Caio Rodrigues

All of grace.

@OzMarquezz @MethodMinistry Love brother Lucas. His debate against one of the Apologia pastors was infuriating to me because of how badly his position was being misrepresented.

Throwback to when I was on with @MethodMinistry talking about Hyper-Calvinism

@theo_bruv @M_Christianity @rootcausesleuth @darknytPB @just_keep_read @Soteriology101 @Pastor_ChrisH @ronhenzel There is a reason I blocked both the OP and Meta. The OP because he had a wonderful ability of totally missing the point of what is being said, as displayed in the post. Meta because of the flooding of content that has nothing to do with the subject at hand.

@M_Christianity @rootcausesleuth @darknytPB @just_keep_read @Soteriology101 @ReformedCaio @Pastor_ChrisH @ronhenzel If I may, try to say what you’re saying in simpler terms and fewer posts. Fewer screenshots. I think you have an interesting perspective on things, but I find it difficult to engage with this style of posting.

If a Provisionist said this, would they be confronted with objections that these aren’t truly free because of the bondage to sin, that man’s will is determined by his nature, and that man isn’t truly free because they are under God’s sovereign decree?

@AsherJacob23060 @jr88030 Ah, but you, random person on the internet in the year of our Lord 2026, are more well read and have better insights into Calvin’s mind than the thousands of theologians since 1564… because you admit this is a unique perspective and argument from you, right…? Got it. 😂

@ReformedCaio @jr88030 "You’re honestly telling me that you have deeper insight into Calvin’s mind as to why he wrote the Institutes than Calvin himself did?" This sort of thing is standard in philosophy and theology. You even asking this question makes me think youre not well read

Sometimes the vulgar hatred I see on this platform against Augustine and Calvin, the way some particularly rabid anti-Calvinists speak of them, makes me briefly forget that they were godly and faithful men who were a tremendous blessing to the church of Christ.

@AsherJacob23060 @jr88030 😂 see, this is why I call you unhinged. You’re honestly telling me that you have deeper insight into Calvin’s mind as to why he wrote the Institutes than Calvin himself did? And now somehow Satan himself had a hand in writing it? Get out of here with that nonsense.

@jr88030 @ReformedCaio It looks to me as if Calvin didnt even understand that the rael point of The Institutes was to theologically erase Saran from the Bible. No, but that was Satan's goal for The Institutes

@AsherJacob23060 Do you know how to respond to a post one after another so that it appears in a thread format? Do you have any clue how hard it is to follow a thing you say when you keep replying to the same post instead of replying to your own post in sequence?

@ReformedCaio I am not disposed to wade through my notes on the Institutes to produce a specific page number where Calvin refers to Adam as a rebel in Eden. That I'm not disposed to do so at this moment doesn't make anything I said "unhinged" Again, learn to use basic English words properly

This is Twitter, I’m not obligated to entertain totally novel and ahistoric ideas conjured up by some random on the internet who can’t cite a single source. I’ve asked for citation, you’ve given nothing by unhinged nonsense that apparently no one else in church history who has studied Calvin saw. Everyone else missed it, but you got it! 😂

@ReformedCaio First off, this is twitter, not an dissertation defense. I've shown I can answer your questions so why don't you answer mine: Who was the rebel in Eden? Satan or Adam?

@AsherJacob23060 Cite. Your. Source. If you can’t give actual citations and an argument from Calvin’s work directly then all of this is pure nonsense from ignorance.

@ReformedCaio The core of my argument against Calvinism is that Calvin's goal is to misrepresent Satan. I have never seen anyone else make that argument, so it is original to me as far as I'm aware

@AsherJacob23060 First of all, “semantic domains” of words is a thing that exists. Second, all you’ve done is make assertions without a single ounce of citation. Cite your source directly. Do you know how citation works?

@ReformedCaio Rebellion in the bible always has connotations of speaking words against God, which is why it says that rebellion is as witchcraft. The word "nachash" has a verb form meaning "to practice witchcraft" My argument is me comparing what The Institutes says to what the Bible says

@AsherJacob23060 Do you not know how a citation works?

