Calvinism is clearly in the firing line right now. But why would any Arminian need an enemy when you have someone as unqualified and incompetent as Ed Young fighting for your cause?
In all fairness to "Pastor Ed", when your schedule is packed with providing fashion tips for pastors, producing bad rap music for sensitive seekers, scouring the world for superficial novelties to amuse undiscerning church goers, and polishing your private jet; it is entirely understandable why he cannot find the time to make an appointment with a Bible. And having such "creative flair" would certainly seem to eliminate the need for such an old book.
But it is hard to hide your stupidity when you get something wrong on so many levels. This is full of so many errors, straw men, delusions of grandeur, and false accusations I just don't know where to begin. Reformed theology is about digging wells in Africa? Phariseticalism? Calvinists have built in election detectors? Calvinism is sexy and cool? Has RC Sproul been getting around in skinny jeans? Well at least Ed can speak with a great deal of authority about "deformed ecclesiology" as he is certainly an expert in that field. I do have James White's phone number - why don't you give him a call Ed so you can straighten him out on all that Hebrew and Greek stuff you know so much about? Nonetheless there is one question that does intrigue me concerning this whole Ed Young brain explosion on steroids. As the Calvinist debate takes front and center stage in the Southern Baptist Convention and since Ed Young Jr. is a part of that convention - will he be disciplined by the SBC for using the pulpit for lying and slandering? Just wondering . . .
PS In a desperate attempt to defend the ridiculous claims he made, Ed Young Jr. has just submitted what he calls "Exhibit A"
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My fellow friend from Vegas, Setting aside debates on the nature of the will, Calvinism remains condemned on the most important point IMHO...that pertaining to the Calvinistic accounting fraud of virtual righteousness against a backdrop of perpetual depravity. The last time I looked, the same Greek word is used by Paul to describe imputation of righteousness as that used to describe being (reckoned) "dead to sin". Paul describes righteousness not only as a legal declaration, but also a practical reality, not of works, or observance to the law, but by that which comes from a meek spirit and daily confession of the mouth to salvation which arguably is aligned to the 3 phases of each an every day. My apologies, but Calvinism to me represents the gravestone of spirit filled evangelical Christianity replaced with a false, delusional, striving based self righteousness.
Warm Vegas Regds
Dav0
Cameron, I don't know whether to cry or laugh! I think Jude mentions something about guys like Ed (Jude 10-11; 18-19).
But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error and perished in Korah's rebellion (Jude 10-11).
They said to you, "In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions." It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit (Jude 18-19).
We should pray for Ed to repent and for those people whom Ed is leading astray.
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