Welcome back to James Popery. I'm Joe Heschmire. And as far as I can tell, Calvinism is logically impossible.

That is, I don't just disagree with how Calvinists interpret scripture and theology.

Reform Protestantism seemingly cannot be true because it doesn't actually make logical sense within its own rules.

Now, I realize that's a big claim, and I'm about to set out

an argument that I don't think I've heard anyone else make. So I could very well eat crow on this.

So please, if you find holes in my points or in my argumentation, let me know in the comments.

And just to make sure that I'm not, you know, unwittingly mischaracterizing Calvinist theology. I'm going to be

focusing here on the form of Calvinism taught by some of the most popular Calvinist preachers,

like John MacArthur or the late R.C. Sprole. Now, there may be other Protestants who call themselves

reformed or Calvinist who disagree with that form of Calvinism. Maybe this doesn't all apply to you,

but this is the form that I see in here most often under the form of Calvinism. Maybe this doesn't all apply to you, but this is the form

that I see in here most often under the banner of Calvinism, and I think it's worth replying to.

And so, as I've said, my argument isn't just going to be that the theology is unbiblical or that it

presents a bad view of God, but also that it's actually logically impossible if you consider three important beliefs within the Calvinist system.

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