tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20834535.post114882976047958692..comments2023-09-04T09:04:35.420-05:00Comments on Press On -- διωκω: Why I Am A Calvinist (part 2)Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14924549033803423325noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20834535.post-1151094872683035182006-06-23T15:34:00.000-05:002006-06-23T15:34:00.000-05:00Rodney, I enjoyed reading this post, but I do have...Rodney, <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed reading this post, but I do have a question regarding the choosing of Israel and how that fits into election.<BR/><BR/>I am a Southern Baptist of twenty years and previous from that a Methodist (although I was extremely young). So like you I have some family that have some Wesleyan/Arminian leanings but I would say only slightly.<BR/><BR/>I have been studying reformed theology for a month. One of the things I struggle with is that I think in our attempt to put God's Word (and Him) in a systematic structure we wind up with a distortion of the message (sometimes a slight one and sometimes a big one). If I had to pin it down I would say I am a moderate Calvinist. <BR/><BR/>Here's my question? I know the OT says that Israel is God's elect<BR/><BR/>Isaiah 42:1; 45:4<BR/><BR/>And we know from Scripture that not all of Israel was(is) saved even though they were His elect. How does that correspond to those that are "elect" according to Calvinist teachings<BR/><BR/>Thanks, <BR/>JamesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com