English-speaking Calvinists are generally familiar with the acronym TULIP, which is a handy way of remembering the principal doctrines of Reformed Christianity:
Total depravity
Unconditional election
Limited atonement
Irresistible grace
Perseverance of the saints
However, given that some might see TULIP as old hat — and in the interest of encouraging bio-diversity — today’s challenge is to come up with another floral acronym that expresses the truths of Reformed Christianity. I posed this to some friends and colleagues some time ago, and now it’s your turn. For example:
Perseverance of the saints
Authority of scripture
Noetic effects of the fall
Salvation in Jesus Christ
Yes to God’s grace
Entries may be left in the Comments below.
November 2nd, 2009 | 10:49 am | #1
Of course PANSY has it’s own, untheological problems.
Some might say it will further contribute to the feminization of the church…
November 2nd, 2009 | 2:17 pm | #2
As a Calvinist I’m trying hard to be irked, and once I stop laughing perhaps I will be.
November 2nd, 2009 | 2:22 pm | #3
Perhaps you are irked at my egregious mixed metaphor: the tulip as “old hat.” I do earnestly beg your pardon for that wanton transgression of the canons of English usage.
November 2nd, 2009 | 2:50 pm | #4
Which transgression may perhaps be forgiven, were one to develop a Calvinistic acrostic based upon the aforeblogged-about FEDORA.
November 2nd, 2009 | 3:51 pm | #5
Real free will is an illusion.
Only God knows who is elect.
Sixteen centuries before Calvin cracked the code.
Ever wonder why people believe this crap?
November 2nd, 2009 | 6:46 pm | #6
Christ alone
Homoousion
Repent
Yearn
Sanctification
Augustine
Nicea
Trinity (or Trent)
Hell; Holy Spirit
Enits analogia
Mary was a virgin
Uncial
Mercy; modalism is heresy.
This needs some polishing.
November 3rd, 2009 | 7:42 am | #7
IRISistible grace?
November 3rd, 2009 | 7:49 am | #8
Honour to God above all
Irresistible grace
Beware of sin
Inexhaustible love
Sovereignty of God
Created in God’s image
Universal kingship
Sanctity as gift of grace
November 3rd, 2009 | 9:42 am | #9
Then there’s the acronym that Discoshaman came up with for Arminianism:
Diminished depravity
Abrogated election
Impersonal atonement
Sedentary grace
Yieldable justification
One might argue that this isn’t exactly fair to how Arminians would describe their view. But then Calvinists have spent centuries explaining why the actual terms of TULIP don’t capture Calvinism all that well. Consider all the preferred alternates:
Radical corruption
Sovereign election
Definite atonement
Effectual grace
Perseverance of the saints is the only one I don’t know of alternate attempts to capture better.
November 3rd, 2009 | 8:58 pm | #10
My own botanical reference sources say nothing about the RSDE. Where does it grow?
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