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Pete #Hegseth denied time to respond to accusations of 'incompetence' during House hearing

Tom Boggioni

April 29, 2026 12:46PM ET

https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-incompetence-hearing-denied/
#iran #trump #calvinist #kegsbreath

{ed: we r officially at performative hearing stage of this timeline}

John Calvin—Swiss Reformer, preaching Deuteronomy—observes that prosperity does something insidious. You stop remembering your own wretchedness. You feel exempted. No longer of the common sort. And that kills compassion entirely. You forget what others endure. Some respond by locating a minor inconvenience and suggesting the genuinely suffering simply replicate their heroism. Calvin would not have been impressed.

#calvinist #biblical #christian #deuteronomy

Nicholas Byfield was a Calvinistic, Puritan minister. Here he speaks of compassion as being a proof of our spiritual state, citing bible passages about generosity, watering other peoples, aiding those needing warmth, visiting orphans and widows. These qualities in us prove that we are true neighbors and good Samaritans

Are you following religious leaders who point to other spiritual metrics at the expense of the biblical ones?
#chistian #puritans #calvinist #biblical #colossians #presbyterian

Anglican Thomas Taylor preached on Christ refusing to turn stones to bread. He noted that certain landlords had essentially mastered this trick anyway — extracting rent from tenants with nowhere to go. His verdict: crueler than Satan, who’d at least have let Jesus eat. One might argue property rights. Taylor would note that scripture doesn’t really offer an opt-out clause.

How do you respond to the hungry?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
#christian #rent #calvinist

Richard Younge, a Calvinistic pamphleteer, makes the unsettling point that while grace is free, the presence—or glaring absence—of mercy toward the poor rather suggests something about the state of one’s soul. Not grace plus works, you understand—rather works as the unavoidable fruit. Curious, then, how some fret over prayer minutes yet balk at mercy.

#christian #devotions #grace #sin #blessed #sanctification #calvinist

Richard Younge, a Calvinistic pamphleteer, makes the unsettling point that while grace is free, the presence—or glaring absence—of mercy toward the poor rather suggests something about the state of one’s soul. Not grace plus works, you understand—rather works as the unavoidable fruit. Curious, then, how some fret over prayer minutes yet balk at mercy.

#christian #devotions #grace #sin #blessed #sanctification #calvinist

Richard Younge, a Calvinistic pamphleteer, makes the unsettling point that while grace is free, the presence—or glaring absence—of mercy toward the poor rather suggests something about the state of one’s soul. Not grace plus works, you understand—rather works as the unavoidable fruit. Curious, then, how some fret over prayer minutes yet balk at mercy.

#christian #devotions #grace #sin #blessed #sanctification #calvinist

Richard Younge, a Calvinistic pamphleteer, makes the unsettling point that while grace is free, the presence—or glaring absence—of mercy toward the poor rather suggests something about the state of one’s soul. Not grace plus works, you understand—rather works as the unavoidable fruit. Curious, then, how some fret over prayer minutes yet balk at mercy.

#christian #devotions #grace #sin #blessed #sanctification #calvinist

Richard Younge, a Calvinistic pamphleteer, makes the unsettling point that while grace is free, the presence—or glaring absence—of mercy toward the poor rather suggests something about the state of one’s soul. Not grace plus works, you understand—rather works as the unavoidable fruit. Curious, then, how some fret over prayer minutes yet balk at mercy.

#christian #devotions #grace #sin #blessed #sanctification #calvinist

Calvin teaches that the rich man’s guilt was not theft but indifference: he feasted while Lazarus starved at his gate. To neglect the poor when relief is within our power is, in effect, to destroy life by neglect. Yet how seldom this warning shapes our teaching on giving or charity. The question is not abstract theology but obedience: what suffering near you could already be relieved by your hand?

#calvinist #Christian #bible #usaid #rooted

Calvin teaches that the rich man’s guilt was not theft but indifference: he feasted while Lazarus starved at his gate. To neglect the poor when relief is within our power is, in effect, to destroy life by neglect. Yet how seldom this warning shapes our teaching on giving or charity. The question is not abstract theology but obedience: what suffering near you could already be relieved by your hand?

#calvinist #Christian #bible #usaid #rooted

Calvin teaches that the rich man’s guilt was not theft but indifference: he feasted while Lazarus starved at his gate. To neglect the poor when relief is within our power is, in effect, to destroy life by neglect. Yet how seldom this warning shapes our teaching on giving or charity. The question is not abstract theology but obedience: what suffering near you could already be relieved by your hand?

#calvinist #Christian #bible #usaid #rooted

Calvin teaches that the rich man’s guilt was not theft but indifference: he feasted while Lazarus starved at his gate. To neglect the poor when relief is within our power is, in effect, to destroy life by neglect. Yet how seldom this warning shapes our teaching on giving or charity. The question is not abstract theology but obedience: what suffering near you could already be relieved by your hand?

