Category Archives: Calvinism

Christianity – platonism for the people

Posted on November 11, 2013 by christopher fisher

Friedrich Nietzsche famously stated that “Christianity is Platonism for the masses” in his introduction to Beyond Good and Evil. His reason for giving Christianity this label was because of Christian obsession with the supreme Good talked about in Plato. This … Continue reading →

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God is in control

Posted on November 11, 2013 by christopher fisher

Here is a little cartoon I drew in college.

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God begrudgingly appoints a king

Posted on November 6, 2013 by christopher fisher

In Exodus 18, Jethro sees that Moses has too much duties for one person. God had appointed Moses as head judge and it was too burdensome. Instead, Jethro devises a system of judges. All disputes in the land were handled … Continue reading →

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God responds to rejection – genesis 6

Posted on November 6, 2013 by christopher fisher

Genesis 6 tells the story of a global flood in the days of Noah. TalkOrigins.org (an anti-Christian website) has graced us by providing a fairly thorough list of flood stories from around the world. This was a real event. But … Continue reading →

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augustine denied that God could speak

Posted on November 6, 2013 by christopher fisher

The Calvinist is always fixated on their Platonic ideas about God. As such, any time the Bible makes simple pronouncements, those have to be reinterpreted in light of the Platonic understanding of God. When the Bible says that God speaks, … Continue reading →

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foxtrot on predestination

Posted on November 5, 2013 by christopher fisher

An old Foxtrot cartoon:

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why Biblical prophecies fail

Posted on November 2, 2013 by christopher fisher

Throughout the Bible there are failed prediction prophecies. I am not referring to prophecies that just were not clear prophecies in the first place (such as Matthews’ “fulfillments”). I am not also talking about prophecies that were fulfilled in an … Continue reading →

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john cassian on anthropomorphism

Posted on October 30, 2013 by christopher fisher

The Calvinist modus operandi is to start with a priory (preconceived ideas) on the attributes of God and then interpret the text of the Bible in light of those concepts. Augustine actually admits to this in his Confessions (chapter 12). … Continue reading →

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foreknown – proginosko

Posted on October 26, 2013 by christopher fisher

Rom 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. In Romans 8, Calvinists like to point to the word “foreknow” … Continue reading →

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taking things by faith

Posted on October 16, 2013 by christopher fisher

In modern Christian discussions, when one hears that Christians must “take things by faith” that is usually code for “taking what the pastor says by faith” and ignoring the Bible. Man’s teaching is being elevated higher than the Bible. This … Continue reading →

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