That is an Arminian presentation on predestination, and it is not true. Using a few famous names does not make Mr. Sproul believable. Calvin was a lot better on the doctrine of predestination, all though he wasn't exactly right.
R.C. Sproul was an infralapsarian Calvinist. I lean toward supralapsarianism, myself. But both the infralapsarian and supralapsarian positions are Calvinistic.
Anyone who knows what historic Calvinism teaches and what R.C. Sproul has taught will admit that Sproul was a Calvinist. Usually it's hyper-Calvinists who think Sproul isn't a Calvinist. So, in all likelihood one or more of the following is true. 1 you're completely ignorant of what Sproul believed, 2. completely ignorant of what historical Calvinism teaches, or 3. a hyper-Calvinist. Even most hyper-Calvinists wouldn't call Sproul an Arminian. Some would call him a hypo-Calvinist.
That Sproul was a genuine Calvinist is clear by the fact that he affirmed all 5 points of Calvinism as taught by the Canons of Dort, as well as in his affirming some version of double predestination. See his article on the topic here: Double Predestination
That is an Arminian presentation on predestination, and it is not true.
ReplyDeleteUsing a few famous names does not make Mr. Sproul believable.
Calvin was a lot better on the doctrine of predestination, all though he wasn't exactly right.
R.C. Sproul was an infralapsarian Calvinist. I lean toward supralapsarianism, myself. But both the infralapsarian and supralapsarian positions are Calvinistic.
DeleteAnyone who knows what historic Calvinism teaches and what R.C. Sproul has taught will admit that Sproul was a Calvinist. Usually it's hyper-Calvinists who think Sproul isn't a Calvinist. So, in all likelihood one or more of the following is true. 1 you're completely ignorant of what Sproul believed, 2. completely ignorant of what historical Calvinism teaches, or 3. a hyper-Calvinist. Even most hyper-Calvinists wouldn't call Sproul an Arminian. Some would call him a hypo-Calvinist.
That Sproul was a genuine Calvinist is clear by the fact that he affirmed all 5 points of Calvinism as taught by the Canons of Dort, as well as in his affirming some version of double predestination. See his article on the topic here: Double Predestination