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To: drstevej; Cvengr
This statement alone is sufficient to show that the author is uninterested in truth.

Explain.

Did not Calvin teach that God through his irresistible grace forces the elect to believe?

Did not Calvin advocate and practice forced Church membership and attendance in order to ensure that all of the citizens of Geneva were "elect"?

What is it about the statement that indicates that the author is not interested in the truth?

20 posted on 08/08/2003 7:31:05 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Milquetoast Q. Whitebread is alive!)
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To: P-Marlowe; drstevej
Did not Calvin teach that God through his irresistible grace forces the elect to believe?

I may be wrong, but I believe that Calvin taught that God, in His grace, removes our impediment to believe. So once that is removed, we WANT to believe. There is nothing forced.

37 posted on 08/08/2003 10:00:21 AM PDT by ksen (HHD;FRM)
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