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		By: Norm Innocente		</title>
		<link>https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-512618</link>

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					<description><![CDATA[Excellent explanation of this &quot;Evil Doctrine!&quot;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent explanation of this &#8220;Evil Doctrine!&#8221;</p>
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		By: Jane		</title>
		<link>https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-504549</link>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Calvinists are *EVER learning and never *ABLE* to come to *the knowledge of the truth - 2Tim 3:7    

&quot;Who will have *ALL men to be SAVED, and to *come unto the knowledge of the truth&quot; 1Tim 2:4  ← unbelievers

Calvinists *deny that God&#039;s Election is according to God&#039;s *Will  →  &quot;And this is the *will of him that sent me, that *every one which seeth the Son, and *believeth on him, may have everlasting life&quot; John 6:40 

Calvinism teaches that Jesus is the Lawless one....&quot;Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?&quot; John 7:51      ...the Calvinist&#039;s *relationship with Christ is ILLEGAL]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Calvinists are *EVER learning and never *ABLE* to come to *the knowledge of the truth &#8211; 2Tim 3:7    </p>
<p>&#8220;Who will have *ALL men to be SAVED, and to *come unto the knowledge of the truth&#8221; 1Tim 2:4  ← unbelievers</p>
<p>Calvinists *deny that God&#8217;s Election is according to God&#8217;s *Will  →  &#8220;And this is the *will of him that sent me, that *every one which seeth the Son, and *believeth on him, may have everlasting life&#8221; John 6:40 </p>
<p>Calvinism teaches that Jesus is the Lawless one&#8230;.&#8221;Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?&#8221; John 7:51      &#8230;the Calvinist&#8217;s *relationship with Christ is ILLEGAL</p>
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		By: Deborah (Discerning the World)		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah (Discerning the World)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-499777&quot;&gt;br.d&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi br.d

Excellent!!]]></description>
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<p>Hi br.d</p>
<p>Excellent!!</p>
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		By: br.d		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 20:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the topic of divine foreknowledge in Calvinism - Calvin&#039;s god cannot know what [X] will be - until *AFTER* he decrees what [X] will be.    Therefore there is a point (prior to the decree) in which foreknowledge is lacking.

John Calvin explains
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He foresees future events *ONLY*  in consequence of his decree (Institutes 3.23.6)

Calvinist Tom Hicks - Founders Ministry
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God cannot know what something will be until He has first decreed what it will be.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the topic of divine foreknowledge in Calvinism &#8211; Calvin&#8217;s god cannot know what [X] will be &#8211; until *AFTER* he decrees what [X] will be.    Therefore there is a point (prior to the decree) in which foreknowledge is lacking.</p>
<p>John Calvin explains<br />
-quote<br />
He foresees future events *ONLY*  in consequence of his decree (Institutes 3.23.6)</p>
<p>Calvinist Tom Hicks &#8211; Founders Ministry<br />
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God cannot know what something will be until He has first decreed what it will be.</p>
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		By: br.d		</title>
		<link>https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-499776</link>

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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2024 20:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[CALVINISM&quot;S  LANGUAGE OF DOUBLE-SPEAK
John MacAthur:
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Surely His pleading with the lost.........

INTERPRETATION:
1) He AUTHORS every impulse that will come to pass within a human brain
2) Then he pleads with that human *AS-IF* he didn&#039;t AUTHOR every impulse within its brain by a decree that does not grant any ALTERNATIVE impulse..


His offers of mercy to the reprobate,

John MacAthur:
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His offers of mercy to the reprobate,

INTERPRETATION:
After making reprobation infallible - he offers mercy FROM it - *AS-IF* he did not make that reprobation infallible

Does anyone notice the degree to which Calvinist language - is a language of DOUBLE-SPEAK????

Does anyone notice the degree to to which Calvinist statements are designed to PAINT FALSE PICTURES of the doctrine?

