Can We Really Exercise Free Will?

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Bible_Highlighter said:
Ah, so you’re digging your ditch even deeper.
That tells me one of four things.

Either…

(a) You are severely uninformed and live in a bubble where you’ve convinced yourself of the delusion that Calvinists do not exist.​
(b) You are the type who mocks learning and refuses to look up even basic facts (As if anti-intellectualism is something to be praised).​
(c) You are deliberately trying to gaslight others into believing a lie, even though you know better.​
(d) You’re joking, and merely trying to either get attention, or you are messing with us to get a laugh.​


All you have to do is search the internet, "Why I am a Calvinist" and you can have a field day of reading a good number of articles.
Do you think these people are in on some conspiracy? If so, that would be highly unlikely. What would the motivation be?
Anyone can do a Google search in seconds and know you are lying. Again, is that the kind of reputation you want as a Christian?




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You know contemplating here, and putting myself in your mindset.

Here you are trying to convince everyone, there is such thing as a Calvinist, whilst at the same time you don't want there to be.

You get get sound advice given to you that there isn't such a thing, but yet you still want there be to such thing.

I know that there is not one church called a calvinist church in the UK

And so far I haven't found one in the USA.

Why is that ?
 
Then theres this


John 3:5

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5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
 
Then theres this

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I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
 
Jordon said:
Here you are trying to convince everyone, there is such thing as a Calvinist, whilst at the same time you don't want there to be.
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There are fools, and I would prefer there were no fools. Is that contradictory? No.
 
Dino246 said:
There are fools, and I would prefer there were no fools. Is that contradictory? No.
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doesn't answer the question why I can't find a church called a calvinist church in the USA and Uk

Here's a question would it be contradictory to contradict hours or research trying to find one ?
 
Dino246 said:
He isn’t called the grand father at all.
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The Spirit that we have makes us children of God. And with that Spirit we say, “Father, dear Father.” And the Spirit himself joins with our spirits to say that we are God's children. If we are God's children, then we will receive the blessings God has for us.
 
Jordon said:
doesn't answer the question why I can't find a church called a calvinist church in the USA and Uk

Here's a question would it be contradictory to contradict hours or research trying to find one ?
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Here's a question: Does your question make any sense?

Just because you can't find a denomination or local congregation with "Calvinist" in the name doesn't mean there's no such thing as a Calvinist. You cannot prove the non-existence of something by finding a few counterfactual examples.
 
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Jordon said:
The Spirit that we have makes us children of God. And with that Spirit we say, “Father, dear Father.” And the Spirit himself joins with our spirits to say that we are God's children. If we are God's children, then we will receive the blessings God has for us.
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I'm well aware of that, and none of it contradicts my statement.
 
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Dino246 said:
Here's a question: Does your question make any sense?

Just because you can't find a denomination or local congregation with "Calvinist" in the name doesn't mean there's no such thing as a Calvinist. You cannot prove the non-existence of something by finding a few counterfactual examples.
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well the church leaders and pastors are fully aware to live by the authority of God

Who should I listen to more a voice on the internet or a church leader telling me there is not one single church called a calvinist church.
 
Jordon said:
well the church leaders and pastors are fully aware to live by the authority of God
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Some pastors and leaders are aware that they operate under God's authority; many aren't.

Jordon said:
Who should I listen to more a voice on the internet or a church leader telling me there is not one single church called a calvinist church.
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Who is the leader telling you there is no such church? Why would you listen to an ignorant leader who wastes time telling you irrelevant falsehoods?
 
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Dino246 said:
Some pastors and leaders are aware that they operate under God's authority; many aren't.


Who is the leader telling you there is no such church? Why would you listen to an ignorant leader who wastes time telling you irrelevant falsehoods?
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Do you go to church ?
 
Dino246 said:
Some pastors and leaders are aware that they operate under God's authority; many aren't.


Who is the leader telling you there is no such church? Why would you listen to an ignorant leader who wastes time telling you irrelevant falsehoods?
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still doesn't answer the question why I can't find one single church called a calvinist church
 
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