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Roger Olson, “Calvinism is Impossible”

Steven Wolf — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:00:17 +0000

Calvinism Is Impossible Obviously by “impossible” I don’t mean it doesn’t exist. Here I am using the word “impossible” in a very unusual sense, but one I borrow from Calvinist theologian Charles Hodge (1797-1878).…

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Roger Olson, “What Did Charles Hodge Say about ‘The Decrees of God?’ (Part 2)”

SEA — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 13:54:58 +0000

In Part 1 of this series on the theology of Charles Hodge I claimed that Hodge remains the “gold standard” for Reformed theology for most American Calvinist evangelical theologians. Again, as I said there, that…

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Roger Olson, “What Did Charles Hodge Say about ‘The Decrees of God?'”

SEA — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:20:16 +0000

First of all, who cares what Charles Hodge said about anything? Well, many conservative evangelicals care—whether they know it or not. Charles Hodge was and remains such an influential 19th century theologian that I included…

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Does God Fail if We Resist?

Godismyjudge — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:31:11 +0000

Hodge’s first argument1 against resistible grace is: P1: God, being infinite, cannot fail in any of His “serious intentions” P2: God ordains all things according to His purpose P3: If God wants His grace to…

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The Difference Maker

Godismyjudge — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:39:58 +0000

Hodges' Argument
Hodge argues that unless grace is resistible, the ultimate reason some believe and not others is found in us and not in God. Hodge says this would make believers better, more impressible or less obstinate than others.¹

Problem Non-Unique

Personally, I find this one of the most powerful Calvinistic arguments. The idea that I can take credit for my salvation is intolerable, as is the idea that I am better than someone else. But the Calvinistic solution is no solution, and it creates more problems than it resolves.

Let’s take the argument that believers can take credit for their faith. But Calvinists also say that people believe. Therefore Calvinism entails that people can take credit for their faith.

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The Equivocation of Regeneration

Godismyjudge — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:04:51 +0000

In the order of salvation, which comes first, faith or regeneration? Before we can answer that, don’t we first need to understand what regeneration is? In this post I plan on contrasting Charles Hodge’s view…

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