New Calvinism

“Let’s give earnest heed to Jehu’s words, ringing out to Jehoshaphat as this godly king walked disorderly: ‘Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD?’ Sadly, moving in the realm of the New Calvinism puts one in that unenviable position.”

Where Did All These Calvinists Come From? A Visual History

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“The New Calvinism is no exception. While the theological seeds had been planted in previous years and decades, the movement was awaiting a catalyst that would allow the isolated individuals to coalesce into a movement. The catalyst in this case was the Internet and social media.”

A classical Arminian would never deny that Adam’s sin resulted in the incapacitation of any person’s free will. Classical Arminianism (as I have demonstrated in Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities) strongly affirms the bondage of the will to sin before and apart from prevenient grace’s liberating work.Now, perhaps this is the point of the statement’s mention of “the Holy Spirit’s drawing through the Gospel.” But that, too, can be interpreted in a semi-Pelagian way.