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"But predestination!" (#17: double-speak and the gospel)

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In this series, I'm examining some things that Calvinists (especially my ex-pastor) say about predestination.   The previous post was supposed to be the last post in this series, but  since I added this really late to the   post of sermons , I figured it should also get its own post because it's important and should be highlighted and considered. Here's the whole series on my other blog:  the pastor's sermons  ("When Calvinists say 'But predestination!'"), and my comments  1-4 (election)  and  5-6 (Romans and sovereignty)  and  7-9 (depravity, Book of Life, predestine)  and  10-11 (shaming tactics, Feb. 2015)  and  12-14 (dead, regeneration, born again)  and  15 (total depravity, manipulation)   and  16A (God's Will, babies)  and  16B (sin, evil, suffering)  and  17 (double-speak and the gospel) .    And lastly, seventeenth:   From his September 2023 sermon o...