The source The Berean Call utilized to attempt substantiation of the wild claims about a Hebrew original of Acts 13:48 that is meant to cast doubt upon the actual translation of the passage (all in the service of anti-Calvinism) turns out to be anti-Trinitarian as well. Their statement of faith includes this line: “The Holy Spirit is likened to the wind, John 3:8; Acts 10:45, a dynamic, invisible force and is not a person. Therefore, we find that the Trinity doctrine is not scriptural but is from paganism.” Gives new meaning to the old saying, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” Let’s “borrow” from the anti-Trinitarians, as long as it aids us in our blasting away wildly at “Calvinism.”
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