That is a hilarous oxymoron but it is doubly sad considering the extent of the warmed over slop that is taught in the baptistic arminian culture. The sad fact is that these arminians are enslaved in enlightment philosophy and most don't even realize the catagory they are bound in. Saying that the Word of God is only the words written in the Bible is an example of how the arminian is utterly bound by analytic philosophy dismissing any general revelation and contextual historical revelations, as if God Himself is limited by language. Blasphmemy! That is why their little dispensational god is so mutable. Everytime one of his syllogisms falls apart he needs to reconstruct a new one.
I've become convinced that the only way to reach our enslaved brothers and sisters is by employing the same methodology as God Himself condescended to teach His people, that is through stories. The veracity of stories is arrived at differently than enlightment analytic philosophy. In the Arminian Cartesian model it is about "I" using my senses to arrive at the truth. As we know this is antithethical to the story/narrative of the Bible. Perhaps we have too have been enslaved to a degree and need to repent and help our brothers and sisters out of their enslavement.
LOL. No matter how many times I've discuss Biblical examples (Jonah, Ester, Cornelius, etc.) they seem to be ignored.
I've always had trouble reconciling the Arminian "God of love" with one who would command the slaughter of civilizations. I understand it from a Calvinist "God is sovereign" perspective. Until people can grasp the sovereignty part these examples will only remain "stories".
***I've become convinced that the only way to reach our enslaved brothers and sisters is by employing the same methodology as God Himself condescended to teach His people, that is through stories.***
Speaking thereof, you may be interest in my last post to fortheDeclaration. He is embroiled in a gigantic self-contradiction with his analogy. I'm in the process of straigntening him out. For my efforts, I fully expect him or some other Arminian to do what they have been doing on this thread.
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