is, is the Calvinist belief system, the only Christian belief system that denies...

I'm at a crossroads in my life where I am having to pick between Presbyterians and Nazarenes and which church to go to. As a result, I have to come to understand whether I believe in Calvinism or Arminianism, or maybe Molinism, which is more or less a third option that I think warrants...

For background, I was raised in a Presbyterian church. So I grew up with the understanding that salvation could not be lost, and that God's grace covered our sins, provided, of course, that we didn't keep on sinning. And if someone seemed to be a Christian but later fell away, then there were...

This is one of those situations where I encounter a line of reasoning from an Arminian and dismiss it as a one-off, only to see it repeated by another Arminian a few months later. The way I'm hearing it, the concept goes something like this: - Bob is initially hostile to Arminian god, but is...

Hi I’ve been researching Calvinism, Arminianism etc the last while. A lot of studious christians seem to lean towards Calvinism. If Calvinism is true does that mean I could potentially be unsavable. No matter how hard I try I can’t be saved if I weren’t one of the elect?

For a long time I was a staunch Arminian. My Calvinist buddy and I would debate back and forth, each holding forth the “obvious” scriptures which supported our positions, and then doing as many hermeneutical gymnastics as we could to explain the opposing side’s scriptures. Although these...

Hi guys, I wanted to find some resources and discussion on classical Arminianism, so I thought of coming to CF and accessing some sort of Arminian forum for possible discussions on resources. But can't seem to find such a forum under 'faith groups'? The Semper Reform-what-what forum is there...

Hey everyone! I am an "out of the box" Christian: non-denominational and purposefully "unchurched" as far as the institutional church is concerned! Theologically I would probably be considered somewhere in the Holiness tradition (Wesleyan/Salvation Army specifically), if I was a...

Just as of recently I learned that the Calvinism VS Arminianism debate never ends because it is steeped in circular reasoning that can never resolve itself. The Bible supports both positions hypothetically and neither at the same time. I have given up choosing one or the other. The reason why...

This is not meant to be a point of debate. I am just putting forth a hypothesis. This is not the Word of God. I am neither a Calvinist nor an Arminian, but embrace both soteriological standpoints in a paradoxical way. The Bible teaches both, I believe. I was wondering... since God is beyond...

If any Calvinist comes on here just to exacerbate my torment, I will report him/her. This is going to be quite incoherent... I'm just going to let it all out... Why do I feel like God's going to damn me? I left Calvinism because I think that the Calvinist 'god' is a narcissistic monster and it...

Well I have quite the testimony... Once upon a time, I was a hopeless Arminian stuck in a rut of saying sinner's prayers until my breath ran out. Ah, let me cut the facetiousness... I would say sinner's prayers every now and then because I had no assurance of salvation whatsoever. Even though I...

I left the PuritanBoard because I couldn't reconcile my views with theirs. (Changed my e-mail and signed out forever.) I guess I'll call this 'Paradoxical Calvinism.' I'm going to post my five points. 1. We are totally depraved, indeed. Are we absolutely unable to choose Christ? In a way, yes...

I'm an immature, milk drinking Christian curious on how Arminians (Classical, Wesleyan etc) interpret the passage of Romans 9. Thank you!