Comments on: A Parable for Hyper-Calvinists http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/10/23/a-parable-for-hyper-calvinists/ Fear God and keep His commandments; for this is the whole duty of man - Ecclesiastes 12:13 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Charles http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/10/23/a-parable-for-hyper-calvinists/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Charles Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:06:57 +0000 http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/10/23/a-parable-for-hyper-calvinists/#comment-930 Randall, The way I understand it, free will is always contextual. Because scripture confirms both predestination and choice, we know that both exist. Because God created the universe out of nothing, and because there is no one else but God, we know that our will cannot have an impulse that is independent of God's creation. Thus, we have free will within the context of God's absolute will. Hyper-Calvinism is the illogical position that a sovereign God could not be taking the present moment into account when he spoke at the dawn of time, that somehow a man can "game the system" and still "love God" even though he does none of the things God has commanded him to do. If that makes sense, Thanks for the read, Charles Randall,
The way I understand it, free will is always contextual. Because scripture confirms both predestination and choice, we know that both exist. Because God created the universe out of nothing, and because there is no one else but God, we know that our will cannot have an impulse that is independent of God’s creation. Thus, we have free will within the context of God’s absolute will.

Hyper-Calvinism is the illogical position that a sovereign God could not be taking the present moment into account when he spoke at the dawn of time, that somehow a man can “game the system” and still “love God” even though he does none of the things God has commanded him to do.

If that makes sense,
Thanks for the read,
Charles

]]> By: Charles http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/10/23/a-parable-for-hyper-calvinists/comment-page-1/#comment-1590 Charles Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:06:00 +0000 http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/10/23/a-parable-for-hyper-calvinists/#comment-1590 Randall, The way I understand it, free will is always contextual. Because scripture confirms both predestination and choice, we know that both exist. Because God created the universe out of nothing, and because there is no one else but God, we know that our will cannot have an impulse that is independent of God's creation. Thus, we have free will within the context of God's absolute will. Hyper-Calvinism is the illogical position that a sovereign God could not be taking the present moment into account when he spoke at the dawn of time, that somehow a man can "game the system" and still "love God" even though he does none of the things God has commanded him to do. If that makes sense, Thanks for the read, Charles Randall,
The way I understand it, free will is always contextual. Because scripture confirms both predestination and choice, we know that both exist. Because God created the universe out of nothing, and because there is no one else but God, we know that our will cannot have an impulse that is independent of God’s creation. Thus, we have free will within the context of God’s absolute will.

Hyper-Calvinism is the illogical position that a sovereign God could not be taking the present moment into account when he spoke at the dawn of time, that somehow a man can “game the system” and still “love God” even though he does none of the things God has commanded him to do.

If that makes sense,
Thanks for the read,
Charles

]]> By: R. Sherman http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/10/23/a-parable-for-hyper-calvinists/comment-page-1/#comment-929 R. Sherman Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:36:07 +0000 http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/10/23/a-parable-for-hyper-calvinists/#comment-929 Hyper Calvinism is a reaction/logical extension of the abrogation of free will. In the parable, do the workers have a choice as to the application of their talents? If so, does free will arise only in the elect, and then only after salvation? Obedience is only possible if one has a choice. Anything else is coercion. Cheers. Hyper Calvinism is a reaction/logical extension of the abrogation of free will. In the parable, do the workers have a choice as to the application of their talents? If so, does free will arise only in the elect, and then only after salvation?

Obedience is only possible if one has a choice. Anything else is coercion.

Cheers.

]]> By: R. Sherman http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/10/23/a-parable-for-hyper-calvinists/comment-page-1/#comment-1589 R. Sherman Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:36:00 +0000 http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/10/23/a-parable-for-hyper-calvinists/#comment-1589 Hyper Calvinism is a reaction/logical extension of the abrogation of free will. In the parable, do the workers have a choice as to the application of their talents? If so, does free will arise only in the elect, and then only after salvation? Obedience is only possible if one has a choice. Anything else is coercion. Cheers. Hyper Calvinism is a reaction/logical extension of the abrogation of free will. In the parable, do the workers have a choice as to the application of their talents? If so, does free will arise only in the elect, and then only after salvation?

Obedience is only possible if one has a choice. Anything else is coercion.

Cheers.

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