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In an ongoing debate about what it means to be a Christian, Chris Redford, a former Assembly of God youth-turned-atheist, is trying to make the case that the view of salvation held by Pentecostals today is more akin to his own view than the one held by the entire Protestant church since the Reformation. He in particular cites my Calvinism and suggested “‘saved’ means “something different (to me) than what it means to Pentecostals”. I will summarize his position, which is found in a comment on the other post. Calvinist (Protestant Reformation View): Metaphysical Salvation, Salvation and the Gospel Message...