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Why is there a Resurgence of Reformed Theology?

Discussion in 'Baptist Theology & Bible Study' started by preacher4truth, Dec 16, 2010.

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  1. Signs of the last days, false teaching has arisen

    22.2%
  2. Dumbed-down shallow Theology is being rejected

    55.6%
  3. Rejection of Arminian and/or Pelagian/Semi-pelagianism and the blurring of both

    29.6%
  4. An honest look back on ones own salvation experience leads them this way

    33.3%
  5. It Exalts the Sovereignty and Grace of God

    51.9%
  6. Dissatisfaction with the Theology I/we grew up with

    37.0%
  7. John Piper

    14.8%
  8. Distribution of Puritan Writings on the rise have contributed to this

    11.1%
  9. The "free will of man" teaching diminishes Gods Sovereignty

    29.6%
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  1. preacher4truth

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    I seriously doubt that you took a look at Scriptures and found Reformed Theology to be wrong, or as you say, biblically incorrect. You would be the only soul on the face of the earth to have ever done so. So you didn't prove it by Scripture, you merely formed an opinion that it is wrong. No one has proven Reformed Theology as being wrong by a Biblical study. It's only opinion.

    In essence this is what you are saying, that via Scripture you have used it as a proof to show it to be wrong, i.e. proven it thus.

    Perhaps your understanding of Reformed Theology was lacking while you were attempting to understand it and disprove it? I haven't found one thing wrong concerning Calvinism in light of Scripture, but instead and in fact have found my previous thoughts and understanding of passages used to support it as lacking in a thorough understanding of said passages.
     
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    Thank you Preach for taking the high road, I admit to getting upset with Pastors who make blatant statements like that some times. My apologies to Allan.
     
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    Do you know Paisley?
     
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    There is a story behind that one folks...google Ian Paisley. :tongue3:
     
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    I love Paisely!!

    He is literally my favorite living preacher. I intend to go and see him when he comes to South Carolina in a few months.


    Now he is to the right of me on versions and teetotalism- but he is a great, great man of God.
     
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    Or maybe God is....... Well, Ha Ha, you fill in the blanks. ::praying:
     
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    No one has proven Reformed Theology as being wrong by a Biblical study. It's only opinion.

    And Allen could say the same thing back to you. "No one has proven it to be right either. It's only opinion." Personally, I've read the "Biblical" arguments for reformed theology and I'm not fully convinced. At best I'm a four pointer. The Biblical arguments presented so far for limited atonement don't prove it in my opinion.Ok, now you are free to go ahead with the typical reformed response and tell me, "You just don't get it because you don't understand reformed theology," or the even more mature one and call me a "universalist."
     
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    Hurry along....he's quite old. Have you ever spoken to him?
     
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    I'm wondering. Do you remember the 21st night of september?
     
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    Im OK with that. Its difficult to understand & took me years of wrestling with it. I dont have a pat answer for you except to search it out. I just finished reading the book "The Doctrines Of Grace" by James Boice & Philip Ryken...they put the entire doctrines of Grace in a new prospective for me so I could better understand it. Now Im a Reformed guy for over 24 years & its taking me this long to put all the pieces together & I drove Pastors wild in fighting Limited Atonement so Ive been there. And Im glad I kept at it.
     
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    How about this instead for a "response":

    Thanks a lot Dr. Obvious!!!!!



    :applause: :thumbsup:
     
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    No sir, I have not. A friend of mine, who I am going with to South Carolina, has.

    I have enjoyed listening to many hours of his sermons. He's fun to youtube as well.
     
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    So I take it you don't remember the 21st night of september? When Love was changing the minds of Pretenders while chasing the clouds away?

    No "ba de ya" for you?
     
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    Some folks think they've got it all wrapped up in a neat little theological box with all the answers given in a pretty little flower acronym. Personally, I'm perfectly comfortable living in the contradiction of the truth being somewhere in the middle of the two arguments with a little lean to one side.
     
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    ...and there are many good things about the Free Presbyterian Churches. I was greatly desiring to join one but it didn't work out due to my situation at the time.
     
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    TS.... frankly I dont recall where I put my keys? Why?
     
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