Category Archives: Calvinism

advice from an experienced street preacher

Posted on September 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

In this video, street preacher Jesse Morrell shares some life lessons from his 10 years of street preaching. Jesse is an expert in dealing with human beings (especially belligerent ones). Although the video is geared towards relations with the police, … Continue reading →

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misquoted verses – the eyes of the Lord

Posted on September 18, 2013 by christopher fisher

When Calvinists turn to verses to support their understanding of God, one of the first to which they turn is Proverbs 15:3: Pro 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the … Continue reading →

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countering open theism

Posted on September 18, 2013 by christopher fisher

The prime indicator of an individual who identifies with Open Theism is a claim that the God of the Bible does not know future actions; not only is that not a characteristic of God depicted in the Bible but it … Continue reading →

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an accurate image of Jesus

Posted on September 16, 2013 by christopher fisher

In my previous post I mentioned that a Calvinist was trying to take me to task for titling one of my posts “Jesus was dirty”. He took this as blasphemous. Why would he do so? The Gnostics had a very … Continue reading →

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the definition of soveriegnty

Posted on September 13, 2013 by christopher fisher

Calvinists love to redefine words such that they do not resemble any human understanding of that word. The world “election” comes to mind. Calvinists say it is nothing we do or say that influences our election. This is not a … Continue reading →

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omnipotence – full of contradictions

Posted on September 9, 2013 by christopher fisher

In college I sent a copy of a draft manuscript to one Christian girl in order for her review. Being remote, she and I began instant messaging each other about the text of the script. In the text I had … Continue reading →

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genesis introduces man to God

Posted on September 7, 2013 by christopher fisher

When people pick up a Bible for the first time, they open to Genesis 1:1: Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The first sentence that man reads is an affirmation that God created the … Continue reading →

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walter brueggemann on how the old testament defines God

Posted on September 4, 2013 by christopher fisher

From Walter Brueggemann’s Theology of the Old Testament: Israel’s characteristic adjectival vocabulary about Yahweh is completely lacking in terms that have dominated classical theology, such as omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent. This sharp contrast suggested that classical theology, insofar as it is … Continue reading →

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God is bad at punishment

Posted on September 3, 2013 by christopher fisher

I was talking to a Christian today about Calvinists and letters to newspapers. Once in a while, in any major newspaper there will be some letter to the editor claiming that all the hurricanes and mass murders are God’s judgment … Continue reading →

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names in the book of life

Posted on September 2, 2013 by christopher fisher

It is an often touted Calvinist point to claim that people, individuals, have had their names written in the Book of Life before even the world began. It is comforting for some Christians to see themselves as eternally chosen, elect. … Continue reading →

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