• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

calvinism reformed theology determinism

  1. W

    Mystery or Contradiction?

    An question that seems to be somewhat inevitable when studying Calvinist theology is, "If God sovereign and causes all things, including bad things, to pass, how is man still held accountable for his sin?" Or, another question that gets at the same idea, "How can God demand that people follow...
  2. D

    Can Calvinism reconcile God ordaining Adam to sin, and still allow Adam to have a free will?

    The purpose of "Compatiblism" is reconcile the "decree of God" for Adam to sin in the Garden of Eden, with Adam having a will, and choosing to sin, or not sin. Chapter III of the WCF states: "I. God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely, and...
  3. D

    Can Calvinism reconcile God ordaining Adam to sin, and still allow Adam to have a free will?

    The purpose of "Compatiblism" is reconcile the "decree of God" for Adam to sin in the Garden of Eden, with Adam having a will, and choosing to sin, or not sin. Chapter III of the WCF states: "I. God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely, and...