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To: CCWoody
Re: your Arminian test

#4 - yes, but I got it as a "freebie" with a Finney book and it concerned Mormonism (but was promptly discarded anyway)

#17, my wife had some given to her

#19 No, but does "my kid beat up your honor student" count?

#45 Yes that bothers me - I can see the rationale in that abstension gives no foothold for sin (conversely a foothold for legalism), BUT - Christ used wine at the last supper.

Let me ask a question. In using wine in communion, what is the Calvin stance regarding consumption otherwise. Free Methodists abstain altogether (myself for medical reasons & past abuse issues). I'd be curious to learn what the Anibaptists do. I do miss my Sunday wine, a heel of french bread and some imported peccorino romano.

I scored a two overall. However, having a strong romanist leaning should disqualify me altogether.

145 posted on 05/07/2002 6:31:44 AM PDT by Revelation 911
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To: Revelation 911
"I'd be curious to learn what the Anibaptists do" as well.
148 posted on 05/07/2002 6:37:07 AM PDT by Revelation 911
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To: Revelation 911; Jerry_M
Let me ask a question. In using wine in communion, what is the Calvin stance regarding consumption otherwise. Free Methodists abstain altogether (myself for medical reasons & past abuse issues). I'd be curious to learn what the Anibaptists do. I do miss my Sunday wine, a heel of french bread and some imported peccorino romano.

Well, I can't answer any of these questions. I am a Calvinist only because I can read the Bible from left to right and not right to left. I've never been in any "Calvinist" church; I never read "Calvinist" works. And it used to bother me that I was the only one who seemed to see that the Lord really is Sovereign. In fact, the only churches I have ever been a member is a near Universalist Arminian Episcopalian (where the rector was very good at selecting his wines for the communion) and the church I attend now (the grape juice and plastic cup variety).

The Arminian Baptist churches I attended wouldn't even let me join unless I did things their way.

162 posted on 05/07/2002 7:10:34 AM PDT by CCWoody
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To: Revelation 911
This 'Calvinist' drinks wine, beer, and the 'better' stuff, but only in moderation. I haven't been drunk since I was 15, but that's another story...
259 posted on 05/08/2002 12:39:16 AM PDT by irishtenor
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