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It always seemed fairly obvious to me this was not referring to Christ, although once in awhile I'd consider it. It seems there is quite a hardcore movement to make this referring to Christ instead of the antichrist. Anyone have any thoughts on it?

If you believe that the creation has real agency, if human beings can make choices that are not forced, coerced, preprogrammed or irresistibly inbuilt, then you believe in free will. Not the "free" will that has no freedom. If you believe in actual meaningful choices that creation makes...

In your theology, whatever it is, what is the Biblical reason you would describe for God allowing evil to exist?

Granted what Pelagius believes is disputed and modern proponents don't like the term, but this is to pique curiosity. Instead the title of this should be, "Why I believe total depravity is correct." People confuse and conflate what is being claimed by "total depravity." They point out people...

I find in general a pretty harsh attitude towards Calvinists. Perhaps, like on a playground fight, people might say "well, they started it!" Calvinists in general do have a reputation for coming on pretty strong with their criticisms... but it can be hard to say who started a fight, when both...

I know johnny was just undecided, but he seems to have also increased his resolve that Calvinism is false. Most of us still have the beliefs we came into this forum with, and we see a kind of trench warfare where hardly anyone changes position. I think it would be very interesting to describe...

I think many Christians come across as too much of a know-it-all. I don't find that appealing at all. When you boil it all down to it, we only believe in Christ because somehow we experienced a miracle that changed who we are. I say lose the smug condescension and judgmental attitude towards...

Very few people who think you need to obtain a certain level of sanctification and maintain a certain level of works, would go all the way to sinless perfectionism: although we have a few on this forum. If you think you have to obey the commands of Jesus to be saved, and you admit that we all...

It's been months since I've even posted on Calvinism, so here something to consider. https://ronniewrogers.com/2021/11/08/calvinism-and-the-problem-of-damnation-and-hell/ Calvinism’s exclusive doctrines position it in an untenable place when it comes to people spending eternity in hell. They...

But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed. (Rom 2:5 ESV) You're going to have to make one of two conclusions: 1) Jesus wasn't punished with what sin deserves. 2) Jesus was punished...