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Does Calvinism make the most sense as far as Christianity Goes?
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RE: Does Calvinism make the most sense as far as Christianity Goes?
(July 30, 2015 at 2:05 am)Kitan Wrote: Fine, responding to the OP:

How is it that any of us have "free will", when it's all according to "God's will"?

Textbook "Calvin" answer is that we only have free will in doing evil, and that all good is God's will. The next part is not usually stated explicitly, but basically our will can never interfere with God's will. It pretty much views free will as purely negative. However, my current belief would probably be closer to the non-existence of free will, though I know that the implications there are a can of worms. Honestly, when it comes to that, I'm undecided though. I really don't believe Calvin's "answer" actually is adequate though. Anyone have any idea how it would be? Logically speaking of course.
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RE: Does Calvinism make the most sense as far as Christianity Goes? - by Arrogant Christian - July 30, 2015 at 2:13 am

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