@ReformedCaio The Institutes is my source. Satan was *the* rebel in Eden; Adam disobeyed but he did not rebel. Calvin repeated refers to Adam as a rebel from the Eden story but I could not find one example of the same for Satan

Stop. Answer my question directly. Cite your source. Where in Calvin do you get the idea that he “slanders Adam” and where do you get the idea that he replaced the devil with man. Substantiate these illuminati level conspiracy theories that you probably got from some random source on the internet without ever reading Calvin.

@ReformedCaio Who was the rebel in Eden?

@AsherJacob23060 What does he say about Adam that is slanderous? Care to cite any particular portion of Calvin to substantiate these absolutely wild and unhinged claims you are making?

@ReformedCaio Calvin repeatedly blasphemes (slanders) Adam

@AsherJacob23060 😂 😂 🤣 🤣

@ReformedCaio The purpose of Calvin's Institutes, the very teason Calvin wrote it, is to read Satan out of the Bible, wherever possible, and replace him with Man

@AsherJacob23060 What kool-aid theory did you drink to come up with this statement

@ReformedCaio I do not expect to meet Calvin in heaven. That said I hope I am wrong in that assessment and will be pleasant surprised.

@elimcgowan @RobertFVolk Again, I’m merely using the term synonymously with “nation” as in a “Christian nation.”

@ReformedCaio @RobertFVolk We addressed the problems with Nationalism at length here, and documented there are many Christian alternatives. I’ve always been for a Christian nation. I won’t be for Nationalism, a specific political ideology. You shouldn’t either.

This is some ignorant nonsense. Mohler is literally contributing a view of Christian Nationalism that is very much different from the other men writing in this book, and his view is also very much far removed from the insanity from the NXR/Ogden/SC crowd. And yet Fletch here seems to think it’s perfectly ok to lump all CN views together under one umbrella. He seems to be very ignorant of what the issues are. But hey, Mohler is a Calvinist so I guess it’s all good to post misleading information about him.

@elimcgowan @RobertFVolk That’s not how I’m defining nationalism. I’m simply saying the nation of citizens should be Christian. It’s not about loyalty to a group; it’s about being within the body of Christ.

@RobertFVolk @ReformedCaio See my article in The Bulwark for why.

As I said, “I am a Christian Nationalist to the extent that I hope and pray for true, genuine, Spirit filled revival of the masses.” In that sense I want to be in a Christian nation. And I want all nations to be Christian nations. I am in no way endorsing the kind of “Christian Nationalism” that is promoted by NXR, Ogden, or SC. “So now, O kings, show insight; Take warning, O judges of the earth. Serve Yahweh with fear And rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!” (Psalm 2:10-12 LSB) “God blesses us, That all the ends of the earth may fear Him.” (Psalm 67:7 LSB) “Sing to God, O kingdoms of the earth, Sing praises to the Lord, Selah.” (Psalm 68:32 LSB) “And let all kings bow down to him, All nations serve him.” (Psalm 72:11 LSB) “May his name endure forever; May his name increase as long as the sun shines; Let all nations be blessed in him; Let all nations call him blessed. Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wondrous deeds.” (Psalm 72:17-18 LSB)

@ReformedCaio Nationalism is less ideal than several other political philosophies. Why are you a Nationalist?

I am a Christian Nationalist to the extent that I hope and pray for true, genuine, Spirit filled revival of the masses. In that sense, I desire a Christian nation. It is a Christian Nationalism that can apply to any nation and culture because the Gospel and the Spirit’s work is central, not any pragmatic thing we do to bring about some pseudo revivalism. I don’t see a victory in creating a nation of pagan hearts who merely affirm to a Pew Research Center question that they are “Christian.” Is that a bad type of Nationalism that Christians should avoid or not desire to have?

@ReformedCaio Mohler shouldn’t endorse any type of Nationalism.

@_DHDS God does not fail to produce the desired result, and it is always a free choice to worship and love Him.

@ReformedCaio Most would affirm God is fully capable of exerting His power such that it results in truly free responses towards Him. It gets more interesting when one starts to explore what it means for God to exert His power and what a truly free choice is

Your people will offer themselves freely in the day of Your power; In the splendor of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, The dew of Your youthfulness will be Yours. (Ps. 110:3) God is fully capable of exerting His power such that it results in truly free responses towards Him.