A Friday Edition of "Who Said That?"

Who Said That?

"The God of Calvinism scares me; I'm not sure how to distinguish him from the devil. If you've come under the influence of Calvinism, think about its ramifications for the character of God. God is great but also good. In light of all the evil and innocent suffering in the world, he must have limited himself."

Since this was just posted elsewhere, you'll probably figure it out.  But it is worth considering anyway.   Please leave your guesses in the comments section below.  No cheating or google searches (but this exhortation never seems to work for some of you!) 

Update on Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 06:52PM by Kim Riddlebarger

Our favorite "Arminian" Roger Olson is at it again.  These words were penned in response to the recent bridge disaster in Minneapolis.  When John Piper tried to comfort those afflicted by this terrible tragedy with the doctrine of God's sovereignty, Olson replied with the words quoted above.

Nothing scares me any more than the living in a world where Olson's "god" is in charge--well, almost in charge.  Try as he will to stop bad things from happening, they do.  Click here: Baylor University || The Lariat Online

Comments

[plw]

Wow, I don't know, but who ever it is........well, lets just say, the person has on the wrong glasses for sure. Calvin was a great gift to us from God.

[carolyn]

??

My first thought is "What Love is this?" Dave Hunt. He's come out with some real zingers against Reformed theology. Of course he'll go and quote Spurgeon in the same breath.

[Tim]

Hmm...I think I'll guess Greg Boyd.

[James]

Ergun Caner?

[cindyu]

I also vote for Greg Boyd.

[Aaron]

Roger Olson

[Richard]

Roger Olson. What a jerk.

[Rick B.]

I saw this elsewhere.

He argues that God is "in charge but not in control" Huh?

[matthew]

george bryson

[Dave]

I saw it elsewhere too. I'll just say that the God of Calvinism gives me great comfort and hope!

[drew@jonah]

I saw this Roger Olson quote somewhere else too. I wonder, if Mr. Olson were to discover that the bible DOES teach the doctrines of grace, would he embrace it or would his apparent hatred for "Calvinism" lead him to reject the God of the bible altogether. Simply put, if the God of Calvinism is indeed the God of the bible, do you still want to be a Christian?

Just thoughts.

-d

[jason]

Dave Hunt, Dispensationalzm is his God.

[Fred Anderson]

Surely not the past president of the Midwest Division of the American Theological Society and the ex-co-chair of the Evangelical Theology Group of the American Academy of Religion for two years. Surely not the fellow who is touted by the institution in which he teaches as "an expert in historical theology," Surely not him! (sigh)

[jason]

It's scary to know theres people like this out there who call God the Devil!!! Doctrines of grace not being in the bible...what bible is he reading? Or should I say he's not reading.

[Charlie]

It reads like something Hunt would write! Who else would posit "innocent" suffering? The only "innocent suffering and death" was that of Jesus Christ. Taken from Martin Luther! CB

[Jim Vellenga]

Roger Olsen

[Andrew Compton]

I'm going to guess either Dave Hunt or Raul Ries . . .

[Jim Basinger]

Roger Olson - I just read a few minutes ago.

[Charles S]

Dr. Horton should re interview Dr.Olson in view of this statement.

[johnny_redeemed]

Dave Hunt is my guess...how do we find out who really said it?