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Originally Posted by moral necessity  I know of someone who uses a cliche' that says: "Believe like a Calvinist, but live like an Arminian". I think they're trying to balance God's sovereignty with man's responsibility. But, something seems amiss here. What do you think? and, How would you respond?
Blessings! | I know a lot of people who want to believe like Calvinists but evangelize like Arminians. A lot of that comes from the fact that they have never been taught by educated and Godly teachers of the Word on how to deal with the really tough questions about living out the God-centered life. It's easy to say "It's all up to you" when evangelizing, and then just teach the new convert the doctrines of grace later. It is a lot harder to preacher a God-centered gospel from the start, and most are too ill-equipped to take the long and hard path of a Christ-centered life.
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Dan Pemberton
Vacaville, CA
Member, First Baptist Church San Luis Obispo
Formerly ABUSA (We left, so I guess that makes us American Baptists Unleashed!)
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