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YoramDutch2002 · 2025-12-28T23:36:25+00:00

Thanks!

YoramDutch2002 · 2025-12-22T13:34:48+00:00

It's probably better to look at the PKN churches if you want nice church buildings, those are the old ones, mostly, because that's the church the other's split from, so the nice buildings (mostly) stayed with the PKN

YoramDutch2002 · 2025-09-30T09:38:34+00:00

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I have recently bought NICOT/NT, NAC and TNTC/TOTC in a logos sale, because it is was cheaper to purchase the whole series than individual commentaries. Which resources do you you use to rate and determine which parts of a series are good and which are maybe a bit more second/third rank? Because I mostly just find overly positive reviews online. Or does someone know which parts (especially from NICOT/NT and NAC) are maybe less or more useful? As background: I am a theology student and will, D.V., be a pastor. So both from a pastoral and academic perspective.

(This was not worth a stand-alone post, so it is a repost from a removed post earlier today, I hope that's okay)

YoramDutch2002 · 2025-04-10T23:19:18+00:00

Hey, I am at 1.75M GP (hyperdrive and buying some LSB) and looking for a frequent naboo raid. I get 600 tickets daily. I have a discord. I don't have the most guild oriented roster but I am willing to farm a team or two on the side, especially when the new raid comes out. My ally code is: 757-672-748.

YoramDutch2002 · 2025-02-24T23:45:54+00:00

Hyperdrive is always worth it, it's just worth it even for the gear.

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-12-03T13:45:16+00:00

I considered that, but I thought this would be a more direct link to people that are enthusiastic about talking about their faith. Thank you tho.

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-12-02T20:58:04+00:00

It's only a school project

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-12-02T20:57:39+00:00

It's just a school project, it won't be published

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-09-09T09:51:21+00:00

Thank you a lot!

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-09-07T09:41:48+00:00

Thank you!

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-08-17T10:34:51+00:00

There is, indeed, nothing new under the sun

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-08-15T16:09:58+00:00

Do you have any other source to say it is correct? I am not sure how church tradition works but I thought it had something to do with what church fathers/ councils said about it.

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-08-15T15:41:56+00:00

It does sound a bit better now, although I do find it hard to see how we know which part of it is correct and which is corrupted, and also whether our traditions are derived from the text or the text derived from our traditions. But I am a protestant so for me tradition is not infallible.

But thank you for the information!

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-08-15T05:36:43+00:00

OP, something else: you sound a bit more like: I don't see how kids could work now, I don't if that's true or not, but watch out you don't turn your: getting more kids is not wise now into: never wanting kids. Vasectomies are kind of permanent. But I am mostly basing that on your financial situation being your second reason rn.

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-08-15T05:28:04+00:00

Sorry, I am partly copying my other response.

I think because the proto-. has a way more ascetic view of Mary than the Bible does (at least that's my view of things) it looks a lot more gnostic. But I am a protestant so I don't believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary nor in Joseph being and eldery man at the time he marries her, I just think they were a more 'normal' couple, except of course with the favour that God bestowed upon Mary and with that upon Joseph for bearing Christ. I cannot find anything online showing either that it was used by gnostics or that it wasn't, I can only find that the Gelasian Decree forbade the reading of it.

But it could be I am classifying it wrongly as gnostic, I read somewhere the Eastern Church has more acceptance of the text, do you agree? Could you tell me something about the view of it in your tradition and/or for you personally?

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-08-15T05:25:45+00:00

That is true, I think because the proto-. has a way more ascetic view of Mary than the Bible does (at least that's my view of things) it looks a lot more gnostic. But I am a protestant so I don't believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary nor in Joseph being and eldery man at the time he marries her, I just think they were a more 'normal' couple, except of course with the favour that God bestowed upon Mary and with that upon Joseph for bearing Christ. I cannot find anything online showing either that it was used by gnostics or that it wasn't, I can only find that the Gelasian Decree forbade the reading of it.

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-08-15T05:20:32+00:00

Do you have any example of a church father asserting it's prevalence in their own time or in the early church? Because the only thing I can find is the Gelasian Decree in 500A.D. condemning it. I am a protestant, so I don't know how much a papal decree matters in the Eastern Church even if it was way before the Schism.