#calvinist #Christian #bible #usaid #rooted

Calvin teaches that the rich man’s guilt was not theft but indifference: he feasted while Lazarus starved at his gate. To neglect the poor when relief is within our power is, in effect, to destroy life by neglect. Yet how seldom this warning shapes our teaching on giving or charity. The question is not abstract theology but obedience: what suffering near you could already be relieved by your hand?

#calvinist #Christian #bible #usaid #rooted

Andrew Martin Fairbairn notes that Calvin’s Geneva became Protestant Europe’s spiritual Airbnb: refugees arrived from everywhere, discovered a surprisingly orderly church, and then went home—occasionally risking execution—to recreate it. One wonders whether today’s Calvinist strongholds still feel like refuges, or merely meetings.

#sanctuary #refugees #immigration #calvinist #christian #reformed

John Calvin, commenting on Titus 1:8, defines justice as upright dealing: ensuring each person receives what is properly due. True justice, he says, is a readiness to suffer loss oneself rather than wrong another in any way. In current debates over “biblical” versus “social” justice, Calvin’s measure presses a hard question: are we willing to bear cost ourselves so others are not deprived? How can you practice justice that refuses to profit from another’s loss?
#calvinist #nonviolence

Richard Younge, a Calvinistic, English tract writer, argues that wealth is not absolute ownership but stewardship. The Master entrusts goods so the whole household may be cared for. Lavish self-spending, while others lack necessities, misuses that trust. This is not a call for coercion, but for conscience: wise, just, charitable use of what we hold. How will you steward what’s been placed in your hands?

#calvinist #christian #charity #reformedtheology

John Calvin bangs on about widows and orphans, noting God’s odd fixation with mercy—specifically the unfashionable habit of defending people who’ve actually been wronged. These deeds, he says, oddly matter for the life to come.

Which is awkward, given how often “worthiness” now means private piety; “injustice” is reduced to middle-class inconveniences. Perhaps grace is chased by helping someone, not auditing your neighbour.

#christian #calvinist #bookofisaiah #justice

Last night I learnt that #Calvinist #Scotland banned #Christmas in the #17thcentury.

Both my parents were #Irish #Presbyterians of Scottish descent. They celebrated #Xmas.

So tiday I asked my aged mother about anti-Xmas. Her family did Xmas, but the Presbyterian Church in #Sligo didn't. She says it was only in the 1940s that my grandfather persuaded the Sligo Presbyterians to hold a service on #ChristmasDay.

I escaped #Presbyterianism >40yrs ago. But I'm still learning how weird it is.

Eternal Security

This is also known as “once saved, always saved.” It’s the belief giving Christian believers with an absolute assurance of their final salvation.

Its development, especially in Protestantism, has given rise to a plethora of different interpretations. Especially when defining aspects of determinism, libertarian free will & the significance of personal perseverance.

In the early 5th century, Augustinian soteriology views of predestination by predetermination came about, they didn’t validate Eternal Security. Soteriology is the doctrine of salvation.

By the 16th century, this idea became meshed into the theology of John Calvin & other reformers. Calvinist circles initially embraced Eternal Security under the name of “perseverance of the saints.” Eventually, the name became a synonym of the Calvinist doctrine of perseverance independent of its practical interpretations.

Then in the early 20th century, Eternal Security started to become a defining doctrine of Southern Baptist traditionalism. Around the same time, it also became a part of Plymouth Brethren theology. In this, the 2 forms represents its main form today.

In the 1980s, the Free Grace movement voiced that Eternal Grace was independent of the idea of the “Hyper-Grace” idea.

Eternal Security is based on the faith that the believer is an elect by divine determination. This is in Calvinist circles & has the minority worldview.

In some non-Calvinist circles & the prevailing worldview, Eternal Security is based on the faith that regeneration leads to unconditional perseverance & then salvation.

In other non-Calvinist circles & currently growing in the Free Grace views, Eternal Security is based on the faith that regeneration leads to salvation independent of perseverance.

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Eternal Security

This is also known as “once saved, always saved.” It’s the belief giving Christian believers with an absolute assurance of their final salvation.

Its development, especially in Protestantism, has given rise to a plethora of different interpretations. Especially when defining aspects of determinism, libertarian free will & the significance of personal perseverance.

In the early 5th century, Augustinian soteriology views of predestination by predetermination came about, they didn’t validate Eternal Security. Soteriology is the doctrine of salvation.

By the 16th century, this idea became meshed into the theology of John Calvin & other reformers. Calvinist circles initially embraced Eternal Security under the name of “perseverance of the saints.” Eventually, the name became a synonym of the Calvinist doctrine of perseverance independent of its practical interpretations.

