Subject: Who determines our destiny? |
Bible Note: Dear Gene, I had believed the teachings of The RC church; New age craziness; pentacostalism and now calvinism. The last(calvinism) is a theology that I fought to discredit, but defeated by Scripture, I was made in the end to embrace. My history does not indicate a ridgid adherence to any particular system or denominational tradition. I am interested in one thing only, knowing God and His will for me. That having been said, I am staunch in my beliefs as long as I am fully persuaded of their Biblical foundation. I am not (I pray) intractable, but am willing to conform to God's Word when shown my error or mis-interpretation. My reliance is on the Holy Spirit and His grace in enlightenment. I do not believe that any system of theology or denominational tradition is perfect. My desire is to follow the example of the Bereans and have a Scriptural basis provided for all doctrines. At the same time, I am also pig-headed, stubborn and unwilling to embrace new ideas. I see these attitudes as vestiges of my old man. Nevertheless, in God's time and according to His eternal purpose, He has, from time to time, turned my feet to different paths. My sins are mine, my victories over sin are His. The pursuit of the knowledge of God comes by His invitation and the discovery of that knowledge is according to His good pleasure. John Reformed |