Did you read all of it? Sounds like you didnt get very far. Cut and paste and print it. Read his contribution to the HC catechism and his lecture , which I typed out. After you have read it all--I mean all of it--then I will answer any other questions from you; but not before you read it all. I will...

Did you read Paraeus?

Bert:

I will ask you, for the third time: 'Do YOU, not Paraeus, but YOU, do you believe that Christ died to save one and everyone?"

David: Did you read Paraeus? What Paraeus believes I believe.

David

Bert,

You know its an evasion.

But here is my answer:

David Paraeus

Start there, Bert. If you have problems with Paraeus, thats gonna be interesting.

David

Can you please answer my question, which you continuously avoid: Thus you are stating here that Calvin held to the amyraldian position of hypothetical universalism? A simple yes or no will suffice. Whats the relevance of the question? Its just another ad hominem, Bert. But to answer your question: ...

Thus you are stating here that Calvin held to the amyraldian position of hypothetical universalism? Hey Bert, again you reply with an off-topic remark that does not address the posted material. Let me post it again. I will space out the lines: "If any man hear my words." After having spok...

Here is what I mean from Calvin. He is pretty clear in identifying the mission of Christ: "If any man hear my words." After having spoken concerning his grace, and exhorted his disciples to steady faith, he now begins to strike the rebellious , though even here he mitigates the severity du...

I would love to see the rules in English. Personally I'm not fluent in English; I just write some kind of stone coal Englisch, as you may see. :wink: Perhaps one of you (Bert or David) can occupy yourself with translating the forum rules. :D Just mail the result to me or another moderator or admini...

Hey Bert, this is getting out of hand. You can email me directly or message me. I dont believe what is happening now is edifying anyone or directing focus to the issues tabled. Its again making it personal. Bert: You gotta get your terminology straight though. How can a convicted hypercalvinist like...

Hey Bert, Re: Clark, re: Hoeksema. And where is the ad hominem there? Scope this out: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&defl=en&q=define:ad+hominem&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title Definitions of ad hominem on the Web: appealing to feelings or prejudices rather ...

Calvin is referencing the lost sheep. Note, he is not speaking there of lost goats. So plainly, Calvin is not preaching universalism. Do you believe Christs died to save one and everyone? Bert, I am at a loss now. From what I cited below: Calvin: Again, the word sheep is applied even to the reproba...

So this is an ad hominim statement, then?: Oh, by the way, sorry David, but there is only one PRCA member here. You are not beleaguered Hey Bert, No thats not an ad hominem either, because 1) what I said was true, not only in terms of what I reported, but also in terms of my wider perception and ex...

You are saying that Calvin believed in universal redemption. I am saying here exactly what he himself said. See his similar comments here: http://calvinandcalvinism.wordpress.com/category/matthew-2337/ Let me repost Calvin again: "To the lost sheep of the house of Israel." He bestows the ...

Hey Mayflower, The RPW in its classic expression says: if it is not commanded it is forbidden. That is purported to be a universal trans-covenantal rule that binds all religious worship across the span of redemptive history. Proving that from Scripture, tho, is not going to be easy (apart from the f...

Exactly, God's revealed will. In other words, his command to repent and believe! Hey Bert, I think you are missing Calvin's point: for him it is revealed unto us that Christ came to save the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Yet by "lost sheep" Calvin includes the reprobate. Thus, Calvin...