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Daniel,
That has been his Father's message for decades but, in his case anyway, it has not been true.
The elder Robert Schuller is not meaningfully Reformed. He might be the epitome of "dead orthodoxy." He professes Reformed convictions but they do not manifest themselves in any way. He does not preach Christ. He is a moralist and a therapist. He does not preach the law really. He preaches self-improvement, which is a sort of law, an insidious law that says, "You can keep this law if you really will." This is not Calvinism. It is Pelagianism.
Mike Horton confronted the elder Bob Schuller, live, on the air on the White Horse Inn many years ago. When confronted with his own words and asked to explain how they relate to Scripture and the Reformed confession, Schuller stormed out of the studio -- on the air! He returned a moment later saying that he thought the show was over.
I've not seen his son often. I try not to watch, but I've seen him enough to see that he's a pale imitation of his positive-thinking father.
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