tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506400422839572648.post5433031136629223962..comments2023-05-21T08:05:49.371-07:00Comments on The Desert Chronicle: Cautions for non-CalvinistsStephen Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412126012825720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506400422839572648.post-89326731102575108762009-07-20T17:33:30.941-07:002009-07-20T17:33:30.941-07:00This list was written by Nathan Finn, not myself, ...This list was written by Nathan Finn, not myself, and I can see where you're coming from. But I think Finn's main problem is with the phrase "all you have to do."<br /><br />In one sense, we would agree with this. After all, salvation is by grace alone through faith alone. But in another sense, it grossly simplifies what is going on and sounds more like a late night infomercial than a serious presentation of the gospel. Shallow invitations and quick prayers can create confusion and invite false conversions, though certainly a person could be saved through these means if God graciously chooses.Stephen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412126012825720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506400422839572648.post-43707001865106161622009-07-20T17:21:15.079-07:002009-07-20T17:21:15.079-07:00#2 is bogus. To state that we are saved by making ...#2 is bogus. To state that we are saved by making a decision to become a Christian is not what being saved is about. I never made a decision to become a Christian. When I was born from above, I did not become a Christian. The Bible doesn't tell us that we need to become Christians ANYWHERE.<br /> But to tell someone that they need to make a decision to become a Christian does not imply anything about the Holy Spirit.<br /> You probably need to re-write this part. I know where you are coming from in your rant against "easy believism," but your use of language here can be improved. I'm not taking anything away from the thrust of your message. I'm just wanting you to be more clear.<br /> If I say that I am going to drive my car to the shop for repairs, that is one thing. To say that I will drive my car to the shop using gas sold by ARCO is another thing entirely. When a person says they will drive their car to the shop, they are not saying anything about what kind of gas they will use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com