Is God the author of sin and evil? Do we actually have free will? Did Jesus die for everyone, or just some?

In For Calvinism, Michael Horton provides a deep and thoughtful response to some of the most common misconceptions of Calvinism.

He explores the historical roots of reformed thought, unpacks doctrines like election and perseverance,

and encourages faith and practice in today's world.

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Does this sound like irresistible grace?

God hath endured the will of man with that natural liberty that it is neither forced,

nor by any absolute necessity of nature determined to good or evil.

We even say, in our confession,

Calvin said in the institutes, Adam and Eve sinned of their own free will. The reason that the

will is bound is not because of the sovereignty of God and predestination. The reason the will

is bound is because of sin. It's God's regenerating grace that frees the will

to freely modern church.

This is Whitehorse Sin, a weekly roundtable discussion about theology and culture.

Well, John Calvin had a mean view of God and a terrible view of human beings.

They're as bad as they can possibly be, and God's sovereignty is the center of John Calvin's thinking.

Predestination is his main idea that everything emanates from this core doctrine of predestination.

No free will, no human responsibility.

Calvinism is against missions and evangelism.

And besides that, as if that weren't enough, Calvin had

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