What is wrong with Calvinism ?

[zoidar]

Regeneration (palingenesia) is a Biblical word (Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:23), which means it is not unnecessary, right?

I think Titus 3:5 refers to water baptism.

Yeah, you are right. Nothing wrong with the word ...

It's the Reformed use of the word "regeneration" I don't agree with.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

I heard of a man who they say always called a spade a spade,-----------until he dropped it on his foot!

There was a fellow named Doug who was holding a spade. After someone took his spade away from him he was known as Douglas.

 

[Clare73]

I think Titus 3:5 refers to water baptism.

It refers to baptism, which is a sign of rebirth, a sign of dying with Christ and rising to new life (rebirth) with him (Romans 6:3-4) .

It's the Reformed use of the word "regeneration" I don't agree with.

Its definition is (spiritual) rebirth.

How do they use it?

 

[Clare73]

There was a fellow named Doug who was holding a spade. After someone took his spade away from him he was known as Douglas.

Boo-o-o-o!

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

It refers to baptism, which is a sign of rebirth, a sign of dying with Christ and rising to new life (rebirth) with him (Romans 6:3-4) .

Its definition is (spiritual) rebirth.

How do they use it?

Regeneration through infant baptism is Roman Catholic theology.

 

[Clare73]

Regeneration through infant baptism is Roman Catholic theology.

Romans does not present baptism as regeneration itself, it presents baptism as a sign of it.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

Boo-o-o-o!

My jokes never get any better.

He was predestined to be named Douglas, and so he had no choice other than to have his spade taken from him.

 

[Clare73]

My jokes never get any better.

He was predestined to be named Douglas, and so he had no choice other than to have his spade taken from him.

Yer not givin' me much to look forward to!

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

Yer not givin' me much to look forward to!

The unsuccessful Scottish hunter went out into the fog and mist.

Therefore, he was predestined to be unsuccessful so why did he bother?

 

[Clare73]

The unsuccessful Scottish hunter went out into the fog and mist.

Therefore, he was predestined to be unsuccessful so why did he bother?

It takes a special kind of talent to unashamedly tell jokes that bad. . .

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

It takes a special kind of talent to unashamedly tell jokes that bad. . .

 

[Der Alte]

There was a fellow named Doug who was holding a spade. After someone took his spade away from him he was known as Douglas.

Something just went whoosh right over my head.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

Something just went whoosh right over my head.

It might have been the spade when it was thrown away.

 

[RickReads]

Yer not givin' me much to look forward to!

You reap whut you sow.

 

[Der Alte]

It might have been the spade when it was thrown away.

That must if have been it.

 

[Greg Cheney]

You're setting Scripture against itself, which is misunderstanding, for God does not contradict himself.

If that's not the pot calling the kettle black.....

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

You reap whut you sow.

A bit of humour is good to cool down a thread to stop it going overboard like Jonah, who actually had a whale of a time after that.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

That must if have been it.

If I'd have said his name was Dug, and when he lost his space he was renamed "Dugless" would that have made more sense to you?

 

[RickReads]

A bit of humour is good to cool down a thread to stop it going overboard like Jonah, who actually had a whale of a time after that.

Moby Dick is my hero. I'm a longtime admirer.

 

[Der Alte]

There was a fellow named Doug who was holding a spade. After someone took his spade away from him he was known as Douglas.

There's hope for me after all. It only took an hour but I finally got it.