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Angel T. at The Comment Corral

Here's a rather lengthy exchange between me and reader named Angel T. on my comment blog : Angel T's comment: Hello, I just found out about your blog a little while ago and I wanted to reach out with two questions: 1. Are you familiar with Answers in Genesis? I used to work for them and I'm grateful for much of their great content concerning biblical authority and cultural issues.  Nevertheless, although they claim to not take a side in the Calvinism debate, my wife and I have noted that their conferences typically feature Calvinistic speakers (such as Costi Hinn, Voddie Baucham, and others).  It's frustrating because we appreciate AiG a lot but their associations with Calvinistic teachers is worrisome. 2. Would it be possible for my ministry to be added to your list of non-Calvinistic teachers/writers?  In addition to serving as a pastor, the Lord has allowed me to publish two books.  I aim to use the platform I've been given to inform people about the dangers of C...
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The Calvinist ESV: Lam. 3:37

Finally adding another verse to my list of verses about the ESV being a Calvinist translation : #102.   Lamentations 3:37 in the KJV says "Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?"   Maybe I'm wrong here... but, to me, this sounds like Jeremiah is saying that we can't force our plans to happen if God has decided it's not going to happen.   This would be similar to James 4:13-15 (NIV): "Now listen, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow, we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.'  Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow... Instead, you ought to say, 'If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that.'" It's about knowing that we can only do what we do if God allows us to do it, if He chooses to not stop us. But here it is in the ESV (and others):  "Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?" To me, ...
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Alana L: 5W (educated into Calvinism/Calvinism's success)

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This series is  loosely   based on this 14-minute video from Alana L.:   5 Signs Your Loved One is Becoming a Calvinist      Point #5 Still: W.   I agree with Alana that Calvinism contradicts the plain, clear, commonsense understanding of Scripture. And that we have to be taught to find Calvinism in the Bible because it's not there.   And even the Calvinists know this.   In  Doctrine of Election , Calvinist A.W. Pink says  " Unless we are privileged to sit under the ministry of some Spirit-taught servant of God, who presents the truth   [the doctrine of election]   to us systematically, great pains and diligence are called for in the searching of the Scriptures, so that we may collect and tabulate their scattered statements on this subject. It has not pleased the Holy Spirit to give us one complete and orderly setting forth of the doctrine of election, but instead 'here a little, there a little'...  No novice is ...
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Concerned Christian at The Comment Corral

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Here's a comment from a reader called Concerned Christian (see this post on my comment blog): Hello. I am new to this site and hope I follow the comment rules appropriately.  I was saved (believed on the Lord Jesus Christ and the Blood atonement for my sins) a few years ago.  Finally got the courage to attend a Baptist church and even did my research to make sure it was not a reformed or calvinist church.  Nothing on the website points to calvinism.  After a year of attending this church I can not deny my convictions.  The pastor is constantly giving quotes from popular calvinist preachers of today and names former calvinist theologians without ever using the term "calvinist".  The pastor preaches from the KJV but a very telling sign for me is that every single piece of literature, (tracts, pamphlets) on display are from Crossway publishing and provides a website to the ESV site and is authored by known Calvinist preachers.  Everyone at the church se...
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