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According to Calvinism does God both issue commands AND withhold the ability to obey?
Although this question regarding 1 Corinthians 10:13 is thematically closely related it differs in specifics to what I am asking. It asks about God's provision of a way to escape and endure ...
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Is the root of salvation correctly summed up as "Be saved and repent!" or should it be "Repent and be saved!"?
In the article below, the phrase "Be saved and repent!" was endorsed. I wish to know what a Reformed Protestant view would be on this. The context for the phrase is this:
The editor wrote an article ...
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Why didn't God forgive Saul when he asked for it?
In 1 Samuel 15:24-25 (NIV):
24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned. I violated the Lord’s
command and your instructions. I was afraid of the men and so I gave
in to them. 25 Now I beg you, ...
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How can God be Sovereign (in the Reformed sense) if a man can ignore His call to repentance?
The Scriptures tell us:
The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a ...
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