In Roger Olson's experience, many non-Calvinists are Arminian on the outside, but Calvinist on the inside. On paper they're Arminian, but when crunch time comes, they're functional Calvinists:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogereolson/2012/06/what-i-admire-about-calvinists/
The man's got a point. If you deny unconditional election and irresistible grace, why pray to God to save your loved ones?
ReplyDeleteIf you want to be consistent with your professed soteriology, you ought to pray to them instead.
That is, unless, deep down you really do believe it's all in God's hands.
This reminds me of the way atheists can't help but use moral language and can't seem to be consistent with their beliefs. It's hard to not talk like a Calvinist when you read the Bible.
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