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Does God make people for the purpose of destruction? - CARM
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (204+ words) Does God make some people for destruction? Romans 9: 2223 and Prov. 16: 4 say yes. God is sovereign. #CARM #Apologetics #Calvinism #Reformed #Sovereignty This is a difficult question to answer, but apparently the Scripture says yes. God makes people for the purpose of…...
What is the Ultimate, Prescriptive, and Permissive Will of God? - CARM
1+ week, 1+ day ago (185+ words) God's will has three aspects: ultimate (what He decrees), prescriptive (what He commands), and permissive (what He allows). This explains how God is sovereign over all things yet is never the author of evil. #Theology #Reformed #CARM When we talk…...
Problems with the essence energies distinction of Palamas in Eastern Orthodoxy - CARM
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (159+ words) Palamas's essence-energies distinction contradicts divine simplicity, unity, and personhood. His own quotes expose the incoherence. #Eastern Orthodoxy #Apologetics #CARM In a previous article, carm explained what the Essence Energies distinction is per Eastern Orthodoxy: What is the essence energies distinction…...