A Personal View of
God the Father
In approaching this topic I think it is very important that I communicate where I stand on
the issue. There has been many divisions because of a lack of knowledge and open
mindedness. We like to always put God in a box. You can't put God into a box. I believe
that both Theologies apply and are supported by scripture. There are also some flaws in
both Theologies. The idea of corporate election and predestination has one major flaw
which the Scriptures does not seem to support. God's foreknowledge was the basis of His
election and predestination. Since God knew everything as though it were in the present,
and His election and predestination were based on His foreknowledge, and since He
knew everyone who was foreknown or predestined, then God's predestination had to be
individual just as His knowledge was.
It is very important that we cover the history of the two theologies. First we will cover
reformed theology, Calvinism. There are many people in history who have made a very
big impact on their culture, times, and or religion.
John Calvin was by far one of these few great people. He had
such a big influence in the time which he lived from 1509 to
1564. John Calvin devoted almost his whole life to the promoting of Protestantism and
made such a difference that his impact is still seen today in Christianity.
Calvin was born in France and was the second son in his family of five brothers. He grew
and then decided to go to the famous University of Paris to study to be a priest. His father
then had a conflict with the bishop who employed him so he then t ...