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To: RnMomof7
What I find so great about this article is the humility of the author. He started from a perspective of pride as an arminian. He was the reason he was saved. Contrast that to the 'conversion' to what the Bible teaches. He finds he is not the reason, he has been humbled. He realizes that it was the Holy Spirit moving in him that caused him to see the light.

Once again, we see the humility involved in calvinisms correct teachings. How good is it to know it is not me, but Him.

18 posted on 07/28/2002 11:41:59 AM PDT by Wrigley
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To: Wrigley
Once again, we see the humility involved in calvinisms correct teachings. How good is it to know it is not me, but Him.

Have you ever read Horton? He tells how Arminism is like the bumper sticker that we see on cars ..." God is my co-pilot" I also think of the one " there is nothing that God and I can not handle together". It implies God is not able..but with my help He can do it..

God is sure lucky to have all the help he has huh?

I once was sitting in a Sunday School class (before I was a Calvinist) and one woman made the statement that everything God did he did because He loves us. I told her God has always acted for His names sake and His glory as well as for His love. i suggested she should to read the OT

Sometimes a partial truth is as dangerous as an outright lie

Indeed God does love us with an everlasting love. He could have destroyed all manking and started over had he chose..but he set aside a remnent for himself..and with great love He saved us.

The danger with the all for love theory is it is man centered and not God centered IMHO.

God did not save me because He needed me..He saved me because He chose to out of love..a very big difference

20 posted on 07/28/2002 11:53:45 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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