Questions tagged [reformed-theology]
A branch of Protestantism emphasizing the sovereignty of God and his covenants with humanity. Also known as Calvinism.
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Promises of God that help us partake in His divine nature
What are the promises referred to by Peter in 2 Peter 1:4 through which we can partake of the divine nature and escape the corruption that is in the world by lust? What are the views regarding this ...
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According to reformed theology, how does the fall glorify God?
What this question is not about:
This question is NOT about:
Is God omniscient (all knowing?), omnipotent (all powerful?) and benevolent? Then if God foresaw the first sin, and had the power to stop ...
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Calvinist Disagreement with Valentinian Gnosticism on Predestination
For the record, I do not believe Calvinists are cryto-Valentinians. I do not believe Calvinists are Gnostics, so please understand my question knowing I am not trying to paint anyone in a good or bad ...
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Are there sola scriptura inerrantists who reject sensus unum as a general hermeneutic?
I have noticed that adherers to sola scriptura that defend biblical inerrancy nearly always argue from a sensus unum understanding of scripture as opposed to a sensus plenior understanding of ...
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According to reformed theology, is hypocrisy a sin?
People don't like hypocrites, and they get a pretty bad rap in the Bible (especially from Jesus), but is hypocrisy itself a sin?
In reformed theology at least, every one is fallen and cannot avoid ...
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How do Calvinists explain Luke 19:41-44
How do Calvinists explain Luke 19:41-44:
41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, 42
saying, “Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things
that make for peace! ...
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Limited Atonement and Perseverance of the Saints in Light of 1 Corinthians 8:11 (Calvinism)
The acronym T.U.L.I.P summarizes five core doctrines of Calvinism concerning salvation. I hope I've summarized them accurately enough for the question's purpose.
T. Total Depravity — The doctrine ...
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What did Calvin think about Knox's “Monstrous Regiment”?
Scottish Protestant reformer John Knox (1514-1572) is the author of the work of vile misogyny, The first blast of the trumpet against the monstruous regiment of women (1558). In the book, Knox rails ...
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Difference between Augustinianism and Calvinism
Is there a difference between Augustinianism and (Five Points) Calvinism as they relate to the doctrine of salvation?
If so, what is the difference?
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Did the authors of the Westminster Standards accept Roman Catholic baptisms as valid?
In the original version of the Westminster Standards, a highly regarded Protestant doctrinal statement, there's a line that is particularly famous:
There is no other head of the Church but the Lord ...
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How do Calvinists understand “anyone” in 2 Peter 3:9?
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand
slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to
perish, but everyone to come to repentance
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Indwelled by the Holy Spirit — VS — not indwelled by the Holy Spirit according to the Calvinist?
I will quote a few points that I found from Regeneration in the Old Testament.
It can be clearly demonstrated that regeneration is an occurrence in both the Old and New testaments
But the ...
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What is the “gospel” in OT according to the Calvinist?
This question is following my question before. At my question there I have a quotation from Reformation Study Bible (2015) :
Divine illumination and persuasion is necessary for the heart blinded
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What is supralapsarianism?
One of the main reasons Jacobus Arminius split with Calvinism was his opposition to the doctrine of supralapsarianism taught by his colleagues at Leiden University.
What is supralapsarianism? Is it a ...
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According to Calvinists, why did God say what He did to Cain in Genesis 4:7?
Both high and low Calvinists from this Wiki say that God authorized the Fall, by which all deserve to be condemned.
Me: If there is no predestination at all, both Cain and Abel will end up in hell.
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What was the difference between Ratramnus's view of the Eucharist and that of Calvin?
In the First Eucharistic Controversy (ninth century), Paschasius Radbertus wrote a monograph arguing that the elements in communion were nothing less than the physical flesh and blood of Jesus. He ...
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What was at issue in the Clark-Van Til controversy?
In the 1940s, Cornelius Van Til and other professors at Westminster Theological Seminary first tried to block Gordon Clark's entry into the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, then later put him on trial ...
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Was Abel regenerated before the offering according to the Calvinist?
Genesis 4:4–5 [Berean Study Bible]
(4) The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering
(5) but He had no regard for Cain and his offering
I'm in the middle of conversation with a Calvinist ...
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To whom the Election applied according to the Calvinist (TULIP)?
A. To every human (including Adam and Eve) who will exist in the future.
B. To every human (except Adam and Eve) who will exist in the future.
C. To every human who will exist in the future after ...
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Are there disagreements between Reformed Theology and the teachings of A.W. Tozer?
Are there any known conflicts between the teachings of A.W. Tozer and those of Reformed Theology?
My concern is sparked by his relation to the Christian "mystics", which sound potentially heretical. ...
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Has 'Affirmation 2010' been adopted, generally, by those called 'Reformed'?
A few years ago, I was given a booklet called 'Affirmation 2010' in which several signatories, standing as 'Reformed', added their names to a list of doctrinal elements which sought to 're-affirm' ...
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Does the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church believe in replacement theology?
I belong to Associate Reformed Presbyterian church and would like to know if they believe in replacement theology . Do they believe in the prophecy and the thousand year reign of Christ on the earth??...
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How is the election of Adam and Eve according to the Calvinist?
The Westminster Confession :
3.1 "God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to
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If God “shows no partiality,” how do Calvinists defend predestination?
There are a number of verses in the Bible that say that God is "not partial" (Deuteronomy 10:17) or that he "shows no partiality" (Romans 2:11, ESV). How do Calvinists square such verses with their ...
