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Old 04-25-2009, 08:02 PM
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My surface-level observation is that LDS faith practice has some Catholic elements (church governance and the general "high church" atmosphere of the Temples), Arminian evangelicalism (missionary rigor, holiness codes such as the WoW and the Law of Chasity), and Pentecostalism (gaining a testimony, being led by the Spirit), but not so much with Calvinism. Joseph Smith seems to have opposed most of Calvin's TULIP.

That said, I'm sure there are aspects of the solas that could be agreed with, and other aspects that might draw contrast. Part of what this string will do is demonstrate whether posters prefer to highlight similarities or draw distinctions, both of which can be useful exercises.
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