Am I a Calvinist or an Arminian?
I don’t know. In applying man’s logos (man’s reason)…for which I have formal training…the Calvinist arguments make the most “sense”…however, the things of the Lord are Spiritual…and I do not presume to believe that man’s logos is capable of an absolute determination of “how” we are saved. I believe Salvation is a Miracle…and “that which is born of the Spirit is spirit”. IMO, we should preach the Gospel as if we are all Arminians…trust that God is Sovereign as if we are Calvinists…and let God sort it out. Am I a “Calvary Chapel Hater”? No. I am literally a product of Calvary Chapel. My dad and step-dad both came up through the early days of CC. My mom was “saved” in a tent on the beaches of Costa Mesa in the early days. I lived with my mom and my brother on “The Land” near Eugene, Oregon in the Shiloh commune. I grew up in CC and rubbed shoulders with many of the “Big Guys” in SoCal over the years. I saw much from a raw “behind the scenes” perspective. Much I wish I hadn’t seen and expe
