Why I Left Calvinism - Finale (pt. 2): C.S. Lewis, the 'Kappa Element' and the Enigma of Election

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This is a continuation (and the final video) of a series about my journey out of Calvinism. In this video I begin to bring this series to a conclusion - stepping back to engage in a larger perspective on how we must wrestle with Romans 9-11 to get at Paul's meaning - and that an important "key" to this is to see and acknowledge Paul's employment of "enigma" in communicating these great truths. I especially draw on C.S. Lewis as an "expert witness" who, as a literary critic (of English Mediaeval Literature), both recognized and employed what he called "the kappa element' - and "second meanings". We will specifically explore the underlying "tensions" and "polarities" Paul sets up in Romans 9 - and expands (even explodes!) in chapters 10-11.

After 15 years within the Calvinist world - including an an M.Div. from Reformed Theological Seminary - and pastoring a Presbyterian (PCA) church for 9 years - I came to see that the "Reformed doctrine of election" was "true" to Romans 9 - but NOT "true" to Romans 9 THROUGH 11...
This video series attempts to explain why.

I welcome Calvinist's disagreements and counter arguments - IF offered "in good faith".

The link I promised about Letter vs Spirit:

Related videos can be found in this playlist:
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Look, where I live there is no one who see it the way I do. The only other people that even comes close are like you. they are online talking about it. Thank you!!

myjainieness
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Loved the whole series! Thank you Wayne!

alephtav
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Paul found inspiration in other text, "such as some of your poets have said, in him we live and move and have our being. we are all the offspring of God." I saw this as a loop hole which allowed me to explore outside of canonical text.

myjainieness
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I’ve been looking forward to this one 😊

michaell
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Listen to Bruce Wauchope, MD teachings ... stunning. we have to move into God's absolute goodness.

marymcreynolds
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How come it would remain mysterious to us if he said he revealed the mystery to the saints?

Isthishandletakenalready
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Paul was certainly using massive sarcasm and many analogies in Romans 9. I can help explain it.

TheRomansGuy
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different states of mind causes people to pick up on defferent verses leading them to a surten ways of thinking. if you think it is by your own faith or see it as the Faith of the Son. both are right but on defferent levels. the mistake is thinking one is better then another debating over it keeps us stuck in divitian.

myjainieness
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Paul writes things were an allegory. he reverses the meaning of Jew from outward in the flesh to secret Jew in heart. uses the law symbolicly to reveal spiritual truth. tells us we are epistles which allows us to see through the veil he placed over his letters thus the letter killeth but the spirit giveth life.

myjainieness
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Watch Bruce Wauchope, MD, for fresh view of our redemption.

marymcreynolds
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And since all died in Adam, aren't all saved by Jesus? Isn't that the very epitome of grace?

marymcreynolds
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they are elect in that they are complete in christ but are blinded from seeing it some can see it now others will see it later. blindness is a judgement unto its self. one that is blind is in the dark about a thing. let not your left hand know what your right had is doing.

myjainieness