Calvinism Proves Sinful Intelligence
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Calvinism not only insults God, it also proves the sinful intelligence of mankind. 'The doctrines of grace' twist the nature of God and mix it with the desire of men to blame God for all ills in life, including the consequences of their own choices.
Michael Pearl teaches through scriptures commonly used by Calvinists to support their doctrine.
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Got saved in 97.
Fell away in 07.
A Calvinist preacher brought me back but almost shipwrecked my faith to make me feel I wasn’t elected.
I read the New Testament over and over and found multiple scriptures proving that if I believe I shall be saved.
John chapter 6 gives me so much hope and joy.
Thank you for sharing some of your story. If you ever want to send your testimony to Mike, you can email him at: ngjquestions@nogreaterjoy.org
@@thedoormichaelpearl why do you not believe some of things that the Calvinist are teaching . I believe in the Gospel that was given to the Apostle Paul. Romans 2:16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. Ephesians 3:2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, We are saved by Grace Only , we do not have Free Will. We are called and chosen by God because of our Faith in Jesus. Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. Galatians 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.12 And the law is not of faith: Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. We can not sin, Sin is breaking God Law. Paul said we were under civil law, if we break it that is a crime and we are called criminals. So do not became a criminal. Under Grace we are protected, in Acts 5 Ananias, and Sapphira his wife, where still under the the Law that why they were killed or gave up the ghost. But when Paul was saved and given the Gospel of Grace. Under the Law a person can sin and will be judged
Even the demons believe (James 2:19). You must produce fruit that evidence your repentance (Matthew 3:8). Only the obedient can be saved (Hebrews 5:9). Faith without works is dead (James 2:17).
If there is a besetting sin in your life that you find yourself unwilling to overcome, heed the words of Jesus in Matthew5:29-30. The way is narrow and few find it (Matthew 7:13-14).
@@user-fn3py6mg3c yes works/deeds/bearing good fruit is also needed..because that’s the basis of what we will be judged by.
2nd Corinthians 5:10 we will all be before the judgement seat of Christ to give account for what we’ve done..both good and bad.
@@user-fn3py6mg3c true but don’t downplay the love and mercy of God. There are believers who are paralyzed and unable to get out of bed or wheelchair bound.
People like that have a harder time producing fruit/maintaining good works/in most cases probably only able to produce fruit of the spirit like gentleness/love/meekness/temperance.
I understand where you’re coming from, I’m very hard on myself so much that it still effects my assurance because nothing I do is ever gonna be good enough.
I can only trust in Christ. The more I get on UA-cam to listen to sermons the more it confuses me. I’m better off just staying in my Bible and letting the Holy Spirit lead me.
Ephesians 1:4 I have chosen you before the foundation of the earth
1 Peter 1:1- Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,
To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout, Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ, and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure.
We were predestined to be conformed to the image of Christ (Romans 8:27), that is all of God's creation, as it were before the foundation of the world. God called everything He made good after creation (Gen 1:31). God knew every man that would ever live and every man was created as His workmanship in Christ to bring Him pleasure and glory, and to fulfill a role and a purpose in His creation (Eph 2:10, Col 1:15-17)). Sin entered the world by Free Will rebellion. He foreknew everything that could and would happen including the consequences of Free Will, hence why Christ was slain before the foundation of the world (Rev 13:8). This would satisfy God's demand for justice but also mercy and grace, an attribute of God that perhaps we would never had known so intimately had rebellion never occurred. God's foreknowledge does not mean He fore-caused man's rebellion. True love is by choice not compulsion.
@@Jammaster1972 Excellent
....chosen to what? Some context goes a long way, you haven't even cited the whole verse!
Here is the full verse and its meaning:
**In Him** He chose before the foundation of the world to be Holy and Blameless in His sight.
In Him => Jesus. Talking of those already in Christ.
To be Holy and Blameless in His sight => Those who have faith in Christ are chosen to be made Holy in Heaven after the resurrection, and that merciful plan of God was established the foundation of the world.
Before the foundation of the world, God had already decided He would come as Jesus (Him) to take on the sin of the world (everybody), so that that those in Christ (by faith) will be fully sanctified and made Holy.
