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The Flower Falls: A Careful Examination of Calvinism's TULIP
A paradigm-shifting examination of Calvinism's TULIP.
John Calvin's claims about predestination have divided the church since his Institutes of the Christian Religion was published almost 500 years ago. The conflicts between Calvinism’s TULIP and the Scriptures are evident, but millions of people have been convinced to accept them as a mystery they should rejoice over rather than errors they should reject.
In The Flower Falls, Patti Tilton briefly outlines the history of Calvinism, then examines the “proof texts” of TULIP in their grammatical and historical contexts. In doing so, she reveals how Calvinists apply passages to themselves that the context doesn't allow, define words outside of their grammatical and historical contexts, add to some passages, and take away from others. Along the way, she provides glimpses into her interactions with Calvinist scholars and gently turns the reader's attention to the simple beauty of the gospel revealed in the Scriptures.
This book is a must-read for everyone whose faith has been influenced by Calvinism.
John Calvin's claims about predestination have divided the church since his Institutes of the Christian Religion was published almost 500 years ago. The conflicts between Calvinism’s TULIP and the Scriptures are evident, but millions of people have been convinced to accept them as a mystery they should rejoice over rather than errors they should reject.
In The Flower Falls, Patti Tilton briefly outlines the history of Calvinism, then examines the “proof texts” of TULIP in their grammatical and historical contexts. In doing so, she reveals how Calvinists apply passages to themselves that the context doesn't allow, define words outside of their grammatical and historical contexts, add to some passages, and take away from others. Along the way, she provides glimpses into her interactions with Calvinist scholars and gently turns the reader's attention to the simple beauty of the gospel revealed in the Scriptures.
This book is a must-read for everyone whose faith has been influenced by Calvinism.
326 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 23, 2025
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