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| 2024-04-22 |
MacArthur/Calvin Theology:
What should I do if I have just discovered that the church I am attending strongly supports MacArthur and is Calvinist? "Meticulous Providence" & "Predestination" (Calvinism): If the Calvinist theology of "meticulous providence" were true, then why would one bother? Wouldn't there be no point? Isn't the idea of "predestination" dangerous? |
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| 2024-03-14 |
God's Love from Eternity Past:
How should I understand the idea that God loves every individual in eternity past, even before they existed (outside of time)? [Galatians 1:15-17, Jeremiah 1:5]. |
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| 2024-03-11 |
Abraham & Isaac (Openness Theology):
Does the story of Abraham and Isaac teach about omniscience and that decisions aren't always made in advance (as in Openness Theology)? [Genesis 22:12, Genesis 18:21]. |
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| 2024-02-28 |
Approaching Calvinists:
Can you help me understand "divine determinism?" Is God causing the sins, but holding us accountable? God Determining Deception (Calvinism): Is God also determining some to be deceived (Calvinism)? |
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| 2024-02-20 |
Genetics:
Caller comments on the huge differences between humans and apes in the DNA. The Supernatural & God's Intervention: How do you think about God's involvement in humanity and the supernatural? |
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| 2024-02-19 |
Post-Millennialism, Partial Preterism & Calvinism:
Could you generally comment on the post-millennial position and why most post-millennialists are also Calvinist or partial preterist? Post-Millennialism: Do you think that Post-Millennialism is plausible? [1 Corinthians 15:25-28]. |
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| 2024-02-06 |
Election by God or Free Will for Salvation:
How can you say that specific people were not chosen to be saved by God? [Matthew 28:16, Acts 13:46-48, 1 Corinthians 16:15, Acts 17:11, Acts 2:37, Acts 16:14]. |
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| 2024-01-16 |
Beginning of Time:
Is Isaiah referring to the beginning of time in Genesis? [Isaiah 46:10, Genesis 1:1]. Feasts of the Lord: Regarding the feast of the Lord in Leviticus 23, are they prophetic? |
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| 2024-01-05 |
Good Charities:
Could you recommend some good, reliable charities? Leighton Flowers & the Poison of Calvinism: What is your view of Leighton Flowers and the poison of Calvinism? [John 17:3]. |
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| 2023-12-14 |
Calvinism:
Do you think that where the Calvinists get it wrong is in incorrectly defining God's sovereignty? [Ephesians 1]. |
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| 2023-11-20 |
God's Omnipotence vs Fallen World:
Can you help me understand why God would create a humanity that would fall if He is all-powerful and all-knowing? [Genesis 6:6, Isaiah 53:3, Ezekiel 43:11]. |
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| 2023-11-09 |
Predestination (in Calvinism):
Can you help me with the idea of "predestination" after listening to Voddie Baucham and John MacArthur? Rec: topical lectures, "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation." [Ephesians 1:5, Romans 8:29-30, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Peter 3:9, Titus 2:11]. |
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| 2023-09-28 |
All Calamity of God:
Is not all calamity of God? [Amos 3:3-8]. |
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| 2023-09-14 |
God's Foreknowledge & Free Will:
Does God know everything I am going to do? If so, then how can I have free will? |
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| 2023-09-07 |
God's Foreknowledge:
Does God know everything in the future, or just all the possibilities and the possible people that will exist, because He is beyond time? [Amos 3:7-8]. |
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| 2023-07-12 |
Pessimism:
What would you suggest to break out of my pessimism? [John 16:33, Matthew 10:29, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. |
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| 2023-06-19 |
Thief on the Cross-Not Born of Water:
Does the verse in John 3 about the necessity of water baptism become violated in the story of the "Thief on the Cross?" [John 3:5]. Arminianism: What is the belief of Arminians (Arminianism)? |
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| 2023-06-16 |
God's Control Over the World:
Did God just let the world go after He created it, or does He manipulate everything because of His sovereignty? [Matthew 7:11, Matthew 23:37, Luke 13:34, Isaiah 66:3-4, Jeremiah 7:31, Hosea 8:4]. |
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| 2023-06-12 |
Random Accidents & Deaths:
Do you think it is God's will that people die the way they do in random accidents? [Psalm 34:7, Psalm 91:11-12. 1 Corinthians 11:21]. |
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| 2023-06-07 |
God's Control Over Life & Death:
Does God really have control over life and death? - Whether an accident, a soldier, a baby, a suicide, etc. [Psalm 34:7-8]. |
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| 2023-01-16 |
Molinism & Thomism:
Are you familiar with Molinism and Thomism? Free Will: Doesn't it seem like it has to be either sovereign free-will or we are just pawns? [Proverbs 16:1, Proverbs 16:9, 1 Corinthians 4:5]. |
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| 2022-08-04 |
"Deny Yourself":
What does it mean to "deny yourself and take up your cross?" [Luke 9:23, Matthew 16:24-26, I Timothy 6:17, James 1:17]. Death & God's Will: Does God make the decision when we will die? [Pslam 34:7, Luke 21:18]. |
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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 |