WHy?
Because - the Calvinist knows -if he TELLS THE TRUTH - his belief system will go the way of the dinosaur.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CALVINISM&#8221;S  LANGUAGE OF DOUBLE-SPEAK<br />
John MacAthur:<br />
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Surely His pleading with the lost&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>INTERPRETATION:<br />
1) He AUTHORS every impulse that will come to pass within a human brain<br />
2) Then he pleads with that human *AS-IF* he didn&#8217;t AUTHOR every impulse within its brain by a decree that does not grant any ALTERNATIVE impulse..</p>
<p>His offers of mercy to the reprobate,</p>
<p>John MacAthur:<br />
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His offers of mercy to the reprobate,</p>
<p>INTERPRETATION:<br />
After making reprobation infallible &#8211; he offers mercy FROM it &#8211; *AS-IF* he did not make that reprobation infallible</p>
<p>Does anyone notice the degree to which Calvinist language &#8211; is a language of DOUBLE-SPEAK????</p>
<p>Does anyone notice the degree to to which Calvinist statements are designed to PAINT FALSE PICTURES of the doctrine?</p>
<p>WHy?<br />
Because &#8211; the Calvinist knows -if he TELLS THE TRUTH &#8211; his belief system will go the way of the dinosaur.</p>
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		By: Tom Lessing (Discerning the World)		</title>
		<link>https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-496866</link>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 11:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-496864&quot;&gt;Child of God&lt;/a&gt;.

Child of God. Let&#039;s begin with your last paragraph.

&lt;blockquote&gt;Now, may God grant you more humility and compassion towards people, as that is the second most important commandment of God. Understand that Calvinists don’t hate God. They just have a different view than you.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

It is because I have compassion for people that I warn them against the errors of their ways. Have you never read these passages from Scripture?

&lt;blockquote&gt;When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; &lt;strong&gt;if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way&lt;/strong&gt;, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand (Ezekiel 33:8).&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Paul also made sure that he had no blood on his hands.

&lt;blockquote&gt;Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you. (Acts 20:26)&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Here&#039;s how he warned them, and notice with how much humility and compassion he wrote it.

&lt;blockquote&gt; . . . but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Gal 1:7-9)&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Do yourself a favor and learn what the word &quot;anathema&quot; means.

Your preceding paragraph is, even more, dishonoring to God.

&lt;blockquote&gt;As Christians we shouldn’t be causing divisions among us, we shouldn’t slander or falsely accuse anyone….&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Paul wrote:

&lt;blockquote&gt;For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. (1 Co 11:19)&lt;/blockquote&gt;

[As a feminine noun, 139 (haíresis) highlights the subjective (individual) nature of a specific (divisive) opinion.] (Strong&#039;s Concordance).

So again, you are dead wrong or do you purport to be more knowledgeable than Paul who received the Gospel directly from Jesus Christ?

You asked,

&lt;blockquote&gt;If the doctrine of Calvinism is right, can you face God one day and tell him that His ways are atrocious to your own morality, as if it is higher than Gods?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

You don&#039;t seem to know the Gospel. Are you really and truly saved?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-496864" >Child of God</a>.</p>
<p>Child of God. Let&#8217;s begin with your last paragraph.</p>
<blockquote><p>Now, may God grant you more humility and compassion towards people, as that is the second most important commandment of God. Understand that Calvinists don’t hate God. They just have a different view than you.</p></blockquote>
<p>It is because I have compassion for people that I warn them against the errors of their ways. Have you never read these passages from Scripture?</p>
<blockquote><p>When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; <strong>if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way</strong>, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand (Ezekiel 33:8).</p></blockquote>
<p>Paul also made sure that he had no blood on his hands.</p>
<blockquote><p>Therefore, I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of any of you. (Acts 20:26)</p></blockquote>
<p>Here&#8217;s how he warned them, and notice with how much humility and compassion he wrote it.</p>
<blockquote><p> . . . but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. (Gal 1:7-9)</p></blockquote>
<p>Do yourself a favor and learn what the word &#8220;anathema&#8221; means.</p>
<p>Your preceding paragraph is, even more, dishonoring to God.</p>
<blockquote><p>As Christians we shouldn’t be causing divisions among us, we shouldn’t slander or falsely accuse anyone….</p></blockquote>
<p>Paul wrote:</p>
<blockquote><p>For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. (1 Co 11:19)</p></blockquote>
<p>[As a feminine noun, 139 (haíresis) highlights the subjective (individual) nature of a specific (divisive) opinion.] (Strong&#8217;s Concordance).</p>
<p>So again, you are dead wrong or do you purport to be more knowledgeable than Paul who received the Gospel directly from Jesus Christ?</p>
<p>You asked,</p>
<blockquote><p>If the doctrine of Calvinism is right, can you face God one day and tell him that His ways are atrocious to your own morality, as if it is higher than Gods?</p></blockquote>
<p>You don&#8217;t seem to know the Gospel. Are you really and truly saved?</p>
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		By: Child of God		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2022 12:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The problem with this post is not your theology. But your utter hatred and condemnation to the children of God, who are also a believer in Christ. What is the condition to be a believer? Did Jesus say anything about theology being higher or more important than morality? or how we treat our brothers and sisters in Christ and also the lost- who do not believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God? 

So then, under what authority do you have to condemn a fellow believer in Christ? If the doctrine of Calvinism is right, can you face God one day and tell him that His ways are atrocious to your own morality, as if it is higher than Gods? 

As Christians we shouldn&#039;t be causing divisions among us, we shouldn&#039;t slander or falsely accuse anyone....

Now, may God grant you more humility and compassion towards people, as that is the second most important commandment of God. Understand that Calvinists don&#039;t hate God. They just have a different view than you.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The problem with this post is not your theology. But your utter hatred and condemnation to the children of God, who are also a believer in Christ. What is the condition to be a believer? Did Jesus say anything about theology being higher or more important than morality? or how we treat our brothers and sisters in Christ and also the lost- who do not believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God? </p>
<p>So then, under what authority do you have to condemn a fellow believer in Christ? If the doctrine of Calvinism is right, can you face God one day and tell him that His ways are atrocious to your own morality, as if it is higher than Gods? </p>
<p>As Christians we shouldn&#8217;t be causing divisions among us, we shouldn&#8217;t slander or falsely accuse anyone&#8230;.</p>
<p>Now, may God grant you more humility and compassion towards people, as that is the second most important commandment of God. Understand that Calvinists don&#8217;t hate God. They just have a different view than you.</p>
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		By: Tom Lessing (Discerning the World)		</title>
		<link>https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-496833</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Lessing (Discerning the World)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2022 05:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-496832&quot;&gt;Amy&lt;/a&gt;.

Amy, what gives you the assurance that you are one of God&#039;s elect? Do you have that assurance?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-496832" >Amy</a>.</p>
<p>Amy, what gives you the assurance that you are one of God&#8217;s elect? Do you have that assurance?</p>
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		By: Amy		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The evidence and examples provided in the article that support Calvinism juxtaposed to the actual text against Calvinism really shines a light on how high, lifted up and lofty Calvinism is. It reveals the truth in scriptures denied by the writer of the article. This article is an example of Balaam’s prophecy. Balaam was to curse God’s children but he blessed them. This article is an absolute blessing to the Reformed. I enjoyed the article because it re-enforced my assurance as elect. I cannot remove any jewels from Christ’s crown, I owe all to Him. Understanding Calvinism adds a richness and beauty to salvation, how wonderful is it to know I’ve been adopted. You can’t adopt yourself! Thank you for this piece and I hope it enlightens many to The Doctrines of Grace. I love how God purposes everything to His glory. I pray the writer will humbled and submit to the Sovereignty of God.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The evidence and examples provided in the article that support Calvinism juxtaposed to the actual text against Calvinism really shines a light on how high, lifted up and lofty Calvinism is. It reveals the truth in scriptures denied by the writer of the article. This article is an example of Balaam’s prophecy. Balaam was to curse God’s children but he blessed them. This article is an absolute blessing to the Reformed. I enjoyed the article because it re-enforced my assurance as elect. I cannot remove any jewels from Christ’s crown, I owe all to Him. Understanding Calvinism adds a richness and beauty to salvation, how wonderful is it to know I’ve been adopted. You can’t adopt yourself! Thank you for this piece and I hope it enlightens many to The Doctrines of Grace. I love how God purposes everything to His glory. I pray the writer will humbled and submit to the Sovereignty of God.</p>
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		By: Tom Lessing (Discerning the World)		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 10:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-496611&quot;&gt;Popsi&lt;/a&gt;.

Jesus told the Pharisees, &quot;Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?&quot; (Matthew 23:33) And Popsi rebuked Him saying, &quot;I’m sorry. But the hatred in your writing exposes lack of Christian virtue.&quot;

Christian virtue is to expose false doctrine so that people for whom Christ died may escape the pangs of hell. Do you have this virtue? Apparently not!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.discerningtheworld.com/2014/02/27/calvinism-greatest-delusion/#comment-496611" >Popsi</a>.</p>
<p>Jesus told the Pharisees, &#8220;Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?&#8221; (Matthew 23:33) And Popsi rebuked Him saying, &#8220;I’m sorry. But the hatred in your writing exposes lack of Christian virtue.&#8221;</p>
<p>Christian virtue is to expose false doctrine so that people for whom Christ died may escape the pangs of hell. Do you have this virtue? Apparently not!</p>
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