All tagged monergy vs. synergy

363 Reformed vs. Arminian (1) Meet the Families

Let's compare the Reformed with the Arminians (no, not Armenians!). What are their emphases? Where, at surface level, do they disagree? Who are the famous leaders on each side? I'm betting that my listeners will be surprised to learn that the Arminians started out in the Reformed branch of the Church. One way (not the only way, as this series will make clear) to distinguish them is to posit the differences between monergism and synergism. This episode's first half continues a reflection equality of the sexes, and how that has morphed into compulsory feminism, and how that is eating (from the inside out) male, female, the hetero-family, and babies. University elites have foisted upon us categories and commitments through the court system; and that all happened outside of the marketplace of ideas. So this terminal absurdity we are all enduring is both strategic and intentional.

354 Soaking in Divine Spirit (5) Kuyper—Disagreeing w/a Beautiful Soul!

Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) was a beautiful soul. He wanted to bring the grace and light of God to bear on all areas of life: families, schools, and societal institutions. And he even spent four years as the Prime Minister of the Netherlands working to implement the grace of God inside his Danish culture. Later, as a theologian, he had important things to say about the Holy Spirit. I unpack his two specific emphases, interact with those, and offer some critique. In the podcast's opening minutes I recount my attendance at a recent NGO meeting in downtown Boise. What'd that gathering provoke me to consider?