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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| 2022-07-11 |
God's Sovereignty:
Isn't Romans 9 (about the potter & clay, Jacob & Esau) just saying that He has the right to do what he wants to do? [Romans 9, Galatians 5:6, James 2, Hebrews 11]. |
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| 2022-07-08 |
Damned from the Beginning:
Are some people made wicked and destined to damnation? [Proverbs 16:4, Isaiah 66:3-4,k 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 ]. |
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| 2022-07-08 |
Why Pray?:
Do our prayers really change things if the outcome is already in God's hands? Recommended book; "The Kneeling Christian". [James 4:2-3, James 5:16, Luke 11:9, Matthew 7:7, James 1:6 , Matthew 6:10, I John 5:14, Genesis 1:26-28, Daniel 10:10-14]. |
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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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| 2022-06-16 |
Does God Allow "Chance":
Does God allow for chance? [Ecclesiastes 9:11, I Kings 11, Matthew 10:29, Psalm 34:7, Job 1:12]. |
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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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| 2022-03-10 |
Free Will and Sovereignty:
Was Peter destined to sin in denying Christ, since he was told that he would, therefore neutralizing his free choice? |
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| 2022-03-09 |
God's Sovereignty & Importance of Prayer:
Why is prayer so important if we are to rest in our faith, believe in His sovereignty, and He is going to work everything out His way anyway? [James 4:2-3]. |
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| 2022-03-02 |
God Planned for Mankind (Adam) to Sin:
What do you think of the premise that God planned for mankind (Adam) to sin, so He could demonstrate His grace? [2 Peter 3:9, Ezekiel 33:11, Ezekiel 18:23]. |
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| 2022-02-22 |
God's Invisible Attributes:
What are the invisible attributes of God? [Romans 1:20]. Best Bible Translation: What is the best Bible translation? New American Standard and New King James are among those mentioned. |
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| 2022-02-11 |
God Changes His Mind:
Can God change His mind? [Proverbs 21:1, Genesis 18:21, Exodus 32:14]. |
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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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| 2022-01-25 |
The Sun Stood Still:
When God caused the son to stand still in Joshua, how do you explain the impossible nature of that event? [Joshua 10:13]. |
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| 2022-01-21 |
What About Those That Don't Know:
What about those that didn't have an adequate introduction to the gospel or Christ? [John 1:9, John 3:19]. |
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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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| 2022-01-05 |
God Picks Winners in War:
Does God dictate the winners and losers of wars generally? [Daniel 2:21, i Kings 22:34-39]. Forest Devours Many: When Samuel says that the forest devours more than war, is there something supernatural being referred to? [2 Samuel 18:8]. |
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| 2021-12-22 |
God's Sovereignty & His Destruction of Humans:
If God knows everything, why would He create humans and then feel sorry that he did and choosing then to destroy them? |
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| 2021-12-20 |
Molinism:
Could you explain "Molinism"? |
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| 2021-12-02 |
Compatibilism and Calvinism:
How do you handle the the conversation stopper when Calvinists just say that it is a mystery, like the Trinity, when discussing the contradiction between free will and God's sovereignty (divine determinism)? |
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| 2021-10-22 |
Non-Calvinist & Calvinist Commonalities:
Could you talk about the tension between truths in both the Non-Calvinist and Calvinist views? Recommended topical lecture; "God's Sovereignty & Man's Salvation." [Psalm 14]. |
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| 2021-09-24 |
Molinism (Contrasted to Calvinism & Arminianism):
Are you familiar with Molinism? Molinism's ROSES: Are you familiar with the Molinistic acronym "ROSES"? |
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| 2021-09-24 |
Calvinism:
Caller suggests that listeners read R.C. Sproul's book, "Chosen by God" and that God makes all the choices. [Ephesians 1]. Temple of God: Caller disagrees with Steve that "Temple of God" is the church? [Matthew 24, Luke 21:20, 2 Thessalonians 2;3-4, Daniel 9:26-27, I Corinthians 3:16, 2 Corinthians 6:16, Acts 17:24, Acts 7:49]. |
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| 2021-09-24 |
Calvinism & the Elect:
Caller shares his thoughts on God's love for us relative to Calvinism. [Amos 5:14]. |
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| 2021-09-02 |
God Taking Pleasure in Destruction Contradiction:
Would you talk about the apparent contradiction in this verse about God talking pleasure in the destruction of the wicked? [Deuteronomy 28:63, Ezekiel 33:11]. God Changes Hearts & Calvinism: Does this verse about God changing hearts support the Calvinist position?[Deuteronomy 30:6, Ezekiel 36:26, Ezekiel 11:19, Jeremiah 32:39-40, Hebrew 8:10]. |
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| 2021-08-30 |
Predisposed to Sin:
Why did God make us predisposed to sin? Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Children as Tests: Are all the earthquakes and hurricanes, and subsequent lootings, just God testing us? [3 John 1:4]. |