Author	Thread: Pride is a Terrible Thing!
Admin	Pride is a Terrible Thing! Posted : 26 Sep, 2013 07:33 PM Here is just a tiny partial list of Reformed/Calvinist men of God. These men span five centuries, represent several different denominations, and come from many different countries. These men were scholars, theologians, pastors, professors, writers, and so on. Their scholarships consists of millions of hours of study, hundreds of thousands of pages of published works including whole Bible commentaries, and tens of thousands of sermons preached and lectures given. Many spoke multiple languages including Greek, Latin, Hebrew, etc. Many earned masters and doctorate degrees. These are some of the greatest men that God has ever given to the church for the purpose of instruction and edification. What is the consistent theme among all of these men? They all believed the Bible and the doctrines of grace (a.k.a. Calvinism, Reformed theology, T.U.L.I.P) Now one can humble themselves and learn from others in the body of Christ who have come before them or one can continue on in pride believing that they somehow know more than all of these men of God combined. The arguments that oppose these Reformed/Calvinist men here on the CDFF Biblical forum come from a group who between them do not have a single pastoral credential or earned degree in the study of theology. They have a demonstrated inability to comprehend what they have read. They often express themselves with fragmentary or incomplete sentences or unintelligible statements. In addition, their comments include many obvious spelling and grammar errors. Yet, they still believe they know better. It's interesting, isn't it? Some well known Reformers Martin Bucer John Knox Theodore Beza Heinrich Bullinger John Calvin Pierre Viret Martin Luther Ulrich Zwingli Phillip Melanchthon Peter Martyr Vermigli Jerome Zanchi An extended list of Reformers J.H. Alsted William Ames Benedict Aretius Petrus Boquinus Guido de Bres Guillaume Bucanus Wolfgang Capito Thomas Cartwright Martin Chemnitz Thomas Cranmer Lambert Daneau John Davenant Pierre Du Moulin Will Farel Dudley Fenner William Fulke Berthold Haller Andreas Hyperius John Jewell Leo Jud Franciscus Junius Bartholomaus Keckerman Jan a' Lasco Johannes Maccovius Wolfgang Musculus Johannes Oecolampadius Caspar Olevian David Pareaus William Perkins Johannes Piscator Amandus Polanus Johann Polyander John Preston Andreas Rivet Robert Rollock Lucas Trelcatius Zacharia Ursinus Antonius Walaeus Francis Turretin Just a small sampling of Puritans -- there are dozens more. Thomas Manton William Ames Jeremiah Burroughs John Cotton Cotton Mather John Owen John Flavel Richard Baxter Thomas Watson Matthew Henry Matthew Poole Stephen Charnock Thomas Boston John Brown Some Revivalists and Some Baptists Jonathan Edwards John Gill C.H. Spurgeon Arthur Pink Augustus Toplady George Whitefield W.G.T. Shedd Other Well- Known Calvinist Theologians and Philosophers Including the Princetonians. Herman Bavinck Abraham Kuyper Herman Dooyeweerd Andrew Bonar Horatius Bonar Archibald Alexander Charles Hodge A. A. Hodge B. B. Warfield Geerhardus Vos J. Gresham Machen Cornelius Van Til Oswald T. Allis Robert Wilson John Murray Gordon Clark Louis Berkhof Anthony A. Hoekema Herman Hoeksema Martin Llyod Jones Francis Schaeffer R.J. Rushdoony Greg Bahnsen Francis Nigel Lee This list does not even include the modern scholars/theologians such as Sproule, Packer, Cheung, Piper, Reymond, Grudem, White, North, DeMar, Gentry, Frame, Clowney, Poythress, and so on and on. Post Reply
teach_ib View Profile History	Pride is a Terrible Thing! Posted : 29 Sep, 2013 10:46 AM It would be easy to put together a list of men...and women...who have theological degrees, who have years and years, a lifetime of Scripture study and teachings on their resumes. That doesn't make them any more a Christian than the uneducated man, woman, or child that hears the basics of the Bible and realizes their lost condition. Yes, pride is a terrible thing...and when one judges the qualifications or salvation of another based on his/her own level of belief, watch out. God does not want us to do His job of judging! I doubt if all of the people on the posted list said, I'm a reformed Christian or I'm a Calvinist...I imagine that label has been added to some of them because of some of their writings. after i'm gone, I hope I am labeled a Christian, someone who loved God and did her best to live a Christian life (through love, humility, meekness, forgiveness, attitude, acceptance, etc). We should be striving to be a living testimony every day of the changed life that comes with salvation...living out the fruits of the Spirit. Post Reply
View Profile History	Pride is a Terrible Thing! Posted : 29 Sep, 2013 11:52 AM And my point has now been formally demonstrated and proven by the responses. Pride is a Terrible Thing!! Post Reply
View Profile History	Pride is a Terrible Thing! Posted : 29 Sep, 2013 12:51 PM I don't recall any of those people listed in the OP coming to earth and dying on the cross for the sins of the world...let alone for mine...X <>< O Post Reply
teach_ib View Profile History	Pride is a Terrible Thing! Posted : 29 Sep, 2013 04:53 PM Amen Jude...i don't recall any of those men being listed among the men chosen to write the Bible either....and I would venture to say some of the men on the OP list wouldn't be too happy being labeled among the reformed as known today. Post Reply

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