TULIP Archives - Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg TULIP Archives - Bible Advocate 32 32 Talking TULIP Part 3 https://baonline.org/talking-tulip-part-3/ Thu, 28 Jun 2018 23:58:11 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4782

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Here we come to the end of our three-part discussion of the Calvinist TULIP. Looking back, we see that total depravity was easy to affirm, as the Bible is explicit in describing humankind’s inability to merit salvation through works. Conversely, unconditional election was easy to denounce, as receiving the benefit of election in Scripture is […]

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]]> Talking TULIP: Part 2 https://baonline.org/talking-tulip-part-2/ Thu, 26 Apr 2018 23:58:53 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4631

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As we progress on a journey exploring our Statement of Faith, we continue to look at the five letters of the Calvinist TULIP. Previously, we discovered that our Statement of Faith and Scripture support total depravity. But we observed that unconditional election is not a teaching clearly found in either. What about the L in […]

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]]> Talking TULIP https://baonline.org/talking-tulip/ Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:58:51 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4421

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As we begin a yearlong journey exploring our Statement of Faith, we consider profound questions related to the relationship between God and humanity. Central to such discussions is the Calvinist vs. Arminian debate, which raises questions regarding God’s will, human freedom, and grace. To engage this debate, we consider the five points of Calvinism, summarized […]

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