Sentences with phrase «calvinist doctrine of predestination»

I do not, and never have believed in the Calvinist doctrine of predestination, so that is not an issue for me.

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Even John Calvin himself believed in double - predestination, the modern Calvinists have done some pretty incredible mental gymnastics to try to avoid this inevitable conclusion of Calvin's doctrine of election.

One other example: we read the Tawney — Weber thesis that Calvinism contributed to capitalism and the Puritan work ethic by its doctrine of predestination, since Calvinists were encouraged to work very hard so that their riches, as their just reward, would be evidence that they were the elect.

Dallas Texas About Blog A Professor and former 5 - Point Calvinist Discussing the Doctrines of Salvation, Election, Predestination, and God's Amazing Grace.