Go to The Narrow Path Ministry Topic: Calvinism (Calvin) |
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| 2023-01-05 |
Calvinism Should Not be Allowed in Christianity:
Why is Calvinistic (Gnostic) theology accepted in Christianity, when other mistaken views, like Jehovah Witnesses, are not? |
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| 2023-01-03 |
Calvinism-a Heresy:
Why do we not find Calvinism an unacceptable heresy? [Romans 1:16]. |
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| 2022-12-20 |
Grace
Is grace free? [Romans 4:4]. Faith & Grace: Do we supply the faith, and God supplies the grace? [Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:8-9]. |
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| 2022-12-14 |
Calvinist-"Dead Men Can't Respond":
Since dead people can't do anything until they are brought back to life, how would you respond to a Calvinist that argues this? [Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 2:1-5, Colossians 2:13, Luke 15:11-32]. |
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| 2022-12-12 |
Calvinism or "Doctrines of Grace":
You often say that if Calvinism (Doctrines of Grace) is true then God would be an ogre. If you learn more as you study, and you begin to accept the "Doctrines of Grace", would you be open to them? |
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| 2022-11-23 |
R.C. Sproul's Calvinism:
Caller shares Sproul's story of switching to Calvinism and felt he needed to repent and was saved when he did. therefore the caller questions' Steve's view of free will and asks; What do you call yourself? "The Gospel" for Unbelievers: Why don't you direct those seeking to be assured of their salvation to I Corinthians 15, wherein is the most succint description of the gospel? [I Corinthians 15:3-5, I Corinthians 2:2]. |
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| 2022-11-22 |
Creation of Earth:
Affirmation of the creation of the earth in six days. [Genesis 1]. Predestination (Chosen): If one doesn't believe in "predestination" then, what about Paul being chosen in Acts 9? [Acts 9:15-16, I Peter 1:20, Romans 8:29, I John 3:2, Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 1:11, Romans 8:23]. |
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| 2022-11-18 |
Total Depravity:
How should we be looking at verses that sound like "total depravity", as with "in flesh there dwells no good thing" and our works are "filthy rags"? [Isaiah 64:6, Romans 7:18-19, Philippians 3:6, Romans 7:23, Philemon 1:6]. |
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| 2022-11-16 |
"Desperately Wicked" Hearts:
Are we to understand "the heart is deceitfully wicked" as applied to us? [Jeremiah 17:9-10]. |
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| 2022-11-15 |
"Other" Sheep:
Could you share your thoughts on the verse about God having "other" sheep that was given to prove the Calvinist position of predestination? [John 10:16, Matthew 13:4, John 1:9, John 3:19-21, Acts 17:23-31]. |
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| 2022-11-07 |
Church Theology before Calvinism:
What was the church's theological position before the Reformers and Calvin (and Augustine)? Recommended Topical Lectures: "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation." |
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| 2022-11-04 |
Free Will vs "Once Saved, Always Saved":
Have you ever thought that if "Once Saved, Always Saved" is true, then it ultimately is taking away our free will? [I Timothy 4:1, 2 Peter 2:19, Revelations 12:11, 2 Timothy 2:26]. |
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| 2022-10-21 |
Salvation by Works vs Faith:
Are you not condemned if you are justifying yourself by your works, rather than relying entirely on faith in Christ? [Galatians 3:10, Galatians 4:5, Romans 10:9, James 2:19, Galatians 5:6, James 2:14-26, Acts 10:15]. |
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| 2022-10-14 |
"Chain of Redemption" in the Old & New Testaments:
Does the phrase, "those who He foreknew", refer to the faithful remnant in Israel at the time of Christ's resurrection, therefore not applicable to the church today, regarding justification and glorification? [Romans 8:28-30, Romans 11:2, Revelation 14:4, James 1:18, Romans 9:4, Romans 5:20, Hebrews 11, John 17:6-12, Ephesians 2:6]. |
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| 2022-10-06 |
"Born Again":
Were you minimizing being "born again" in an earlier call? [John 3:3]. |
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| 2022-09-27 |
Eternal Security:
How is your view different than a Calvinist's view of "perseverance of the saints" when you say that one can depart from his faith? [Hebrews 11].. |
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| 2022-09-22 |
John MacArthur Wealth & Error:
Call shares his view against the views of John MacArthur. [I Timothy 6:9-12]. |
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| 2022-09-16 |
Calvinism vs Person of the Holy Spirit:
