Reformed

[cygnusx1]

Well, I suppose this thread has sealed that Im not a Calvinist, nor ever could be.

I cannot find it in myself to outright dismiss clear scripture warning against tasting of the heavenly gift then falling away.

Guess this leaves me somewhere in between the two..

Hi there FOC , it's strange but out of all the scriptures that put paid to the notion of "man's Free-will" (and there are many) , Hebrews 6 is a classic!


Consider what it is that God desires ......"God commands all men everywhere to Repent" , yet in Hebrews 6 we are told explicitly that those who reject the Lord after following Him cannot repent again!
Now my question is why can someone who falls away not choose to repent at will ?
What on earth has happened to that Apostates so called "free-will" ?
The scripture says it is impossible for them to recover..........did they lose their "free-will" ?
No! they never had the power within themselves to repent in the first place..............it was a gift and God refuses to give that gift a second time.

Greetings Cygnus

 

[Bizzlebin Imperatoris]

So, I just go ahead and start posting in threads here?

 

[michael servetus]

Good question. Many people claim that all 5 points are required, but Amyraldians ("4-point Calvinists" who reject Limited Atonement) are often considered to be Reformed.

Dude, I once knew a six pointer

 

[j-boot]

Dude, I once knew a six pointer

Was the extra point on top of his head?

 

[cygnusx1]

Was the extra point on top of his head?

Yes!! we in the UK would call that person "sharp" someone who is a bit slow is called "half sharp"

 

[j-boot]

Here in the US we would call that person Dan Ackroyd.