Anyone have questions?

[reformedfan]

i try to, i have quite a lot of notes on it. I know God predestined us from the Beginning

what does that mean, in your mind?

 

[Antman_05]

ok well have a look at this for TULIP, i like this one

www.apuritansmind.com/Baptism/McMahonOldArticleOnReformedBaptists.htm

 

[JesusFreak786]

What to do about your friends if you're a Calvinist:

pray for them

tell them the Gospel

pray for them

trust in God's sovereignty.

What to do about your friends if you're Arminian (I'm pretty sure, lemme know if I forget something):

pray for them

tell them the Gospel

urge them to repeat after you & chant the 'sinner's prayer'

rejoice in their salvation

wonder why they don't seem to be growing

pray for them

become concerned that they lost their salvation

wish you were more skillfull at speaking, then it might have 'took'.

I pray for them and tell them the gospel, and meanwhile i make sure my life is lined up

 

[reformedfan]

and meanwhile i make sure my life is lined up

whaddya mean?

Do you have to be sinless to tell people the Gospel?

What is it that justifies a sinner, in your opinion.

 

[JesusFreak786]

what does that mean, in your mind?

That God selected us from the beginning, not because of what we can do, but for His glory. Im sorry im abit slow on Calvinism. My church has only talked about 2 times. First time, i didnt care nor did i understand it. second time i was currious about it and listened to it and bought a book about it

 

[reformedfan]

That God selected us from the beginning, not because of what we can do, but for His glory. Im sorry im abit slow on Calvinism. My church has only talked about 2 times. First time, i didnt care nor did i understand it. second time i was currious about it and listened to it and bought a book about it

ohhhh, cooooool! What kinda church is it?

What book is it?

 

[JesusFreak786]

whaddya mean?

Do you have to be sinless to tell people the Gospel?

What is it that justifies a sinner, in your opinion.

Well, prayers are mostlikly going to be answered if your right with God, ex:He'll give you more chances/oppertunities to share and will give you wisdom and remebrence of the verses in the Bible

 

[JesusFreak786]

ohhhh, cooooool! What kinda church is it?

What book is it?

East Valley Bible Church (nondenomination)
web site www.EVBC.org
the book was the FIVE points of Calvinism by Steele, Thomas, and Quinn
All the services are online, the one of calvinism will probebly be hard to find because we have been studing the beatitudes for some months

 

[day2day]

I have a question. If you made a mistake on a post, How do delete the post?If you can tell me I would be grateful day2day

 

[reformedfan]

If you read "The reformed Doctrine of Predestination" by Loraine Boettner, that book is excellent, a must read 'round here.

It'll answer every question you have but didn't realize you had, in a simple & straight forward fashion.

My teenaged sons (now age 14 & 15) read it last year & it didn't give them cancer, or hurt their backs or anything. Try it out!

Most libraries in the US do 'inter library loans' where if they don't have the book, they'll seek across the country for it & order it for you for free, just get it from them, or Cumberland Valley Bible Book Store is dirt cheap resource for reformed books.

"Easy Chairs, Hard Words" by I can't remember is another dandy, easy book.

 

[JesusFreak786]

delete a post? well you can edit a post, im not sure you can delete it though.....does anyone know how to delete a post here?

 

[reformedfan]

look at your post, see the edit button?

Erase everything & leave a limerick or a joke instead so the CF police lets it be edited to your liking (thats how I do it, I'm not sure of the approveds method.)

 

[JesusFreak786]

If you read "The reformed Doctrine of Predestination" by Loraine Boettner, that book is excellent, a must read 'round here.

It'll answer every question you have but didn't realize you had, in a simple & straight forward fashion.

My teenaged sons (now age 14 & 15) read it last year & it didn't give them cancer, or hurt their backs or anything. Try it out!

Most libraries in the US do 'inter library loans' where if they don't have the book, they'll seek across the country for it & order it for you for free, just get it from them, or Cumberland Valley Bible Book Store is dirt cheap resource for reformed books.

"Easy Chairs, Hard Words" by I can't remember is another dandy, easy book.

Sweet around the same age group too! ill try to find it around where i live!

 

[day2day]

thanks day2day

 

[reformedfan]

That's a cool story of God's grace.

 

[JesusFreak786]

thanks day2day

come back if you have anymore questions!

 

[JesusFreak786]

My friend got saved like a year ago. We have become best friends and ive been telling her alittle about calvinism, she thinks its really cool because instead of making humans of higher standereds, we are decreasing ourselves (like it should be) and lifting up our Lord

 

[JesusFreak786]

anyone got anyother questions?

 

[day2day]

tell me more about calvinism sounds interesting day2day

 

[JesusFreak786]

sweet, day-to-day, your nondenomination too? what church?