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Calvinism has never seemed biblical to me for a number of reasons which we w
ill come to in due order. Over the years, my considerable objections have be
en discussed privately and in detail with several staunchly Calvinist friend
s. Thankfully, in spite of our serious differences and the fact that we were
unable to resolve them, there was never any loss of good will. We remain in
close friendship to this day and have simply avoided this subject in our co
ntacts and fellowship with one another.
It is true that "throughout history many of the great evangelists, missionar
ies, and stalwart theologians held to the . . . doctrines of grace known as
Calvinism." R.C. Sproul declares that "the titans of classical Christian sc
holarship" are Calvinists. The additional claim is often made that, although
many have not made it known publicly, most of today's leading evangelicals
in America hold to some form of this doctrine. Whether or not that is the ca
se, I soon discovered that there were far more books in print promoting Calv
inism than I had ever imagined. Generally they are produced by major Christi
an publishers, and their number and influence are growing rapidly.
The New Geneva Study Bible, with an introduction by R.C. Sproul and publishe
d by Thomas Nelson Publishers in 1995, aggressively promotes Calvinism in it
s marginal explanations of key passages and calls it "Reformation truth." Th
at bold phrase equates the Reformation with Calvinism - a proposition which
is almost universally accepted among evangelicals today. The question of whe
ther this is true, which we will deal with in the following pages, is surely
one of great importance. | R*o
发帖数: 3781 | 2 A christian said here to me that having Calvinism is better than no
theology. The only right theology is the Bible itself, which is our daily
bread. |
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