Being a staunch 5 point Calvinist I frequently come across statements in my interaction with non-Calvinist. Since it takes me a while to write a response to them, I have decided to turn my responses into blogpost. Here is a statement from my a dear brother with regards to whether election to salvation is corporate or is it individual and below is my response STATEMENT: I agree with your statement that the doctrine of election can be found all over Scriptures but I don't think that individual election to salvation is taught in the Bible. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not an Arminian. I have problems with the Arminian view of Eternal Security so I don't consider myself to be one. So I'm neither. I go with what the Bible teaches. I have read a lot about this issue and had been thinking which side is correct. Finally, I came to the conclusion that Calvinism is not taught in the Bible. Though I won't say I'm that knowledgeable about it since I only do personal study and don't … [Read more...]
My take on Infralapsarianism, Sublapsarianism, or Supralapsarianism
Among the theological topics I am interested in, soteriological issues pique my interest. As a theologian who holds to Calvinistic soteriology, I get to be asked a lot of questions on Calvinism. In this post we will tackle a somewhat technical question related to Calvinism, Infralapsarianism, Sublapsarianism, or Supralapsarianism. My response is stated below after the question. Question: First off, I want to affirm that I believe in God's Sovereignty. I have no problem with that. And yes, God could save everyone and yes, he's not oblige to. But you and I know that Universalism is not taught in the Bible. When you said he chose to save some, when did that chosing occur? Before or after the Fall? Which sysretem do you follow? Infralapsarianism, Sublapsarianism, or Supralapsarianism? When you said He "leave others to the consequences of their sin," you mean damned others to go to Hell even before they were born, right? Let me address the issue you brought up in your second to … [Read more...]