[connectthedots]

Concerning the condition of the Abraham covenant, I said that it was two-fold, from Abraham's perspective. Abraham had to believe God's promise and then act. He was to believe that the Lord would do what He declared and to act on that belief by obeying God when he was told to apply the sign of the covenant to the male members of his house.

This guy is a Calvinist? How can that be? He says that Abraham had to decide to believe and then to act on that belief. That is not Calvinism as expressed by the swarm. This is what they claim to be an Arminian belief.

[HarleyD]

What?!? He said THAT! BLASPHAMY! HERESY! (rent shirt here)

Oh wait a minute. I’m not an expert but I believe the Calvinists would agree with you on the need to exercise faith. Where they would disagree is on election. I believe they would say that God chose Abraham out of all the millions of people on earth at that time because God knew Abraham would act in faith upon the promise. That is probably where the two theologies would disagree.

(And to think I ruined a perfectly good shirt) :O)