Is it possible that Calvinists neglect the personhood of the Holy Spirit by suggesting it is a irresitable force without personality and relationship? |
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| 2022-08-25 |
Calvinism as a Heresy:
Why is "Calvinism" not heretical? |
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| 2022-08-24 |
Open Theism:
What is "Open Theism"? Is it heresy? |
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| 2022-08-01 |
Buddhist: Free-will vs Election:
Buddhist: How can "election" and "free-will" both be true? [John 6:65, John 12:32, Luke 13:34, Ezekiel 18:23, Ezekiel 33:11]. Martin Luther, John Calvin & Augustine: Was Martin Luther a Calvinist? Predestination-Equal Ultimacy: What do you call the theology that describes double predestination? |
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| 2022-08-01 |
Buddhist: Free-will vs Election:
Buddhist: How can "election" and "free-will" both be true? [John 6:65, John 12:32, Luke 13:34, Ezekiel 18:23, Ezekiel 33:11]. Martin Luther, John Calvin & Augustine: Was Martin Luther a Calvinist? Predestination-Equal Ultimacy: What do you call the theology that describes double predestination? |
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| 2022-08-01 |
Buddhist: Free-will vs Election:
Buddhist: How can "election" and "free-will" both be true? [John 6:65, John 12:32, Luke 13:34, Ezekiel 18:23, Ezekiel 33:11]. Martin Luther, John Calvin & Augustine: Was Martin Luther a Calvinist? Predestination-Equal Ultimacy: What do you call the theology that describes double predestination? |
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| 2022-08-01 |
Calvinism-Predestined & Chosen:
What are your thoughts on Calvinism realtive to Ephesians 1 chosen & predestination)? Recommends topical series of lectures: "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation." [Ephesians 1:4-5, Romans 8:29, I John 3:2, 2 Corinthians 3:18]. |
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| 2022-08-01 |
Calvinist-Debate & Defense with Scripture:
What are the scriptures used most often for Calvinism, and how do we defend against them saying that certain verse "don't mean that"? [2 Peter 3:8-10]. |
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| 2022-06-23 |
Predestination (the Elect):
Is "predestination" a biblical concept, or is it a branch of Calvinism? [Romans 8:29-30, I Peter 1:2, Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 1:11, I Johhn 3:2, Romans 8:23]. |
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| 2022-06-14 |
"In Christ" & In "Spirit":
Would you clarify the meaning of the phrase "I tell the truth in Christ" and "witness in the Spirit"? [Romans 9:11], God Wants all to Be Saved: Does not God want salvation for all as much as Paul did? [I Corinthians 9:, Romans 10:2, Matthew 23:37].]. Paul not a Calvinist: Isn't Paul's desire to see the Jews to be saved proof against Calvinism? [Romans 9:10-13]. |
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| 2022-06-14 |
"In Christ" & In "Spirit":
Would you clarify the meaning of the phrase "I tell the truth in Christ" and "witness in the Spirit"? [Romans 9:11], God Wants all to Be Saved: Does not God want salvation for all as much as Paul did? [I Corinthians 9:, Romans 10:2, Matthew 23:37].]. Paul not a Calvinist: Isn't Paul's desire to see the Jews to be saved proof against Calvinism? [Romans 9:10-13]. |
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| 2022-06-07 |
Why God Chose Israel for His People:
Does the Bible indicate why God chose the ancient Israelites to be His special people? [Genesis 22:18, Genesis 28:14]. Gentile Salvation in the Old Testament: How could the gentiles be justified before God and saved in the Old Testament? [Avts 17:27, Acts 10:31]. |
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| 2022-06-06 |
God's Sovereignty & Free Will:
How does one reconcile our "free will" relative to "God's sovereignty" and "predestination"? Total Depravity: What about those that say that they have nothing good enough in them to want God? [Romans 7:18, Jeremiah 13:23, Jeremiah 17:9]. |
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| 2022-06-06 |
God's Sovereignty & Free Will:
How does one reconcile our "free will" relative to "God's sovereignty" and "predestination"? Total Depravity: What about those that say that they have nothing good enough in them to want God? [Romans 7:18, Jeremiah 13:23, Jeremiah 17:9]. |
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| 2022-05-27 |
Anti-Calvinist & Anti-MacArthur:
Catholic Caller shares his concerns about a number of things, primarily false teachers, as he claims is John MacArthur. |
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| 2022-05-17 |
Calvinism & Hell:
Caller commends Steve for his work on Israel, but disagrees with him on Hell and Calvinism. Revelation: "Preterism" vs "Idealism": Why I left "Preterism" for "Idealism" regarding the Book of Revelation. [Revelation 17:10]. Preterists & Josephus: Are not Preterists making a mistake in using "Josephus" just like Dispensationalists use newspapers today? |
