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Simple question: Are the two compatible? Discuss, please. I'm interested in hearing this discussion.
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Calvinism and Christian Existentialism
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Not necessarily. There are Christian existentialist. As aforementioned, Kierkegaard. Existentials do stress the individual as determining truth, as all information processed is relative. I.E. My pain is not your pain, thus pain for me is a different pain than for you. Thus, the truth is, pain is whatever an individual determines pain to be. However, they do not deny that there is more than just internal, as many different existentialists have different opinions on God, they didn't leave out whether there are consequences to there being a God. That is, that God is external, objective, etc. Kierkegaard, in fact, emphasized faith and believing what the Bible says, despite objective evidence. That is, he didn't take empirical evidence into his faith, rather, he just believes what God says about Himself. But, for example, if God is love, love is not something which can be measured. Sure, we have a definition of love, but my experience of love is different than yours, thus, my understanding of who God is may vary from yours. This doesn't mean that God is any different, or God is whatever I say He is, just that what I experience of God is different from your experience. Which is true. I experience God differently than you.
But this isn't the foundation of existentialism, so it's not really what I was questioning. Existentialism emphasizes freewill, to a degree. But not in the modern understanding of freewill. They also believe that we are condemned to choose. That is, we don't have a choice but to choose, even if we choose to do nothing, we've chosen. And this is the aspect I'm more interested in hearing from (no offense).
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~ Don't worry about what calvinism thinks about existentialism. Focus on God's Word instead. They are vastly different both in content and importance...
~ Continue to discuss amongst yourselves...
Peace,
Leimeng
Flatulo Ergo Sum ~~~
(***Insert Personal One Liner Here***)
~ Continue to discuss amongst yourselves...
Peace,
Leimeng
Flatulo Ergo Sum ~~~
(***Insert Personal One Liner Here***)
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And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; their kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey them.' (Daniel 7:27)
In that day, declares the LORD, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away and those whom I have afflicted; and the lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; and the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion from this time forth and forevermore. (Micah 4:6-7)
In that day, declares the LORD, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away and those whom I have afflicted; and the lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; and the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion from this time forth and forevermore. (Micah 4:6-7)
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Existentialists usually kill themselves because they have no reason to live. It's like being on a large chess board that goes on forever in every direction and you have no reason to move to any square because they are all the same.
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First off...BEAR! It's good to see a post from you my friend 
From first read...I don't agree with this at all, and I don't think any calvinist would either.
God is who He is indefinitely, we are dynamic but God is not.
Truth does not depend on what anyone believes.
From Wikipedia
I think this contradicts a lot of calvinistic ideology as well. To a calvinist, all things are in accordance with God's Will.
From first read...I don't agree with this at all, and I don't think any calvinist would either.
God is who He is indefinitely, we are dynamic but God is not.
Truth does not depend on what anyone believes.
From Wikipedia
I think this contradicts a lot of calvinistic ideology as well. To a calvinist, all things are in accordance with God's Will.
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You might want to check the post date
Good observation, Mr Jim.
Iosais is looking for liberal baptists, and I suppose any threads that seem to be from that perspective.
Blessings,
H.
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