since i am foggy on this topic....
...i did some research. i found this an interesting quote on the Calvary Chapel website, where there was a lovely and clear article speaking of both calvinism and arminianism .
"As Philip Schaff put it in his History of the Christian Church, "Calvinism emphasizes divine sovereignty and free grace; Arminianism emphasizes human responsibility. The one restricts the saving grace to the elect; the other extends it to all men on the condition of faith. Both are right in what they assert; both are wrong in what they deny. If one important truth is pressed to the exclusion of another truth of equal importance, it becomes an error, and loses its hold upon the conscience. The Bible gives us a theology which is more human than Calvinism and more divine than Arminianism, and more Christian than either of them. " (New York, Charles Scribner's & Son, 1910, VIII 815 f)"
thoughts?
posted by Sue @ 9:18 PM
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i'm a bit foggy too, but our pastor gave a good sermon on this about a year ago that sounded pretty similar to your quote...both positions have their false extremes, and a more balanced approach is more biblical, but both contain truths as well. The false extremes can lead to totally non-biblical behavior, ie. children in the family being 'saved' by which family they're born into...
it seems as I fade into 'prego-mommy brain' you are the one doing the deep thinking (0:
Q: How many Calvinists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: None. God has predestined when the lights will be on. (Calvinists do not change light bulbs. They simply read the instructions and pray the light bulb will be one that has been chosen to be changed.)
Sorry, couldn't resist.
hahahahahahahahahahaha
that is funny!
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