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| 2022-05-04 |
Monergism & Synergizm:
What do you have to say about "Monergism" and "Synergism"? [I Corinthisna 3:9, I Corinthians 4:7]. Pelagianism: Is Pelagias' view that man does everything to come to God? |
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| 2022-04-25 |
Predesdination:
Is "predestination" in scripture more about God determining how people would be saved through Christ? [Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 1:11, I Peter, Romans 9:29-30, I John 3:2, Romans 8:14-16]. Augustine, Predestination & Manichaeism: Doesn't the misunderstanding that Calvinists have about predestination actually come from the Gnostics (Manichaenist)? |
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| 2022-04-25 |
Predesdination:
Is "predestination" in scripture more about God determining how people would be saved through Christ? [Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 1:11, I Peter, Romans 9:29-30, I John 3:2, Romans 8:14-16]. Augustine, Predestination & Manichaeism: Doesn't the misunderstanding that Calvinists have about predestination actually come from the Gnostics (Manichaenist)? |
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| 2022-04-25 |
Augustine:
Caller disagrees with Steve about Augustine's Calvinism. |
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| 2022-03-28 |
The Promise of Eternal Life:
When someone is saved, do they HAVE eternal life, or do we have the PROMISE of eternal life? [John 5:24, I John 5:11-12, I John 3:14, 2 Corinthians 5:8-10, John 15:6]. Christian Experiences without Salvation: Is it possible that a Christian can have an experience, but not be saved? [Matthew 7:21]. |
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| 2022-03-09 |
Calvinism & Postmillennial Reconstructionism:
What can you tell me about those Calvinists that think that we are in the millennium now and eventually the whole world will be converted before Christ's return? |
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| 2022-02-28 |
"Book of Life":
Were our names written in the "Book of Life" from the beginning? Can the Unsaved Still be Saved?: Can all those who are unsaved now, be saved in the future? |
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| 2022-02-28 |
Needn't Preach or Evangelize if We are Predestined:
Do the people who think you are predestined to be saved, still preach the gospel? [Romans 8:29-30, Ephesians 1:4-11, 2 Peter 3:9, Luke 13:34, Matthew 23:37, Acts 10]. |
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| 2022-02-08 |
Free-Will:
Can God violate my free-will option? [Proverbs 21:1, Philippians 2:13]. God Hardened Pharaoh's Heart: Since God hardened Pharaoh's heart, do you think he will be in paradise? [Romans 9:18, Exodus 9:12]. Prodigal Son: Do you think that the parable of the Prodigal Son is a real story? [Luke 15]. |
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| 2022-01-27 |
Eternal Security (Once Saved, Always Saved):
What do you think when John MacArthur says the doctrine of eternal security is firmly taught in John 10. [John 10:26-29, John 10:10, Isaiah 53:6, Luke 15, Romans 11:22, Ezekiel 33:11, Ezekiel 18:23]. Eternal Life Canceled: So once God gives you eternal life, can He, or does He, take it back? [John 10:28, I John 5:11] |
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| 2022-01-27 |
Being Born Again, Not One's Free Will Choice:
Regarding being "Born Again", is scripture saying that we have nothing to do with it? Caller recommends two books-one by Steve Lawson, and "You Must be Born Again" by John MacArthur. [John 1:12-13]. |
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| 2022-01-26 |
Total Depravity:
Some teachers teach some truth and some error, and I challenge their credibility, such as the doctrine "Total Depravity", like John McArthur's view. Is that view true? [Psalms 14:2, Romans 3:11, Genesis 6:5, Jeremiah 13:23, Isaiah 64:6, I Thessalonians 5:21-23]. |
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| 2022-01-26 |
3-Point Calvinism:
Didn't you say that one can't be a 3-point Calvinist? Can you explain that? |
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| 2022-01-24 |
Salvation in Romans:
Are these verses talking about salvation or blessings? [Romans 9:14-21]. |
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| 2022-01-19 |
Calvinism & Serving God:
How does a Calvinist encourage others to serve God, when there is not real assurance that one is saved? |
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| 2022-01-19 |
God Creates People to Go to Hell:
Why would God create people if He knew that they would go to hell? [Ezekiel 18:23, Luke 7:30, Luke 13:34, Isaiah 66:4, 2 Peter 3:9]. Rebirth or "Born of God": Would you exegete John 1 about rebirth? [John 1:12-13, Matthew 10:34-36]. |
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| 2022-01-17 |
Calvinism:
Were you ever been a Calvinist? [Romans 9]. "Once Saved, Always Saved" (Eternal Security): It took me a while to drop Calvinism, particularly, "Once saved, always saved (eternal security). |