tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698448.post8520365497845685114..comments2023-10-11T02:14:41.158-07:00Comments on An Introspective of an Arminian Christian: THE CANONS OF THE COUNCIL OF ORANGE (529 AD)A.M. Malletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17354778419074793522noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698448.post-10378290246510325982012-02-25T12:42:41.161-08:002012-02-25T12:42:41.161-08:00As far as I'm concerned a classical Arminian i...As far as I'm concerned a classical Arminian is just an inconsistent Calvinist. You guys get a little better PR, but you're not much better in the final analysis. So, yeah, it is a Calvinist council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698448.post-11459435074865917422012-02-25T07:19:14.676-08:002012-02-25T07:19:14.676-08:00The Council of Orange was not a "Calvinist&qu...The Council of Orange was not a "Calvinist" council. It was convened to address the errors of Pelagian thought regarding the natural state of fallen man. The Council actually condemns the bedrock doctrine of Calvinist thought, that of divine determinism. The canon states in it's conclusion ... <i>We not only do not believe that any are foreordained to evil by the power of God, but even state with utter abhorrence that if there are those who want to believe so evil a thing, they are anathema...</i><br /><br />As a classical Arminian I hold to a semblance of "original sin" although I would frame the issue as man's fallen human nature. See Arminius' comments on this matter:<br /><br />http://travelah.blogspot.com/2008/12/arminius-on-original-sin-and-guilt.htmlA.M. Malletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354778419074793522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6698448.post-32387422962311996562012-02-24T21:03:34.579-08:002012-02-24T21:03:34.579-08:00I find it quite humorous that a Calvinist council ...I find it quite humorous that a Calvinist council would say <i>"If anyone denies [original sin] but believes that the freedom of the soul remains unimpaired and that only the body is subject to corruption, he is deceived by the error of Pelagius and contradicts the scripture which says, 'The soul that sins shall die" (Ezek. 18:20);'"</i> seeing that this very passage is a great disproof of original sin. Keep reading in Ezekiel 18 and you will find "The son shall not bear the guilt of the father" -- that is, we don't bear the guilt of Adam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com