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Plucking the TULIP (2) – An Eastern Orthodox Critique of the Reformed Doctrine of Predestination
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On the face of it, it does not seem difficult to state the contradictions that beset a doctrine of predestination. An absolute sense that God determines the outcome of our lives cuts the nerve of ...
When I talk to newcomers to Christianity, they often have a hang-up which is rather funny when you think about it. Many struggle with the doctrine of predestination — specifically, the Calvinistic ...
Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, [a] is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.
Reformed Christians are a small part of a much larger body of believers who love and serve Jesus Christ. We’re part of a family that includes Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Evangelical, and a host of other churches that confess and practice the Christian faith.
At its core, Reformed theology is a framework of Christian belief that emerged from the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. The Reformers—leaders like Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Ulrich Zwingli —challenged key theological teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
At its most basic level, the term Reformed theology refers to the theological conclusions flowing out of the Protestant Reformation. The early Reformers, such as Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and John Calvin, had sharp and specific criticisms of late medieval Roman Catholic theology.