Then in the early 20th century, Eternal Security started to become a defining doctrine of Southern Baptist traditionalism. Around the same time, it also became a part of Plymouth Brethren theology. In this, the 2 forms represents its main form today.

In the 1980s, the Free Grace movement voiced that Eternal Grace was independent of the idea of the “Hyper-Grace” idea.

Eternal Security is based on the faith that the believer is an elect by divine determination. This is in Calvinist circles & has the minority worldview.

In some non-Calvinist circles & the prevailing worldview, Eternal Security is based on the faith that regeneration leads to unconditional perseverance & then salvation.

In other non-Calvinist circles & currently growing in the Free Grace views, Eternal Security is based on the faith that regeneration leads to salvation independent of perseverance.

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Eternal Security

This is also known as “once saved, always saved.” It’s the belief giving Christian believers with an absolute assurance of their final salvation.

Its development, especially in Protestantism, has given rise to a plethora of different interpretations. Especially when defining aspects of determinism, libertarian free will & the significance of personal perseverance.

In the early 5th century, Augustinian soteriology views of predestination by predetermination came about, they didn’t validate Eternal Security. Soteriology is the doctrine of salvation.

By the 16th century, this idea became meshed into the theology of John Calvin & other reformers. Calvinist circles initially embraced Eternal Security under the name of “perseverance of the saints.” Eventually, the name became a synonym of the Calvinist doctrine of perseverance independent of its practical interpretations.

Then in the early 20th century, Eternal Security started to become a defining doctrine of Southern Baptist traditionalism. Around the same time, it also became a part of Plymouth Brethren theology. In this, the 2 forms represents its main form today.

In the 1980s, the Free Grace movement voiced that Eternal Grace was independent of the idea of the “Hyper-Grace” idea.

Eternal Security is based on the faith that the believer is an elect by divine determination. This is in Calvinist circles & has the minority worldview.

In some non-Calvinist circles & the prevailing worldview, Eternal Security is based on the faith that regeneration leads to unconditional perseverance & then salvation.

In other non-Calvinist circles & currently growing in the Free Grace views, Eternal Security is based on the faith that regeneration leads to salvation independent of perseverance.

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#16thCentury #1980s #5thCentury #Augustinians #Calvinist #Christian #Determinism #DivineDetermination #Early20thCentury #EternalSecurity #FreeGraceMovement #HyperGrace #JohnCalvin #LibertarianFreeWill #Perseverance #PerseveranceOfTheSaints #PlymouthBrethen #Predestination #Protestantism #Reformers #Regeneration #Salvation #Soteriology #SouthernBaptist #SouthernBaptistTraditionalism

Eternal Security

This is also known as “once saved, always saved.” It’s the belief giving Christian believers with an absolute assurance of their final salvation.

Its development, especially in Protestantism, has given rise to a plethora of different interpretations. Especially when defining aspects of determinism, libertarian free will & the significance of personal perseverance.

In the early 5th century, Augustinian soteriology views of predestination by predetermination came about, they didn’t validate Eternal Security. Soteriology is the doctrine of salvation.

By the 16th century, this idea became meshed into the theology of John Calvin & other reformers. Calvinist circles initially embraced Eternal Security under the name of “perseverance of the saints.” Eventually, the name became a synonym of the Calvinist doctrine of perseverance independent of its practical interpretations.

Then in the early 20th century, Eternal Security started to become a defining doctrine of Southern Baptist traditionalism. Around the same time, it also became a part of Plymouth Brethren theology. In this, the 2 forms represents its main form today.

In the 1980s, the Free Grace movement voiced that Eternal Grace was independent of the idea of the “Hyper-Grace” idea.

Eternal Security is based on the faith that the believer is an elect by divine determination. This is in Calvinist circles & has the minority worldview.

In some non-Calvinist circles & the prevailing worldview, Eternal Security is based on the faith that regeneration leads to unconditional perseverance & then salvation.

In other non-Calvinist circles & currently growing in the Free Grace views, Eternal Security is based on the faith that regeneration leads to salvation independent of perseverance.

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Eternal Security

This is also known as “once saved, always saved.” It’s the belief giving Christian believers with an absolute assurance of their final salvation.

Its development, especially in Protestantism, has given rise to a plethora of different interpretations. Especially when defining aspects of determinism, libertarian free will & the significance of personal perseverance.

In the early 5th century, Augustinian soteriology views of predestination by predetermination came about, they didn’t validate Eternal Security. Soteriology is the doctrine of salvation.

By the 16th century, this idea became meshed into the theology of John Calvin & other reformers. Calvinist circles initially embraced Eternal Security under the name of “perseverance of the saints.” Eventually, the name became a synonym of the Calvinist doctrine of perseverance independent of its practical interpretations.

