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Mike affirms the Five Solas but says they do not make him a Calvinist

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 8) Fixed and Reuploaded 00:01:30 – 00:02:30

Mike clarifies his relationship to Reformed theology before walking through TULIP.

Mike says he affirms all five Solas (sola scriptura, sola gratia, etc.) and agrees with Calvinists on many things, calling it an in-house discussion. However, he says how those solas play out in theology makes him not a Calvinist. He identifies the solas as extremely important but separable from Calvinist distinctives.

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1 Timothy 3:8-13

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