Comments on: Dr. Patterson on Calvinism http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=patterson-on-calvinism A forum for Baptists to dialogue about how best to fulfill God’s calling in our lives. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:33:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: volfan007 http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-849 volfan007 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:45:28 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-849 wow...i just read dr. pattersons' paper on this. incredible insight. i agree with peter....any building bridges conference between calvinists and non-calvinists should have included dr. patterson speaking on this paper. fantastic understanding. thanks sbc today crew for this blessing. david wow…i just read dr. pattersons’ paper on this. incredible insight. i agree with peter….any building bridges conference between calvinists and non-calvinists should have included dr. patterson speaking on this paper. fantastic understanding. thanks sbc today crew for this blessing.

david

]]> By: Jonathan Borland http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-848 Jonathan Borland Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:53:30 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-848 This is a great little blog. Thank you! When I have free time, I'll definitely try to come here for some constructive and polite dialogue on meaningful issues. This is a great little blog. Thank you! When I have free time, I’ll definitely try to come here for some constructive and polite dialogue on meaningful issues.

]]> By: R. Grannemann http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-847 R. Grannemann Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:47:33 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-847 I once sought to reconcile predestination and free will, and thought several times that I had done it. Finally, I did understand, that philosophers smarter than I had rightly concluded that God's sovereignty and human freedom were in fact insoluble from a human logic point-of-view. Strict Calvinism solves the problem by going with God's sovereignty to the exclusion of human freedom. That's at least logically consistent. Human freedom, however, is required to have a meaningful world. You can learn something from studying the Calvinism debate. The problem comes, in my opinion, when you have overconfidence in your conclusions. I once sought to reconcile predestination and free will, and thought several times that I had done it. Finally, I did understand, that philosophers smarter than I had rightly concluded that God’s sovereignty and human freedom were in fact insoluble from a human logic point-of-view. Strict Calvinism solves the problem by going with God’s sovereignty to the exclusion of human freedom. That’s at least logically consistent. Human freedom, however, is required to have a meaningful world.

You can learn something from studying the Calvinism debate. The problem comes, in my opinion, when you have overconfidence in your conclusions.

]]> By: Chris Johnson http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-846 Chris Johnson Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:24:39 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-846 Joe, I've heard you sing.... that other Joe ain't got nothin' on ya! Blessings, Chris Joe,

I’ve heard you sing…. that other Joe ain’t got nothin’ on ya!

Blessings,
Chris

]]> By: peter lumpkins http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-845 peter lumpkins Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:07:33 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-845 Wes, This paper is stunning. Dr. Patterson should put it to Mp3--perhaps preaching it in chapel--and make it available to every Southern Baptist. Here, he is at his finest. Whoever cooked up Building Bridges committed the greatest of gaffes by not serving, on the speaker's plate, this piece of pie. Grace. With that, I am... Peter p.s. Now if only Dr. Patterson would come around to the post-trib position, we'd be doctrinally set til Jesus comes... ;^) Wes,

This paper is stunning. Dr. Patterson should put it to Mp3–perhaps preaching it in chapel–and make it available to every Southern Baptist. Here, he is at his finest.

Whoever cooked up Building Bridges committed the greatest of gaffes by not serving, on the speaker’s plate, this piece of pie.

Grace. With that, I am…

Peter

p.s. Now if only Dr. Patterson would come around to the post-trib position, we’d be doctrinally set til Jesus comes… ;^)

]]> By: Joe Stewart http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-844 Joe Stewart Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:10:43 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-844 I just hope the music minister sings better than any SBC Today host. What a great article! I just hope the music minister sings better than any SBC Today host. What a great article!

]]> By: Tim G http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-843 Tim G Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:50:21 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-843 Great article guys and great comments of love and understanding. Have we all been raptured? :) I say amen to all of the above in the wording, spirit, and connectivity. God is good. TG Great article guys and great comments of love and understanding. Have we all been raptured? :)

I say amen to all of the above in the wording, spirit, and connectivity. God is good.

TG

]]> By: Debbie Kaufman http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-842 Debbie Kaufman Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:29:44 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-842 Tim: Both. :) Tim: Both. :)

]]> By: Scott Gordon http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-841 Scott Gordon Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:58:15 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-841 Chris, Thanks for the info on the Heyens. And thanks for the comments in this thread. By Grace Alone! Chris,

Thanks for the info on the Heyens. And thanks for the comments in this thread.

By Grace Alone!

]]> By: Colin McGahey http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-840 Colin McGahey Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:39:27 +0000 http://sbctoday.com/2007/12/03/patterson-on-calvinism/#comment-840 Chris, Yes sir. I now understand and agree. Thank you for your patience with me. Chris,

Yes sir. I now understand and agree. Thank you for your patience with me.

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