Do we live in a Calvinist World, an Arminian World , or a Mixture of both ?

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By Jeff Winters (Jeff1980) on Saturday, December 05, 2020 - 11:29 am:

An article I found online a while back, said that we live in a
Calvinist World, a Calvinist Society , does anyone agree ?


By Judi Jeffreys, Granada in NorthWest (Jjeffreys_mod) on Saturday, December 05, 2020 - 3:16 pm:

Wibbly Wobbly, Jeffy Weffy.


By Rodney Hrvatin (Rhrvatin) on Saturday, December 05, 2020 - 6:16 pm:

Hobbes doesn't agree.


By Tim McCree (Tim_m) on Sunday, December 06, 2020 - 6:11 am:

:-)


By Jeff Winters (Jeff1980) on Sunday, December 06, 2020 - 7:44 pm:

Rodney, I know you are joking, but this is what I meant https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvinism


By Jeff Winters (Jeff1980) on Sunday, December 06, 2020 - 8:26 pm:

Do we think Free Will really exists or is it an illusion as some claim, I have read some people claim we humans have freedom of Choice, to make certain choices, but that's not the same as free will, which they say only God has.


By Jeff Winters (Jeff1980) on Wednesday, December 09, 2020 - 10:50 am:

Does anyone else here wonder what the meaning of life is ? What is Success, How do we define What Success is ?

Like I said before, I think it's very sad and tragic how many people cannot be successful or happy in this Earthly life, because of Mental illness, Physical illness, rotten luck, tragic events, competition, etc
Very sad that they cannot succeed or be Happy in this Earthly life, no matter how hard they try, it's impossible for them to just "Think Positive" or pull themselves up by the bootstraps , it's very sad how they can't have the type of life they want and things that they want, but for these countless Less Fortunate people I hope that in Heaven and in the World to Come that everyone will be Successful and Happy, at least that, that not a single person will be Miserable or unhappy forever, that not even one person will be unhappy or unsuccessful forever, that God will provide for Everyone's Needs in Heaven and the World to come, My Mother had a Very Horrible life since she was 19 in 1969, because of her Bipolar Disorder, she couldn't be Successful or happy in her Earthly life, she died in 2014 at the age of 63, so hopefully in Heaven where she no longer has Bipolar Disorder or has to take Medication, hopefully in Heaven she can have the Peace, Success and Happiness she was unable to have in her Earthly Life, at least that,


By Jeff Winters (Jeff1980) on Wednesday, December 09, 2020 - 5:38 pm:

I posted about this before
http://nitcentral.philfarrand.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi I hope that in Heaven my Mother has the Peace,Happiness and type of life that she couldn't have in her Earthly life, at least that


By Jeff Winters (Jeff1980) on Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 7:01 am:

What do we think, about my views, I miss my Mother, grandparents and friends who died over the years


By ScottN (Scottn) on Friday, December 11, 2020 - 12:19 am:

I don't think at all about your views. I don't give a cr@p.


By Jeff Winters (Jeff1980) on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 6:58 am:

Did anyone ever read the 2006 book
by Squire Rushnell titled
"When God Winks at You: How God Speaks Directly to You Through the Power of Coincidence" do we think these Coincidences are more
Calvinist or Arminian in nature,?
See this link, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squire_D._Rushnell


By Jeff Winters (Jeff1980) on Monday, April 19, 2021 - 5:43 am:

I found this comment online about Calvinism:
"You are correct that Calvinism is a “system.” What you failed to mention is that it is an extra-biblical system replete with historical and cultural influences stemming back to antiquated authoritarianIsm of the post-inquisition /reformation era, and classical Greco Roman paganism. All extra biblical and terribly destructive psychologically damaging assumptions.
Jesus poses the question, Matthew 7:11
New King James Version
11 “If you then, (A)being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!“
If Jesus makes this inference to God, who we know is by definition love, and whose love is infinitely greater than our finite ability to love even our own children, then it is an irrefutable fallacy of logic to portray Him by the Greco-Roman concepts of “fate” and “destiny,” scowling down with crossed arms waiting for someone to destroy and send to eternal suffering and torment in Gehenna. Would any one of us in our finite state ever even consider doing so to our own children? Then how is such a portrayal of God consistent with Jesus his reasoning above.
Only extra-biblical assertions and man made jargon can support such authoritarian portrayal of God. It’s not in the Bible.
Read the article again, and read with the Greek lexicon (https://biblehub.com/lexicon) as a Berean, and you will realize that Calvinism is a false man made extra-biblical system of thought reflecting the neurosis of a primitive civilization and historically verifiable pagan influences (et. al. Constantine, Augustine, etc.), of an era hundreds of years expired.
Realize, we are losing a generation rapidly, America is following the footsteps of Europe, and the decline of western Christianity can be directly rooted to this failure of protestants to let go of legalistic antiquated dogma’s, and realize that God is much bigger than the box that egotistical and narcissistic men have tried to force Him into, in order to further their influence, power, and status over Christians who have been rendered hopelessly passive in the pews. Until there is dramatic and profound change, and the Christian church is liberated from legalistic, unyielding dogmatic, extra biblical systematic man made theology such as these, we will continue to see The Church decline, and our children and grandchildren will reap the consequences of it."


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