Ronnie W. Rogers
I have refrained from responding to some Calvinist’s misrepresentations of my book, Reflections of a Disenchanted Calvinist because I do not have the time, they do not actually pose a serious challenge to my position, and their demeanor affords little evidence that it would be fruitful. On one occasion I did, below is the response…
We should not come to Scripture to find a verse that seems to support an idea drawn from the wisdom of the world, but labor in the Word of God to build Christ’s church with the wisdom of God. At times, someone will quip that he is only interested in going to heaven and is…
Thank you for your willing and unselfish sacrifice for my undeserved freedom of religion in America! It seems to me that most Americans, including many Baptists, are either unaware or have forgotten the extraordinary role that Baptists played in securing religious liberty in America. Many Americans who are aware seek to minimize Christianity’s role in…
Some believe that prayer is seeking to pray what God has already determined for you, but the Scripture is clear that while God has predetermined many things, He sovereignly chose to predetermine not to predetermine everything, but to incorporate the prayers of His people into the outcome. “But if any of you lacks wisdom, let…
Below is a Calvinist’s response to something I wrote regarding Libertarian free will. First is his response, which is followed by mine. Then each time I say, “you said” I am quoting him, which is followed by my response. Pastor Rogers writes, “The two views of free will are Compatible and Libertarian.” This understates the…
Anyone can rebuke a Christian for his or her sin, but it takes a mature spiritual Christian to give godly rebuke with a heart for restoration. A true heart for the restoration of a brother includes a willingness to be intimately involved in the process and a keen awareness of one’s own propensity to be…
This is another response from the previous blogger. This is the last response to my article “Do the Doctrines of Grace Affect Evangelism?” published on SBCToday 4/6/2014. The article is published here on my blog May 26, 2014 as well. You said, “It seems that most of the comments are in a reaction to how…
Following are two more responses to my article “Do the Doctrines of Grace Affect Evangelism?” published on SBCToday 4/6/2014. The article is published here on my blog May 26, 2014 as well. You said, “Also, most Calvinist would agree that God desires all people to be saved. Therefore, a Calvinist preacher can also stand before…
Following is a response to my article “Do the Doctrines of Grace Affect Evangelism?” published on SBCToday 4/6/2014. I published the same article on this blog 5/26/14. Hello Daniel Thanks for your interaction with my article, which begins, “Some Calvinist’s aver that ideas like limited atonement, unconditional election, and selective regeneration really make no difference…
Some Calvinist’s aver that ideas like limited atonement, unconditional election, and selective regeneration really make no difference in the nature of the evangelistic endeavor, i.e. these are tertiary or irrelevant to the proclamation of the gospel. To wit, God being secretly pleased to withhold salvation from a vast proportion of the humanity that He created…