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Who are You? Chosen by the Father
Who are you? That is an interesting question and will have all sorts of answers depending on the individual and context. But if I was to ask the more precise question, who are you in the sight of God, this reduces the variety of answers. Ephesians 1:3-14 tells us who the Christian is in the sight of God. Consider what these verses say. The purpose of this post isn’t…
God’s Providence: Our Comfort
John Calvin writes about our “knowledge” of God’s providence in his Institutes of the Christian Religion: ‘Gratitude of mind for the favourable outcome of thing, patience in adversity, and also incredible freedom from worry about the future all necessarily follow upon this knowledge.’ (see 1.17.7) By knowledge he means that we properly…
The Discontinuity of the Calvinistic Continuationist
The continuationist believes that the miraculous gifts are still in operation in the church today.
In my view, the Charismatic Calvinist has gone beyond the sufficiency of Scripture by claiming there are ongoing revelations today that undermine the Calvinistic high view of Scripture and the…
Calvinistic and Charismatic – Do they Mix?
The Calvinist has a high view of Scripture that provides the sufficiency for Christian living and he recognises that this is what God has ordained. Further, the Calvinist understands the sovereign power of the Holy Spirit and desire to honour the Lord through the Spirt’s enabling.
High Octane Calvinism
Speaking of Calvinism, I like what Douglas Wilson has to say about the grace & works dilemma and how “High Octane Calvinism” is the only solution. How can we balance our focus on God’s grace, and also our focus on obedience and discipleship? Watch here for his answer.
Calvinsim: more like Schmalvinism!
There are quite a number of streams of Calvinism. Each of the groups I describe all locate themselves in the theological heritage of the French Protestant reformer, John Calvin. It is very confusing. I hope this helps.