Category Archives: Calvinism

overview of isaiah 40

Posted on January 27, 2014 by christopher fisher

In Isaiah 40, the Prophet Isaiah is speaking to Israel. Israel had recently gone through punishment. But their time of punishment was over. Using the Old Testament standard of weighted punishments, Isaiah declares: Isa 40:2 “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and … Continue reading →

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prophecy is not a claim of knowledge

Posted on January 27, 2014 by christopher fisher

Throughout the Bible, God prides Himself on prophecy fulfillment: Isa 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’ Isa … Continue reading →

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prophecy is a bad argument for foreknowledge

Posted on January 24, 2014 by christopher fisher

When debating Calvinists about if God knows the future, they often point to prophecy as a way to claim that God must know every detail about the future. But by their own standards, this is highly suspect. Take for example … Continue reading →

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omnipotent man

Posted on January 22, 2014 by christopher fisher

In Genesis 6 God learns mankind’s unlimited potential for wickedness. In Genesis 11, God learns mankind’s unlimited potential for innovation. After the flood and in an act of defiance, the people of the earth band together to build a large … Continue reading →

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Jesus asks God to change

Posted on January 21, 2014 by christopher fisher

Luk 22:41 And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, Luk 22:42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be … Continue reading →

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gnostic morphing of the sheep

Posted on January 19, 2014 by christopher fisher

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells a parable about a lost sheep: Luk 15:4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after … Continue reading →

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God can be influenced

Posted on January 19, 2014 by christopher fisher

Jer 15:1 Then the LORD said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth. In the middle of … Continue reading →

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we work all things together with God

Posted on January 17, 2014 by christopher fisher

Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Tim Geddert explains that Romans 8:28 is about man working with God: Now … Continue reading →

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augustine on the platonists

Posted on January 15, 2014 by christopher fisher

In City of God, Augustine has entire book dedicated to his love affair with the Platonists. From Book VIII: Let all those philosophers, then, give place, as we have said, to the Platonists… These philosophers, then, whom we see not … Continue reading →

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augustine and his infatuation with the platonists

Posted on January 15, 2014 by christopher fisher

I have wrote before that Augustine only converted to Christianity after his mentor explained to him that the Bible could be taken figuratively and the Platonists were correct in their philosophy. Here are Augustine’s own words: Confessions, Book 6: 6. … Continue reading →

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