"The alternative of hypothetical universalism, according to which Christ's work is sufficient for all but efficient only for the elect, was alive and well in early Reformed thought. Moreover - and importantly for our purposes - this view was not regarded as an aberration but as a legitimate position that could be taken within the confessional bounds of Reformed thought. But that means that the Five Points aren't the non-negotiable conceptual core of Calvinism after all."

-- Oliver D. Crisp

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“If there is one number to which the rights of millions will be happily sacrificed, it is the national GDP growth rate.”

Source : William Easterly (2014). “A The Tyranny of Experts: How the Fight Against Global Poverty Suppressed Individual Rights”, p.137, Perseus Books Group
“Really, a nightmare just really has to evoke some sort of, we call it, dysphoric emotion or something uncomfortable. You could be sad, you could be unhappy; you could be scared, anxious. But traditionally, the definition is you have to awaken from this nightmare.”
“I'm just an actress. They try to give me as little information as possible.”
“I find it difficult to attend autopsies. Especially the smells.”
“But the last time the Cubs won a National League pennant Was the year we dropped the bomb on Japan”
“My history is really playing live - not writing or recording.”
“As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.”
“I mean, Emily Harris was his wife.And she seemed to resent his leadership, but on the other hand, she felt like a good soldier, that he had to be the leader.”

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