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The Heresy of Calvinism

Quotes from John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion:

John Calvin's theology exhibited the man's psychopathy. By his own words, John Calvin expressed the belief that his god is the author of sin:

Nor ought it to seem absurd when I say, that God not only foresaw the

(cont'd)

* posted by Robert on Sat, Nov 03, 2018

Jesus vs Paul vs James

Jesus issued direct calls to action.

A rich young man came to Jesus and asked, 'Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?' (Mat 19:16)

Jesus responded, 'If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou (cont'd)

* posted by Robert on Sat, Oct 27, 2018

The Destiny of the Soul

God is love. As such, God's default is to send the soul to heaven. But God is love. He gives the soul every chance to go to Heaven. Only those who embrace evil and hate the good go to Hell, think ananius and caiphis, hitler, stalin, mao, and the like. They would ruin heaven if they were allowed in. (cont'd)

* posted by Robert on Fri, Oct 19, 2018

Pain: God's Megaphone to Rouse a Deaf World

Anthony Hopkins as the great C.S. Lewis in the movie Shadowlands:

We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it (cont'd)

* posted by Robert on Sun, Feb 04, 2018

Words from a Wise Martian

Once upon a time, TV was worth watching.

There is no secret, says the Martian. Live life for itself. Derive pleasure from the gift of pure being. Life is its own answer. Accept it and enjoy it day by day. Live as (cont'd)

* posted by Robert on Wed, Aug 16, 2017

What is Hell?

The Lord described hell (Gehenna, the Jerusalem city trash dump) as a place or state of darkness (Matthew 8:12). He also described hell as a place or state of fire (Mark 9:48). But fire gives off light. So it's obvious that fire and darkness are symbols.

God is not a psychopath. He does not (cont'd)

* posted by Robert on Wed, Aug 02, 2017

The Cross - the meeting point between God and man

The death of God upon the Cross was the most significant event in all history. The Apostle Peter wrote:

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. (1 Peter

(cont'd)

* posted by Robert on Wed, Jul 26, 2017

The Person Called You

You are unique in all the universe. Billions have existed, but there is only one you.

You are known to God. The Lord Jesus said, 'Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of (cont'd)

* posted by Robert on Sun, Jul 23, 2017

Amos - A Vision of Judgment

Amos was the blue collar prophet; a shepherd and sycamore fig farmer from the southern village of Tekoa. Near the end of each summer he would herd his flocks to places such as western Judah where the sycamore figs grew. To pay the local landowners for grazing rights, Amos would pierce holes in (cont'd)

* posted by Robert on Sun, Sep 21, 2003

Second Chances - Jeremiah

Of all the prophets of the Old Testament, there is none into whose heart we see so clearly; whose internal struggles are laid so bare as Jeremiah. He shares his five Confessions which are recorded in Book 1, chapters 11 - 20 of his prophecy. These are his confessions of those things (cont'd)

* posted by Robert on Mon, Sep 08, 2003

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