Now...... [MENTION=18375]Evil.Eye.<(I)>[/MENTION] walks up to the house of Calvinism with a piece of paper, hammer and nail. He looks at its well trafficked door and places the piece of paper as high as he can reach. He takes the single nail and pins the top of the piece of paper to the door. The Hammer swings back and... "Bang, Bang, Bang". The 6 Theses hang on the door as simple, irrefutable scriptural truths.
1: Is God a promoter of Sin? Absolutely Not
Scripture for 1
2: Let no man teach you
Scripture for 2
3: Let your yes be yes and your no be no, anything else is from the evil one
Scripture for 3
4: God shows no favoritism
Scripture for 4
5: God is Love
Scripture for 5
6: Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. It is, in fact, the one thing that still stands when all else has fallen.
Scripture for 6
....... Simple, Straight from scripture and Fully Defensible by every word of scripture.
Before you laugh and think 6 scripture references can't put Calvinism in Check Mate, I will explain.
1: Is God a promoter of Sin? Absolutely Not
The concept of "free will" is the key to this Galatians reference.
2: Let no man teach you
The defense of any extra biblical document as entry into scholarly, theological debate is rendered as heresy by this simple 1 John reference.
3: Let your yes be yes and your no be no, anything else is from the evil one
This Matthew reference fully destroys a doctrine based believer's ability to skirt around any direct question with a wall of theological effort.
4: God shows no favoritism
This James reference is razor sharp and when used in conjunction with 1 - 3, it becomes impossible to defend the doctrine of election and reprobation.
5: God is Love
Calvinism must narrow the scope of God's Love to support its claim that God specifically created and reprobated certain persons to "eternal" punishment. This 1 John reference makes it impossible to deny that Love is God's supreme attribute. (Note: Calvin taught eternal hell fire, thus it is impossible to soften this from reformed doctrine)
6: Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. It is, in fact, the one thing that still stands when all else has fallen.
This excerpt from 1st Corinthians makes it irrefutable that God's Love has no bounds or limits.
Together, these simple scriptures force concession, denial of biblical truth or acknowledgement that Reformed Theology is just another doctrine of men that divides believers with dishonest assertions.
Link to my fully disclosed motivation for posting this
In-depth disclosure of my full motivation
To be direct... All 6 work interchangeably together (flawlessly) as crossed swords that are poised to undo the Spiritual damage that this doctrine, that is named after a man, has done.
Bottom line purpose and stance of this OP edited in due to Slander against its validity.
I do not assert that anyone that proclaims the blood of Christ is anything but a Christian. I am challenging a hyphenated addition of baggage.
The core OP asserts that the extra biblical additions of Calvinism cannot stand when confronted with these 6 simple truths in scripture.
I am clearly contesting admission of the reformed commentary, Calvin's Institutes and The Westminster Confessions of Faith into any legitimate debate. Read more closely before you casually dismiss my assertions.
Scripture has been provided and scripture free of added commentary has been challenged to be brought back that contest's my assertion.
Whatever the proper way to say this is, no Calvinist here has displayed a passion for scripture by refuting this with scripture, but a passion for Calvin.
Something is wrong with Calvinisms perpetual proclaimation of Calvinism.
It's JESUS, not calvin that saves us.
perhaps we without faith in doctrines of men can stand united on this matter, despite our collective theological and personal division.
1: Is God a promoter of Sin? Absolutely Not
Scripture for 1
2: Let no man teach you
Scripture for 2
3: Let your yes be yes and your no be no, anything else is from the evil one
Scripture for 3
4: God shows no favoritism
Scripture for 4
5: God is Love
Scripture for 5
6: Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. It is, in fact, the one thing that still stands when all else has fallen.
Scripture for 6
....... Simple, Straight from scripture and Fully Defensible by every word of scripture.
Before you laugh and think 6 scripture references can't put Calvinism in Check Mate, I will explain.
1: Is God a promoter of Sin? Absolutely Not
The concept of "free will" is the key to this Galatians reference.
2: Let no man teach you
The defense of any extra biblical document as entry into scholarly, theological debate is rendered as heresy by this simple 1 John reference.
3: Let your yes be yes and your no be no, anything else is from the evil one
This Matthew reference fully destroys a doctrine based believer's ability to skirt around any direct question with a wall of theological effort.
4: God shows no favoritism
This James reference is razor sharp and when used in conjunction with 1 - 3, it becomes impossible to defend the doctrine of election and reprobation.
5: God is Love
Calvinism must narrow the scope of God's Love to support its claim that God specifically created and reprobated certain persons to "eternal" punishment. This 1 John reference makes it impossible to deny that Love is God's supreme attribute. (Note: Calvin taught eternal hell fire, thus it is impossible to soften this from reformed doctrine)
6: Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. It is, in fact, the one thing that still stands when all else has fallen.
This excerpt from 1st Corinthians makes it irrefutable that God's Love has no bounds or limits.
Together, these simple scriptures force concession, denial of biblical truth or acknowledgement that Reformed Theology is just another doctrine of men that divides believers with dishonest assertions.
Link to my fully disclosed motivation for posting this
In-depth disclosure of my full motivation
To be direct... All 6 work interchangeably together (flawlessly) as crossed swords that are poised to undo the Spiritual damage that this doctrine, that is named after a man, has done.
Bottom line purpose and stance of this OP edited in due to Slander against its validity.
I do not assert that anyone that proclaims the blood of Christ is anything but a Christian. I am challenging a hyphenated addition of baggage.
The core OP asserts that the extra biblical additions of Calvinism cannot stand when confronted with these 6 simple truths in scripture.
I am clearly contesting admission of the reformed commentary, Calvin's Institutes and The Westminster Confessions of Faith into any legitimate debate. Read more closely before you casually dismiss my assertions.
Scripture has been provided and scripture free of added commentary has been challenged to be brought back that contest's my assertion.
Whatever the proper way to say this is, no Calvinist here has displayed a passion for scripture by refuting this with scripture, but a passion for Calvin.
Something is wrong with Calvinisms perpetual proclaimation of Calvinism.
It's JESUS, not calvin that saves us.
perhaps we without faith in doctrines of men can stand united on this matter, despite our collective theological and personal division.
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