Nevertheless, this Okie is pleased to remind one and all that he graduated from the third grade of a two-room school which was affiliated with a "dependent public school district" in Oklahoma County. (The Okie modestly adds that he was an "Honor Student" in the 2nd Grade.) However, the Okie wants to assure everyone that he will not use his educational background as a weapon against those with less academic experience, or to influence them to feel less than adequately prepared to discuss issues of Christian doctrine with him.
That said, all of us, as finite created beings, are vulnerable to incorrect doctrinal perceptions. This Okie tends to agree with the comment that Tim made earlier, "Truth comes from God through His Holy Scriptures and not a degree track." Thus, Scripture, rather than man's commentary on it, should be our ultimate authority in determining the credibility of any proffered doctrine related to the Christian faith. Perhaps, our discussion would be more profitable if we looked at the individual "points" of specific Arminian and/or Calvinistic doctrines in separate threads, rather than concentrating on lambasting the proponents of each perspective in this devolving discussion.
In His Grace and Peace,