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Calvinism: Dealing with paradoxes
In a video entitled "John MacArthur: Calvinism vs. Arminianism", Todd Friel of Wretched gives a short introduction before showing a clip of John MacArthur at some event several years ago, allegedly ...
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List of old heresies condemned by the Catholic Church now present in Lutheranism and Calvinism
The title says it all, I'd like a list of all heresies condemned by the Catholic Church before the Reformation. This time specifically those identified in Lutheranism and 5 point Calvinism.
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What is the easy and less complicated definition of predestination [Calvinism]?
I am finding it difficult to understand the Calvinistic ideas of limited atonement and predestination. Does limited atonement mean that only a chosen people called the elect will attain salvation? If ...
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Calvinists: How to avoid justification from eternity?
I'm having trouble understanding how Calvinists avoid the doctrine of justification from eternity, which roughly states that the elect are justified either before the creation of the world or at the ...
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What arguments were made against William Carey's missions efforts?
I am aware that William Carey's efforts to form a missions society and travel overseas as a missionary were opposed by some of his Calvinist (or hyper-Calvinist) Baptist peers.
I'm vaguely aware of ...
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According to reformed theology, who or what will the saints reign over during the millenium?
Regarding the 1000 years, Revelation 20:6 states:
Blessed and holy is the one who takes part in the first resurrection.
The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of
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Election, Gods Sovereignty and Is Cain Saved?
Does Calvinism (and those who believe in Unconditional Election) teach that Cain was elected to Salvation?
This is my source for defining Unconditional Election.
Unconditional Election:
God does ...
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According to Reformed Baptist theology when did the Church begin?
According to Reformed Baptist theology, when did the Church begin? In the Old Testament or in the New Testament?
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How did Aquinas and Reformation-era Protestants disagree on God's will?
Thomas Aquinas distinguished between God's antecedent and consequent wills. Meanwhile, the Reformed confessions (eg Westminster Confession) distinguished between God's decretive and revealed wills. ...
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Did any actual Puritan congregations impose scarlet letters on adulterers?
Nathaniel Hawthorne's (fictional) book, the Scarlet Letter, in my opinion, has seared a characterization in people's minds that Puritans were dour, hypocritical, legalistic, and shame-driven ...
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Does the Westminster Confession affirm or deny Luther's predilection for Paul's writings?
My understanding is that the Westminster Confession is the official defining document of "Reformed theology". That is, if someone is "Reformed" then they agree completely or almost completely with the ...
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According to Calvinism, if Catholicism might lead to salvation, why to remain a Calvinist? (Henry IV story)
In his 1786 book, "The History of Heresies and Their Refutation", (saint) Alphonsus Liguiri wrote:
I think the danger of eternal perdition, by dying separated from the Church, should be a ...
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What is the Calvinist Perspective on the Tribulation
What view of the tribulation do Calvinists generally tend to take?
I am aware of the eschatology espoused in the Westminister Confession , but I don't see anything related to the tribulation there.
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How is the atonement sufficient for salvation according to Calvinists?
Because there is not a single verse in the Bible that explicitly states that Christ laid down his life only for believers (the elect), Calvinists typically defend their doctrine of limited atonement ...
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Are foster children considered covenant children in Presbyterianism?
Foster children are on the one hand a part of the household but on the other hand not legally adopted and may be ultimately reunited with their birth parents. So do Presbyterians of a confessional ...
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According to Reformed Theology, what is the doctrinal basis for belief in New Testament tithing?
Most Reformed churches refer to "tithes and offerings" as an understanding of the giving structure in church. Reformed Theology as a theological framework is careful about ensuring there is a biblical ...
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How do “once saved, always saved” advocates explain the Parable of the Sower?
How do advocates of a strict perseverance of the saints doctrine explain the Parable of the Sower? That is, how does someone explain it who believes that once someone is saved they cannot lose that ...
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Origin of the Reformed “Marks of the True Church”
In Reformed Theology, "the marks of a true church" are often delineated, to the effect of:
Church discipline
Teaching/preaching
Administration of the sacraments
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Do conservative Presbyterians accept 4-point Calvinists?
I realize that many conservative Presbyterian churches (PCA, OPC, etc.) have fairly basic standards for membership, not requiring much more than baptism and a basic affirmation of faith, although ...
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“Holy man / saints” in the point of view of God according to the Calvinist?
I was in the middle of a discussion in a Christian Forum, where the Calvinist member say that : "holy man / saint" can only exist only after Jesus died. Before Jesus died, all the OT people are ...
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For those who deny the Immaculate Conception, why did Jesus not have original sin?
The Westminster Confession (8:2) says Jesus is of the substance of Mary:
The Son of God, the second person of the Trinity, being very and eternal God, of one substance and equal with the Father, ...
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If Christ had a complete human nature, how come his human nature wasn't totally depraved as ours is?
I understand the reformed doctrine of total depravity to be that the human nature is such that it is utterly unable to choose to follow God. Another way I've heard it put is that men are by nature ...
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Who is “you” in Genesis 3:15 according to the Calvinist?
I have a "connected" question before in here. And I think I made a mistake to ask a question like that directly.
So, I will start here first :
Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity between you and the ...
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Does evanescent grace remove all assurance of salvation? [closed]
The symptoms of evanescent grace and real grace seem to be indistinguishable.
yet experience shows that the reprobate are sometimes affected in a way so similar to the elect, that even in their own ...
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The word “faith” in Matthew 17:20, Matthew 21:21 according to Reformed?
Matthew 17:20
And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for
truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you
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Did John Calvin observe Christmas?
In some strands of Reformed theology, the regulative principle of worship is understood to mean that "church holidays," not specifically established in the Bible, should not be recognized in public ...
