John Calvin-
Augustine is so wholly with me, that if I wished to write a confession of my faith, I could do so with all fulness and satisfaction to myself out of his writings. A Treatise on the Eternal Predestination of God
Showing posts with label John Calvin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Calvin. Show all posts
Monday, March 10, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Can anyone answer these questions?
More questions unanswered by Calvinist. Hear they are-
1. What did John Calvin trace his conversion too?
2. Do you agree with Calvin that infant baptism is good and right?
1. What did John Calvin trace his conversion too?
2. Do you agree with Calvin that infant baptism is good and right?
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Until Sunday
Quotes from Leading Calvinists:
Calvin-“The word many does not mean a part of the world, but the whole human race” Mark 14:24 Calvin’s New Testament Commentaries
“…by baptism we are ingrafted into the Body of Christ…” Institutes of the Christian Religion
Piper-“We must also own up to the fact that our final salvation is made contingent upon the subsequent obedience which comes from faith.” TULIP: What We Believe about the Five Points of Calvinism: Position Paper of the Pastoral Staff
Sproul- “God wills all things that comes to pass…” Almighty All Over pg.54
Spurgeon- If I am to preach faith in Christ to a man who is regenerated, then the man, being regenerated, is saved already, and it is an unnecessary and ridiculous thing for me to preach Christ to him, and bid him to believe in order to be saved when he is saved already, being regenerate.Am I only to preach faith to those who have it? Absurd indeed! " The Warrent of Faith"
Calvin-“The word many does not mean a part of the world, but the whole human race” Mark 14:24 Calvin’s New Testament Commentaries
“…by baptism we are ingrafted into the Body of Christ…” Institutes of the Christian Religion
Piper-“We must also own up to the fact that our final salvation is made contingent upon the subsequent obedience which comes from faith.” TULIP: What We Believe about the Five Points of Calvinism: Position Paper of the Pastoral Staff
Sproul- “God wills all things that comes to pass…” Almighty All Over pg.54
Spurgeon- If I am to preach faith in Christ to a man who is regenerated, then the man, being regenerated, is saved already, and it is an unnecessary and ridiculous thing for me to preach Christ to him, and bid him to believe in order to be saved when he is saved already, being regenerate.Am I only to preach faith to those who have it? Absurd indeed! " The Warrent of Faith"
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Sola Scriptura and Regeneration
According to Scripture, regeneration does not take place before belief. Consider the following passages:
John 3:15,16That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.
Acts 16:30,31-And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Why do Calvinists insist that the new birth (regeneration) takes place before belief? Some, such as Authur Pink, rush to 2 Thess. 2:13-God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. The only problem is this- that verse is not giving the order of salvation. It is clear by the previous passages what the order is.
There are sincere Calvinists that use the phrase “Sola Scriptura” and attempt to live by it. Yet when is comes down to being confronted with clear passages of Scripture, they run to respected authors such as John Piper, John MacArthur, Authur Pink, and John Calvin to quote their works. Some run to confessions and creeds to back up the theory of Calvinism. The question I ask is this, “What happened to “Sola Scriptura?” If they really lived the motto, there would be no question about the order of regeneration and belief. Who is the final authority? Is it God, or man?
John 3:15,16That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.
Acts 16:30,31-And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Why do Calvinists insist that the new birth (regeneration) takes place before belief? Some, such as Authur Pink, rush to 2 Thess. 2:13-God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. The only problem is this- that verse is not giving the order of salvation. It is clear by the previous passages what the order is.
There are sincere Calvinists that use the phrase “Sola Scriptura” and attempt to live by it. Yet when is comes down to being confronted with clear passages of Scripture, they run to respected authors such as John Piper, John MacArthur, Authur Pink, and John Calvin to quote their works. Some run to confessions and creeds to back up the theory of Calvinism. The question I ask is this, “What happened to “Sola Scriptura?” If they really lived the motto, there would be no question about the order of regeneration and belief. Who is the final authority? Is it God, or man?
Thursday, February 21, 2008
John Calvin and Universalism
Many Calvinists mistakenly believe that for one to believe in the unlimited atonement, that would have to make him believe in universalism. They have built this charge on a faulty theory that the death of Christ secures the salvation of the elect. It is the theory of Calvinism that has made this an issue. It should be noted that universalism teaches all will be saved, not that all could be saved. I cannot speak for all that believe in the unlimited atonement, but this is one preacher that does not believe in universalism. Furthermore, I believe that man still has to accept by faith the free gift of salvation. Or course, the Calvinist believes that God gives man the faith to believe.
As for the double payment theory, there is one sin that Jesus could not die for, the sin of unbelief. Calvinist seem to skim over that particular discussion. Even if God did exact double payment for lost people's sins, who are Calvinist to bemoan how God uses His power? Is He not sovereign? "There is no justice in a God that would do that" would be the rally cry. Yet they themselves are oblivious to the fact they believe God is pleased to damn billions, while offering them salvation they could never accept, according to their theory. Where is the justice in that?
When it is all said and done, it is man's unbelief (John 3:18) that sends him to hell. It is not that he is unable to believe, he is just unwilling.
Finally, where does John Calvin tie in with all of this discussion of universalism? As anyone that has studied his works will tell you, Calvin traced his conversion to when he was baptized as an infant. He also forced people to partake in the Eucharist. He killed those that disagreed with his theory about baptism. Is this not a type of universalism? Baptize all the infants to secure their salvation? Force the Eucharist upon those unwilling? And Calvinists accuse me of teaching universalism, when I say the death of Christ made salvation a possibility? At least I do not believe that baptism and the Eucharist made possible the salvation of those willing and unwilling to partake in. If you are reading this and you believe what the Bible says about baptism, know that hundreds of years ago John Calvin would have attempted to silence you also. Thank God we were not in Geneva during the reign of Calvin.
So who really taught universalism?
As for the double payment theory, there is one sin that Jesus could not die for, the sin of unbelief. Calvinist seem to skim over that particular discussion. Even if God did exact double payment for lost people's sins, who are Calvinist to bemoan how God uses His power? Is He not sovereign? "There is no justice in a God that would do that" would be the rally cry. Yet they themselves are oblivious to the fact they believe God is pleased to damn billions, while offering them salvation they could never accept, according to their theory. Where is the justice in that?
When it is all said and done, it is man's unbelief (John 3:18) that sends him to hell. It is not that he is unable to believe, he is just unwilling.
Finally, where does John Calvin tie in with all of this discussion of universalism? As anyone that has studied his works will tell you, Calvin traced his conversion to when he was baptized as an infant. He also forced people to partake in the Eucharist. He killed those that disagreed with his theory about baptism. Is this not a type of universalism? Baptize all the infants to secure their salvation? Force the Eucharist upon those unwilling? And Calvinists accuse me of teaching universalism, when I say the death of Christ made salvation a possibility? At least I do not believe that baptism and the Eucharist made possible the salvation of those willing and unwilling to partake in. If you are reading this and you believe what the Bible says about baptism, know that hundreds of years ago John Calvin would have attempted to silence you also. Thank God we were not in Geneva during the reign of Calvin.
So who really taught universalism?
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