The New Calvinism?
Time Magazine has a new article on the resurgence of Calvinism, "The New Calvinism - 10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now."
In my humble opinion, the pendulum is simply swinging back. In their attempt to combat liberalism and modernism with traditionalism, some have replaced Biblical illiteracy with misguided philosophy, and in so doing, removed all incentives for morality, repentance and worship.
The Pharisees were guilty in part for shutting the gates of heaven from some. True Calvinists in all cases have either shut up heaven or hell, depending upon the individual. To make matters worse, no one knows which door was shut to him and Calvinism offers no incentive to change your behavior. Calvinists do not offer an objective test for determining whether a person is saved, or at least one that can give assurance to an individual Christian.
In my humble opinion, the pendulum is simply swinging back. In their attempt to combat liberalism and modernism with traditionalism, some have replaced Biblical illiteracy with misguided philosophy, and in so doing, removed all incentives for morality, repentance and worship.
The Pharisees were guilty in part for shutting the gates of heaven from some. True Calvinists in all cases have either shut up heaven or hell, depending upon the individual. To make matters worse, no one knows which door was shut to him and Calvinism offers no incentive to change your behavior. Calvinists do not offer an objective test for determining whether a person is saved, or at least one that can give assurance to an individual Christian.
Labels: Calvinism, Time Magazine
posted by Bill Blue at Thursday, March 12, 2009
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