Calvinists are synergists

Go ahead and ask me if I care

 

Well, gee.... That's ugly, and uncalled-for.

The Archangel

 

Looks like we've got a Rippon Jr.

 

I.E. know it all’s.

 

That is in the eye of the beholder

 

Sure... Because "Go ahead and ask me if I care" is always said in kindness... </sarcasm>

The nature of the phase itself reveals the heart behind it.

The Archangel

 

Yes but he never touched the third rail...never even mentioned John Gill did he!

 

Do not presume to understand my heart young man, you are no good at it frankly...you have not lived my life

 

Not presuming.

 

Why did Jesus give the Great Commission, if that is the case?

 

Why, do you follow it? But irrespective of this it is about discipleship and there are many ways to achieve that... or perhaps it’s to test your own personal obedience. However I would not consider it the only way to make a connection... but I don’t stress out about it either. If God wants you, he is going to take you.

 

Please don’t identify me as a Calvy, I’m not and this is only one of the many issues where I disagree with them.

 

I’m just using you as a springboard for mouthing my displeasure with Calvinists. While I have the highest respect for AlbertMohler and his educated elite I dislike their arrogance in continuing do degrade others beliefs, much like I dispised my mother’s constant pronouncement that the RCC was the one true church and all others are erroneous.

 

Just because you disagree with our view does not mean you understand it. You are not the arbiter of truth, you are especially not the arbiter of truth for our position, and you do not get to re-define our words to fit your errant ideas, no matter how much you try. You have yet to demonstrate that you do understand. So, whatever silliness you seem to want to label us with, it's hard to label someone else as "silly" when you're insisting, despite all evidence to the contrary, that 2+2=5.

I readily affirm there are non-Calvinists that have a good and precise understanding of Calvinism. You just aren't one of them. In fact, you've never demonstrated understanding (and the key word there is "Demonstrated"). I wouldn't care if you go on rejecting Calvinism as long as you demonstrate that you understand it, which you have yet to do. Thankfully, your salvation isn't based on accepting Calvinism or demonstrating a proper understanding thereof.

The Archangel

 

When you are convinced that you are right then your certitudes just get the better of you.

 

Was John Gill a Hyper?

 

I would simply ask when Mohler, et al. have "degraded others' beliefs?" I understand what you're describing with your mother about the RCC, but I have no knowledge of Mohler doing such a thing. In fact, Mohler and Danny Akin are the best of friends, and Akin is nowhere near a Calvinist. Don't transfer your ill feelings about your mother's actions onto others simply because you perceive them to be doing something similar.

The Archangel