The Anti-Calvinist Rant

[This is taken from my post  "As evil as it gets: Calvinism on babies and the unreached."   I'm breaking that longer post up into shorter pieces, to focus on one topic per post.  I left the same lettering from the original post.  I'll intersperse  this series  with the  Alana L series .] Calvinist views of babies and young children: n. Paul Washer   (from the sermon   "Not Ashamed of the Gospel" )":   "I submit to you that if that 18-month-old baby had the strength of an 18-year old man, he would slaughter you there where you stand, father, rip the watch off your arm and walk across your bloody body and out the door without feeling an ounce of remorse." o. R.C. Sproul  (from Idol Killer's video  Evil and Depraved - the Reformed View of Children ):  "Calvin was once talking about babies and said that babies are as depraved as rats.  And I said that's the one time I really  really  oppose the teaching of John ...

I've been listening through this series by Dr. and Pastor Andy Woods called Neo-Calvinism vs. The Bible, and I'm finding it really good and informative, covering a lot of aspects of Calvinism, from historical to practical to present-day issues, etc.  [I even like his dry, monotone, and slightly-repetitive way of speaking.  It's calming to my over-active brain, helping me really hear him and absorb what he's saying.] He's still adding to this series (and I've only listened up to 13 so far), but here are the links to all the videos he's got in the series up to this point, with a little bit about each one.  They're great to listen to while you're doing something like cleaning or cooking or driving or whatever.   The following are links to his website (but here's the playlist on YouTube ): Video #1:   About the mixed blessings of Calvinism, including how it helped shaped our American government, and about some of the serious issues of Calvinism and o...

"And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."   ( Ephesians 3:17-19 ) On this Valentine's Day, remember how much God cares for you and about you, how many blessings He's given you, how many hard times He's carried you through, and how many good things He's brought out of the bad.   But above all, remember how much He loves you.   [And I'm sure you Calvinists - who are constantly reminded of how depraved you are - don't hear this enough: He loves you, He loves you, He loves you! ]     God loves you - us, all of us, each and every person, all sinners, you personally - so much that He sacrificed Himself for you so that He could spend eternity with you and give you the fullest, most meaningful life you cou...

[After this, I'll be publishing the more significant posts every other week, in general, with some small or fun ones thrown in between.]   Since I added this update late to the end of my post " The Gospel Project: Calvinist or not? ", I figured I'd repost it here too (with some additional information), in case you missed it: Update: Here's something from Lifeway about (from?) The Gospel Project, answering the question  "How do human actions and God's plans work together? ":   "... God is in complete control over all things. This is what Christians mean when they call God 'sovereign.'...  the Lord’s plans go forward through the choices of human beings as moral agents, including our freely chosen sinful actions!   Everything we do is what we want to do, while also being a part of God’s plan. They are what we want   and   what God wants." To me, this is Calvinism.  It's a little veiled, but it's Calvinism.  It's  saying tha...