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发帖数: 3781 | 1 by Dave Hunt
Confronting A Vital Distinction
For the Calvinist to uphold his extreme view of control, God must be the cau
se of man's total depravity and the negative response it produces. There is
no way to escape this conclusion. If God were not the cause of man's sin, ma
n would be acting independently of God, and that cannot be allowed for anyth
ing in the Calvinist scheme. It follows, then, that "He [God] could ... have
prevented it [the fall and entrance of sin into the world], but He did not
prevent it: ergo, He willed it." 19 Thus one must conclude, "It is even bibl
ical to say that God has foreordained sin." 20
The only way, however, to defend God's integrity, love and compassion in a w
orld filled with sin and suffering is to acknowledge that He has granted to
man the power to choose for himself. It is thus man's fault that sin and suf
fering are the common experience of all mankind. God has provided full forgi
veness of sins on a righteous basis and will eventually create a new univers
e into which sin can never enter, a universe to be inhabited by all those wh
o have received the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior. God is exonerated and man a
lone is to blame for sin and suffering. Such is the teaching of the Bible, a
s we shall see in depth.
It is clear that Calvinism rests upon a mistaken view of what it means for
God to be sovereign. Palmer tells us that God predestines untold multitudes
to everlasting torment "for the glory of His sovereign power over His
creatures. . . ." 21 Obviously, God could show His sovereign power over His
creatures in many ways other than by decreeing their eternal damnation, a
fate which surely is not required by sovereignty. | R*o
发帖数: 3781 | 2 Calvin God is so stupid since he has to preordain our sins in order to
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: by Dave Hunt
: Confronting A Vital Distinction
: For the Calvinist to uphold his extreme view of control, God must be the cau
: se of man's total depravity and the negative response it produces. There is
: no way to escape this conclusion. If God were not the cause of man's sin, ma
: n would be acting independently of God, and that cannot be allowed for anyth
: ing in the Calvinist scheme. It follows, then, that "He [God] could ... have
: prevented it [the fall and entrance of sin into the world], but He did not
: prevent it: ergo, He willed it." 19 Thus one must conclude, "It is even bibl
: ical to say that God has foreordained sin." 20
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