I'm not sure I was properly made member of this this forum. I hope I am. I'm a Finn with a strong Calvinist conviction. Calvinism is a very rare conviction in a predominantly Lutheran country. But I have studied Calvinism (the TULIP variety) for about 20 years.
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If you've managed to make a post that appears here - then you have made yourself a proper member of CF 
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Hello Stephen, welcome!
There's many different denominations here for agreement and disagreement. Just look around for what your searching for.
There's many different denominations here for agreement and disagreement. Just look around for what your searching for.
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Welcome to Christian Forums, StephenV. I know next to nothing about Calvinism. Do Calvinists put their right sock on first or their left sock?
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I'm sorry I don't understand your question. My Calvinism is based on 1) the literal understanding of the Bible, 2) the five solas, 3) Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, 4) the Canons of the Dordrecht (the exposition of TULIP) and 5) the Westminster Confession of Faith. Also, books by Louis Berkhof, D. N. Steele, J. Gresham Machen, R. C. Sproul etc. Yes, I know, my approach is very dogmatic, and can be seen frustrating from the so-called open-minded theology. Also, I try to get an elementary understanding of the Biblical languages since I'm a retired person with perhaps too much of free time on my hands - ad fontes and all that.
But I guess the proper forum to discuss all that is the Presbyterian forum, although I'm not a very good theologian. I'm not a confrontational person by nature. I just want to make sense of things.
But I guess the proper forum to discuss all that is the Presbyterian forum, although I'm not a very good theologian. I'm not a confrontational person by nature. I just want to make sense of things.
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Well, I've been called closed-minded. Didn't mean that as an official characterization, sorry if that seemed that way. Like I said, I'm not a good theologian.
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We can all be Christians, or we can divide ourselves into different sects. I prefer to be a Christian.
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