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Calvinism, theology

Does God desire the salvation of the reprobate?

TheSire

Does God desire the reprobates to become the elect? Here are resources to help answer that question. Paul Manata made some good points in a comment section : “If God doesn’t desire that any should perish, why doesn’t he save them all? He can’t obtain what he desires? Also, since I believe the Bible does teach that some people will be in hell forever, it is irrational for me to hope that all people will be in heaven forever. it’s like getting a news report from a very trustworthy source that a dirty bomb went off in the middle of … Continue reading Does God desire the salvation of the reprobate?

Calvinism, Classical Theism, Divine Timelessness, Doctrine of God, Immutability, Impassibility, theologyLeave a comment

Impassibility of God

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This contains the works of Steve Hays, Jame E. Dolezal, Paul Helm, and others. This is a collection of resources on impassibility grounded in the idea that God is timeless and Eternal. This covers both exegetical and philosophical thought. ANNOYED PINOY: The Impassibility of God Triablogue: Who dwells in inapproachable light From wrath to grace Petitionary prayer and accidental necessity God’s time-travelers Is Jesus a grape vine? Space, time, and God Can a timeless God know time? Temporal Responsibility Making a deal with the devil Parsing classical theism God in time God and music Time’s passage Body, soul, and Incarnation … Continue reading Impassibility of God

Islam, Polemics, Presuppositionalism

Islam: A Reformed Critique

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“Islam and Moral Absolutes. In the film I adopted John Frame’s argument that the precondition for the obligation we all feel to be moral must be both absolute and personal since morals are absolute and obligation to be moral only makes sense in interpersonal relationships. Thus, a personal, absolute being is required (John Frame, Apologetics to the Glory of God, [Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1994], pp. 97-102). The Islamic god, “Allah,” is not truly personal. While the members of the Christian Trinity enjoyed eternal communion and relationship (meaning they have been eternally personal), the Islamic god is Unitarian and … Continue reading Islam: A Reformed Critique

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Edward’s circle

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Response to Leighton Flowers: http://soteriology101.com/ “In a recent online discussion, Dr. Johnathan Pritchett made a strong case against Calvinist’s position on this point: Theological argument – In order for person X to freely choose Y, God has to ensure that person X has the desire to only choose to do Y so Y obtains, because like all things, God decreed Y. If God ensures Y, and Y is sin, then God caused X to sin because there are any number of other things that could obtain if X had different desires, even other sinful ones. But God decreed X to … Continue reading Edward’s circle