How did you arrive at Calvinism?

A priori.
(Just kidding) :)

 

Ah, thanks for the info. Will do.

 

... I kept diligently studying scripture at the Church of God and finding paragraphs that didn’t fit with what I was being told (but agreed with my personal salvation experience.). Eventually I discovered that what I believed was 4 point Calvinism (the question of who besides me Jesus died for never even occurred to me to ask).

 

That's interesting about the Church of God experience.
Thanks atpollard.


Unfortunately, I just asked for the thread to be closed.

 

I had a similar idea, regarding experience, many things fell into place with 'Calvinism' that had not been answered, nor could be answered properly. ('Properly' with Scripture.)

 

They usually get closed somewhere over 100 posts anyway.
(Sort of time to start over or everything has been said).

 

Good to know.

atpollard, how did your view on the gifts of the Holy Spirit change?

 

If you don't mind me asking.

 

I don't remember ever seeing that and I've seen Vertigo two times, though it's been probably 20 years since the last time. I can see why you would mention my avatar reminded you of it.

 

Calvinists have told me that my lunch on (pick a date) October 23, 2028, has been predetermined by God. Therefore, it's not a stretch for me to post that God predestined people to become Calvinists.

Wow, that is rich. A big #2 on that one.

 

InTheLight,
Let me assist ITL, by offering a translation

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translation
Many of the non cals have departed because they could not make a biblical case for their positions.

translation
The Calvinists use formidable scripturally based arguments that the synergists cannot answer.

[QUOTE]Most of us non-Cals are weary from the constant rotation of Calvinists that come on here and rehash all the old arguments.[/QUOTE]
translation
The non cals have no scriptural base other than the usual wresting of 6 verses out of context,
jn3:16, 2 pet3:9 1tim2:4jn12:32, mt23:37,eph1:13-14

 

No...the negativity from that group never stops, except several studied themselves into a more biblical position and the hostility vanished