Then in the early 20th century, Eternal Security started to become a defining doctrine of Southern Baptist traditionalism. Around the same time, it also became a part of Plymouth Brethren theology. In this, the 2 forms represents its main form today.

In the 1980s, the Free Grace movement voiced that Eternal Grace was independent of the idea of the “Hyper-Grace” idea.

Eternal Security is based on the faith that the believer is an elect by divine determination. This is in Calvinist circles & has the minority worldview.

In some non-Calvinist circles & the prevailing worldview, Eternal Security is based on the faith that regeneration leads to unconditional perseverance & then salvation.

In other non-Calvinist circles & currently growing in the Free Grace views, Eternal Security is based on the faith that regeneration leads to salvation independent of perseverance.

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Nate's reference to C2K made me chuckle about my eclectic road. I'm #Calvinist and #TwoKingdoms, but my 2K theology came by way of #Luther. I'm a Calvinist who believes in #NaturalLaw, but my natural law theology came by way of Thomas. In every theological circle, I speak with an accent.

#ThomasAquinas #Thomism #MartinLuther #Calvinism #Christianity

Nate's reference to C2K made me chuckle about my eclectic road. I'm #Calvinist and #TwoKingdoms, but my 2K theology came by way of #Luther. I'm a Calvinist who believes in #NaturalLaw, but my natural law theology came by way of Thomas. In every theological circle, I speak with an accent.

#ThomasAquinas #Thomism #MartinLuther #Calvinism #Christianity

Nate's reference to C2K made me chuckle about my eclectic road. I'm #Calvinist and #TwoKingdoms, but my 2K theology came by way of #Luther. I'm a Calvinist who believes in #NaturalLaw, but my natural law theology came by way of Thomas. In every theological circle, I speak with an accent.

#ThomasAquinas #Thomism #MartinLuther #Calvinism #Christianity

John Calvin, early #Calvinist, reflects on the Second Use of the Law. The destitute are under God’s protection. This fact causes restraint in those are tempted to commit wickedness against the poor, if there were no earthly resistance.

Today, would the burden of shame be placed in an entirely different place, that those who criticize wealth creators would need to fear the hand of God?

How can you respond favorably to God’s Law?

#christian #joy #virtues #education #eattherich

Robert MacCulloch, Scottish minister, reflects on Isaiah 58. For a fast, acceptable worship (v. 6) free those: oppressed by sin, by the tyrrany of other humans, and the spirits of darkness.

It is interesting that these words appear to be a blur bewteen social justice and evangelism. That one act cannot be clearly separated from the other.

How can you do what lies in your power to set at liberty the oppressed?

#christian #reading #calvinist #christians #wellofgrief

John Dod, Puritan minister, on preparing for communion. Don’t remain in unrepentant sin, like in Isaiah 1: religion + revenge, cruelty, and contention. Excess in clothing, and food.

Would these warnings be in modern communion instructions? Do these sins exist today?

How can you practice proper stewardship, to God’s glory, of time, food, and clothing?

#christian #thinkofothers #biblicalteaching #calvinist #TrustGodBro

#LGBTQ English #Wikipedia deletion alert

Could you save this LGBTQ related #English Wikipedia article from deletion?

Reformed fundamentalism
* Fundamentalism in the Reformed tradition

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformed_fundamentalism

#Christian #Calvinist

Tim Keller, helped launch Crossbridge Church, dies at 72 :

Keller was passionate about evangelizing to people in cities, and his ministry would go on to help start 1,000 churches in 150 other cities around the world.

#bestseller #Brickell #Calvinist #Crossbridge #FelipeAssis #KeyBiscayne #Miami #NewYorkTimes #PCA #Pinecrest #PresbyterianChurchinAmerica #Protestant #theology #TimKeller #TimothyKeller

https://kbindependent.org/2023/05/19/tim-keller-helped-launch-crossbridge-church-dies-at-72/

I'm currently #reading An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States and it seems pretty much everything that is going on in the #US can be explained by what's in that #book

I'm learning about its #Calvinist heritage, the #ScotsIrish, how #colonialism relates to #WitchTrials, how #WhiteSupremacy has roots in #Christian theology.

And, of course, all of this is part of #British #History.

It's an insightful book.

I am a fan of #dystopian literature and I found this article discussing how such could arise in a milieu centered in a #calvinist society.

https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2012/10/13/theology-science-fiction-a-calvinist-dystopia/

Any of you fellow #Christians (esp. those of you who are #Calvinist) heard #FLAME's new EP #ExtraNos? What do you think about his decision to switch from #Calvanism to #Lutheranism?

#Christian #Christianity #ChristianMusic #ChristianRap #CHH #Lutheran