I run the danger of annoying some, but this post by DeYoung is very good. Not sure I like this part, "Let us be more like a chocolate covered raisin, likeable on the outside and surprisingly good for you on the inside, and less like a tootsie roll pop with its brittle, crunchy exterior that … Continue reading Kevin DeYoung: Core or Crust
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All I need to know about Calvinism I learned from Power Ranger
I couldn't resist this. Today my kids were watching Power Rangers: Dino Thunder. Here's what I heard, "you can't make someone do something not in their nature. No, but you can change their nature!"Amen. You can't make an unregenerate rebel believe - it's not in their nature. It takes a recreated nature, a new birth. … Continue reading All I need to know about Calvinism I learned from Power Ranger
Reflections on Job #4
As a Calvinist I am often asked questions like, 'why pray? if God has made up his mind regarding how he will act (what he will ordain), why pray?'. Or, "why bother doing missions or evangelize? if God has already predestined people, why do we need to put forth the effort?' The best answer to … Continue reading Reflections on Job #4
Reflections on Job #3
In reading through the book of Job it is quite clear that everyone, at least through the first thirty or so chapters, has an overly simplistic view of God. Job's friends seem to have reduced God to the Just Judge, the Holy Other. True, but I doubt God can be reduced to justice or even … Continue reading Reflections on Job #3
reflections on job #2
Scott McKnight has been discussing 'the third way' on his blog for a month or so now, using Adam Hamilton's book as his interlocutor (I like that word). On Dec 29th he posted The Third Way and Determinism in which he espouses the typical 'God doesn't send the lemons, he just turns them into lemonade … Continue reading reflections on job #2
God Entranced 