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I agree with the negativism part, but then he's right in some of that too.I didn't know he was a dispensationalist.. in fact I'm kind of surprised by that.
anyway, he has some good teachings, but in general since I'm not a calvinist, I disagree with some of his views. I think he has a tendancy to be too extreme in his negative views of other denoms (particularly Catholics and Charismatics)
I am a dispensationalist but I am not calvanist.
His views on soteriology are most definitely Calvinist. But he does not agree with everything that Presby's and some other reformed denoms do, like pedobaptism, for instance. And most reformers are Amil, while he is Pre-trib dispy, so that is a major reason I think some don't include him as "one of them".I don't think John is a full on Calvinist though...
HI, Angel!!! It's been so long!!!!!!
I love fire in a person on essential issues. But dividing calvinists over such issues is useless especially when the historic reformed position is covenant not dispy. If anything all calvinist should be covenant.Precisely why I love the guy, he is not afraid to Ruffle feathers; I don't expect him to be Correct all the time, I don't expect anyone too though. He has intestinal Fortitude and that is missing with a lot of these so called Evangelicals...
Maybe that's what happens when we get too set in our doctrines that we push them onto our brothers & sisters...?Very good author - I particularly like "Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World"
I also agree with NewGuy - he did perturb a lot of fellow reformed theologians with the dispensational comment.
Maybe that's what happens when we get too set in our doctrines that we push them onto our brothers & sisters...?
I only push what I consider central or essential doctrine to the faith, the other doctrines that don't affect salvation or affect our walk significantly I just share my views and let others take whatever they want from it.
I like MacArthur tho - he's a powerhouse and we need that in the days we're living in when apathy & complacency have set in on the church.
Maybe that's what happens when we get too set in our doctrines that we push them onto our brothers & sisters...?
I only push what I consider central or essential doctrine to the faith, the other doctrines that don't affect salvation or affect our walk significantly I just share my views and let others take whatever they want from it.
You know, I would LOVE to see a conversation on the issue between MacArthur and Sproul.
I saw them together at some conference thing - they both spoke - along w/ other prominant leaders.yeah I'd pay to see it~I used to be huge fans of both and still have a lot of their books on my shelves. They both would conduct themselves honorably and still walk away from the debate as brothers.
I think it was at a large church or theatre? & they had a group of them on the platform in chairs facing the audience.
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