My wife and I recently had one of her college friends for dinner, and this friend mentioned off-hand that she attends a Reformed church but "disagrees with Calvinism on predestination." I was caught a bit off guard, but told her we would disagree. I am honestly a bit disappointed in my response...
One of the main arguments Martin Luther is replying to in his Bondage of the Will, in response to Desidirius Erasmus, is that command implies ability, and that this proves free will. Luther by many arguments seeks to bring down this way of arguing.
But then the puritan minister Christopher...
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A must see! James White made this podcast (or whatever it was) at the end of 2010 (I think). I found it on YouTube on a random channel (not Alpha and Omega Ministry's Channel) and downloaded it to upload it for myself on my channel. I believe James White here gets at some very essential points...
Greetings. I am new to reformed theology and I am currently writing a refutation to a series of arminian arguments.
I came about this one argument and need some assistance in writing a refutation to it. It is originally from a brazilian arminian author.
This is the argument...