Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Calvinism Vs Arminianism
In Geisler's book, Chosen but Free, I  agree with the fact that extreme views are both wrong.   Both views  limit God in some way or another, in that Arminianism could technically  claim that God's knowledge is not complete (this would then be evident  of an imperfect God).  Its to the point that nobody knows who can be  saved, which is good from the standpoint of missions in that we need to  go forth and minister, but it is bad in that it comes from the  completely wrong base.  Hyper Calvinism is wrong in that it basically  eliminates free will from the equation.  This is a problem in that it  limits humanity.  This limitation would mean that God made it impossible  for people to receive his grace.  This would heavily hint at God being  unloving and this would mean that God is imperfect.  These views are  both unacceptable, in my opinion, because God must be perfect in order  to be God.  I appreciate the amount of scripture that Geisler used in  his book, because it implies knowledge on the subject.  I would deem it  ignorant of a person to hold a particular stance or argue against  particular stances if he or she did not have a firm base for why they  are bringing such arguments.  In my opinion as well, I believe the whole  Calvinism vs. Arminianism debate is foolish and ignorant to some  extent.  In the realm of eternity, does it really matter?  The only  thing that matters in the end is if we obeyed God's commandments.  The  commandment concerning this topic of discussion is going forward into  the world and teaching the love of Christ and the consequences of not  following Christ.  I have also found there to be a great division in the  Church surrounding this topic.  This division is counterproductive to  the Christian cause and is, in essence, and anit-Christ. I believe the  whole debate is somewhat of a ruse of Satan to divert believers from the  Great Commission.
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