The Anti-Calvinist Rant

This isn't a new post, but I wanted to let you know I updated an old post: "Why is Calvinism so dangerous?"   (I will be breaking it up into smaller posts - two per week - starting February 15, 2023 on my other blog, My Crazy Faith .)  If you read any one post of mine on Calvinism, I think it should be this one!  I think you'll enjoy it.  Unless you're a Calvinist.  You really won't enjoy it if you're a Calvinist. Calvinists: Non-Calvinists: Added Dec 19: Since we're getting close to Christmas, I'm gonna add this post I put on  my other blog .  I think it's a nice way to end this blog: This One's For You!  (A Christmas Sermon) : Did you ever listen to a sermon where you felt as if God was saying "This one's for you"?  I've never looked up Willow Creek sermons before, but for some reason I decided to watch one yesterday.  And you know what?  This one was meant for me.  It really hit me in the heart.  Watch it; it's good

I’ve scattered bits of my story all over my blogs, but I’m gonna pull it all together here, about how I became a believer and some things I’ve gone through and how my faith has been affected.  (I’ll include links to posts where I explain things more fully.) Starting the journey:   I became a believer when I was eleven years old.   (I am now getting close to 50.   I don't know how that happened. )   At a Christian camp, on one of the last nights, they gave an altar call.   I wanted to go up but was nervous about standing up in front of everyone.   But being more nervous about the window of opportunity closing, I felt myself stand up and walk to the front.   I knew exactly what I was doing, that I was making a commitment for life.   And I meant it.   I really meant it.   I knelt down, asked Jesus into my heart, and have never turned back.   It hasn’t been an easy, carefree journey (as you’ll see), but I haven’t turned back (though I did contemplate it and kinda briefly wished I cou

I’m really, really not planning on starting up this blog again, but I just can’t help myself.    I want to repost some more comments from Soteriology 101, mostly mine.   These are  really, truly the last of the Sot 101 comments I will repost (we'll see).   These are from a post called  “The Reformed have a conflation problem.”    ( I made minor edits for clarity.):     My comment to some things Roland (Calvinist) said:  [To read Roland's original comment, click on the link above and scroll down the comments till you see his comment with the opening sentence of "Br.d. Now ask yourself this question: How does Calvin's god decree evil without FIRST CONCEIVING the evil he is going to decree?"]    I’m gonna jump in here and reply to some things Roland says (and you know I like you, Roland).         (This is gonna be long …)   Roland said: “I would guess you are making the argument that God, either by His decree or permission or will, etc., does not bring any evil at al