fralo4truth
Puritan Board Freshman
Hi all,
I'm looking for quotes in defense of Calvinism in which the authors demonstrate that the only way to refute Calvinism is by making a caricature of it. I'm arguing with the anti-means Hardshells who do this a lot.
Check this caricature sampling of theirs:
The Calvinists are Pharisees
• The “work” of the Calvinist is “believing” the gospel message. We refer to this as “Gospel Regeneration” and it can be found on every religious TV station.
• Predestination includes hearing and believing (doing something) for salvation.
• All of the elect will hear and believe to get eternally saved.
• Enabling grace will then be provided to persevere or stay saved until death. Some refer to this as “Lordship Salvation” meaning that Jesus cannot be your Savior without being your Lord. The one is proof of the other.
• Both the Pharisees and the Calvinists are “absoluters” in that they teach that all things are absolutely predestinated. Ask one to explain Romans 8:28.
• The Pharisees believed in “election” of the Jews. They would all go to Abraham’s Bosom by keeping the law.
• The Calvinist system is: Grace plus Works for Salvation and Grace plus Works to Persevere to the end.
Elder Conrad Jarrell, Grace vs. Calvinism)
If you know of anything along these lines, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks.
I'm looking for quotes in defense of Calvinism in which the authors demonstrate that the only way to refute Calvinism is by making a caricature of it. I'm arguing with the anti-means Hardshells who do this a lot.
Check this caricature sampling of theirs:
The Calvinists are Pharisees
• The “work” of the Calvinist is “believing” the gospel message. We refer to this as “Gospel Regeneration” and it can be found on every religious TV station.
• Predestination includes hearing and believing (doing something) for salvation.
• All of the elect will hear and believe to get eternally saved.
• Enabling grace will then be provided to persevere or stay saved until death. Some refer to this as “Lordship Salvation” meaning that Jesus cannot be your Savior without being your Lord. The one is proof of the other.
• Both the Pharisees and the Calvinists are “absoluters” in that they teach that all things are absolutely predestinated. Ask one to explain Romans 8:28.
• The Pharisees believed in “election” of the Jews. They would all go to Abraham’s Bosom by keeping the law.
• The Calvinist system is: Grace plus Works for Salvation and Grace plus Works to Persevere to the end.
Elder Conrad Jarrell, Grace vs. Calvinism)
If you know of anything along these lines, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks.