Wednesday, 27 June 2012
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Calvinism: The Five Strips of Bacon
By The Closet Calvinist
You’ve probably heard of the 5 Points of Calvinism. Maybe you’ve even memorized them using the TULIP acronym, but now there is a new expression of those 5 points. This one should be a bit more appetizing and palatable to those who are offended by flowers or by the big theological words used in the typical TULIP.Unfortunately, some people hate flowers, or are otherwise offended by the TULIP illustration. Okay, so, yes they are more likely offended by the Doctrines of Grace that the TULIP represents, but play along, please. In order to be a little less offensive, and a little more tasteful, things had to change.
Without any further adieu, I bring you the new acronym. From the folks who probably didn’t bring you TULIP, I bring you the new, more appetizing, more palatable, and slightly less kosher, acronym BACON.
- Bad People
- Already Elected
- Completely Atoned for
- Overwhelming called
- Never falling away
Unfortunately, the new illustration, while piggybacking on the former TULIP illustration, lacks a little bit of the theological accuracy of TULIP, which wasn’t all that accurate to Calvinism anyway. But, it does seem to whet the appetite a bit more.
I didn’t come up with the new acronym, but I thought it was rather clever and somewhat amusing. I hope you got at least a chuckle out of it.
God Bless, and enjoy the BACON!
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I actually like this. Put in such simple language and so plainly stated, it probably makes some people all the more angry because it shows how impossible it is for anyone to elect themselves, make themselves good, able to cover all their badness, able to make their calling feel so overwhelming, or to keep themselves from falling. I hope BACON helps some people realize how completely they need God.
Bad people? Jesus doesn't say we are bad -- he shows us how to be good, how to follow, to be children of God. Am I missing something here?
Never falling away? Anyone can fall away, even though it is the wrong choice. Free will means that we decide every day to be followers of Christ.
Well you got one thing right- its NOT kosher!
Love is not real love unless it is given freely, without compulsion. What gives God more Glory: one who give Him love because he choose too or because he had no choice in the matter? Even the angels had a choice- one third of them fell with Satan because of that!Yes we are fallen and Yes He knows who is gonna love Him or not but we are still given the choice.If you are wondering how that works, in the words of Jesus: "With God, all things are possible!"Ps. Keep the Bacon! God so loved the WORLD - not just a chosen few!John Calvin knew Jesus better than Jesus knew Jesus, apparently.
I've been looking into Calvanism. some things just don't sit well... but the message of grace is so perfect!
Except for the grammatical wince at "Overwhelming called" (How about "Overwhelmingly called"?) I think this is pretty good. Much more savory than flowers.
@asterisktom@xanga - Agree with that. :)
It is much easier to put forth your effort in just reading the bible. All the work, and for nothing, to just study words from men. It would be better to open your bible and forget all this extra biblical calvin nonsense. Looks like Jesus would be in trouble without Calvin to explain the MIND of God. God is lucky Calvin rescued and fixed the real truth of the bible.
@KateeLee1@xanga - this <30min resource might help explain things some... http://www.ligonier.org/rym/broadcasts/video/gods-electing-love/. If 30 mins is too long to devote to understanding something you don't believe, fast forward to the relevant parts at roughly 12:45.