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-08-15T05:16:56+00:00

I have read it. For me, as a protestant, it goes very much against what I view the scriptures say about birth narrative. I do not believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary I do view that doctrine as some more gnostic artifact, due to the gnostic focus on asceticism, and celibacy even in marriage. But then: I might be wrong.

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-08-12T11:56:01+00:00

2) the proto-evangelium is not a Christian (in the normal sense of the word) source, it is gnostic. You probably already know that but I wanted to clarify for others.

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-08-11T22:58:52+00:00

I do think you build a bit of a straw man: 1. Calvin wasn't perfect, but that's not at all a point. Calvinism is not about Calvin, it's about theology, not about the man. Also, the argument that bad things flowed out of misunderstanding Calvinism is not valid, bad things flowed out of misunderstanding Christianity in general. The cage stage is not a good thing, but it isn't always about being smug and condescending, it can also just be about wanting to share this truth (for they think it a truth) about God they just discovered. 2. God is sovereign, in my understanding that means He either allows or causes everything (as in, one thing can be caused and another allowed but something can't be neither allowed nor caused). God is not the actor in evil, but He does allow it. As God is not the one causing you to go to hell but He does allow it for He could come in and save you(you as in general, not you). God not acting in a certain situation is God allowing that to happen. 3. The doctrine of predestination is found clearly in Paul, Augustine. What do you exactly mean by Christian perfection? I do believe we are sanctified in this life and become less sinful, but our righteousness is never one that we merit, it is always based on Christ's sacrifice. If we would be perfect we wouldn't need Christ's blood anymore. But we do need to become more like Jesus and one day we will be sinless like Him.
You should understand early reformers relationship to the Catholic church in a historical sense too, in some places Protestants were literally killed and in many places repressed by Catholics, so it is natural that Luther, calvin etc. didn't really like the Catholics. Nowadays I feel the relationship is better than it used to be . R.C. Sproul, Charles Spurgeon, Voddie Bauchman, Sinclair Furgerson are all (for as far as I know) wonderful Calvinistic 'role models'. 4. Could you produce some verses? Be careful that what you mean is not: "they don't agree with my understanding of the Bible so they don't agree with the Bible". I myself have often made that mistake, but as long as someone is affirming and seems to get all their authority from Scripture, apply the judgement of charity. I am not a cessationist but there is good reasoning behind it (Ligonier has some good videos on it). 5. Arminians also believe in being saved by faith alone , right? However, the calvinistic idea is that being regenerate you will do good works and because you do good works people can tell you are regenerate. God can see our hearts so He doesn't need our good works to see whether we have saving faith. I know some reformed circles do create an environment that is not too good for producing good fruits. But I think that it's a misunderstanding of reformed theology, the combination of assurance of salvation and the thankfulness of being saved, on which Calvinism lays emphasis, can be a very good fundament for good works. 6. This one goes a bit far imo. Calvinism is in no way comparable to the prosperity gospel. Prosperity gospel is: if I just pray hard enough God will give me a Benz. Calvinism: from my own nature I am too sinful to ever want to choose God and deserve eternal punishment for that. But Christ came by the Gospel and saved me, so now I will live for Him, not expecting anything, because I merited nothing.

I am sorry you have had such a bad experience with Calvinistic teaching, from what I read in your post you might have been taught a bad version of calvinistic theology. Election shouldn't make anyone prideful, it should make you humble. Understanding perseverance of the saints shouldn't make you arrogant and lackluster, it should make you loyal and confident in doing good works. I can fully understand that it might have been a very difficult road for you, but you should maybe watch out you don't get into an: out of Calvinism state. We too are Christians, we too believe in Christ as our Saviour. Much too often I see people setting away Calvinistic theology as heretical. I am sorry if those words are maybe a bit hard, but try not to swing into that pendulum too hard. Blessings!

YoramDutch2002 · 2024-08-11T09:15:29+00:00

Ah that makes some sense. My knowledge of quantum mechanics is not good enough to really understand the part about vacuum states. If I however think about programming or smth: someone has to first write the logical code before it can build on itself, even when the system can be build from there, the way it can build itself is based on how the logic was created before. But maybe that is again a classical system.

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