This verse is not talking about our incapacity to believe naturally, nor about our individual predestined salvation. It talks about the wonderful and merciful foreknowing decision God had made that He would die for us, lovingly. How Glorious!!
Calvinism is self-centered on "me, my election, my salavation, and I."
@@jazzpote4316 Agree, well stated. I would add that I think theologians take too much liberty in trying too understand the mind of God. I myself may be guilty of this, but as I see it God made a world He declared that it was good, in other words, it did not require the fall of man to be better (as to demonstrate His other attributes of grace and mercy). But because God gave man free will, he was already prepared for the consequences of this reality. Just like an architect lays down the foundation of a home, he must be prepared for all things. Either with or without sin, the original goal of the creator was for us to be conformed to the image of His son. "Let us make man in our own image." (Gen 3, Col 1)
How does Romans 8:29 apply?
For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
predestine
verb
pre·des·tine (ˌ)prē-ˈde-stən
transitive verb
: to destine, decree, determine, appoint, or settle beforehand
Thanks, Nick
It doesn’t mean what it says, don’t you know and don’t pay any attention to Romans chapter 9 either, there’s nothing here to see, just finish things up and move along.😁
Seriously though, good question, you do have to wonder about that verse and many others like it.
@@jagman3377 I think Romans is talking about how the Jews were chosen first..to receive Christ, to hear the Word...and then later the Gentiles.
@@spacecoastz4026 Hi Spacecoastz, this was a while back, so I had to go back and read the comments.
My reply to the gentlemen was intended to be funny.
Maybe being sarcastic about how a verse like Romans 8:29 constantly ( as I’ve seen) gets corrected.
Corrected as in,” it doesn’t really mean that”, “ that’s too simple of a way of looking at it” referring to taking it for exactly as it says or “ what it really means is….blah blah”.
Yes I do understand what you’re saying about to the Jews first , and then to the gentiles (Romans 9).
I was mentioning chapter 9 in reference to 8:29 ( especially 8:28-29) concerning election and God’s sovereignty.
Ephesians 1:4 soon pleease sir? *Glory be to God*
The Bble is very clear that man is spiritually dead...we can not choose Him nor do we want to. God motivates us to come to Him.
Exactly. That's not calvinism its... Bible. People do not like the sovereignty of God. They need to have a hand in their own salvation. Sounds very prideful.
@@careyf7859well, Calvinism is just the nickname for the doctrine of election. Like Armininism is the nickname for free will. It was given that name years after the death of Calvin. God bless you, amen!🤗
Really, then what is the point of all of creation bearing witness of God if man cannot do anything with that witness anyway?
The entire purpose of a witness is to CONVINCE a person that something is true.
@@Bro_Mike_Phil117 God ordains the means as well as the outcome.
Actually the Bible states that no one comes unless the Holy Spirit draws them…then we choose to either accept or reject the free gift. It’s childish to think that accepting an undeserved free gift is somehow “having a hand in it”.
Michael, confusion is, rampant, in religion. Locally, the church denies membership, because of having internet access, in our home office. This became, unbearable. There has been upbraiding and I was suspended from playing music, in the church, for weeks. 10 years of that never resolved anything. Truth is that we have a deficit of obedience and praise. God bless you and yours.
Yes this is needed.
Calvinism, as you probably know, has been gaining ground pretty much across the church. Not always in name, but some tenants of it.
Calvin, in his will, said to God shortly before he died in 1564:
"I testify also and profess that I humbly seek from God, that He may so will me to be washed and purified by the great Redeemer's blood, shed for the sins of the human race, that it may be permitted me to stand before His tribunal under the covert of the Redeemer Himself."
Source: Norman F. Douty, The Death of Christ (Irving, TX: Williams & Watrous Pub. Co., Revised and Enlarged Edition, 1978), p.176, citing John Calvin from F. F. Bruce's "Answers and Questions," Question 1331, in The Harvester (Exeter) January 1966.
NO ASSURANCE
Calvin here asks God to will what is already revealed in His will, Calvin's salvation.
Calvin also acknowledges that Jesus' blood was shed for the sins of the world! This in contradiction to his own public doctrine.
Lol!
"Human race" doesn't mean every human ever.
you think it's gaining ground???? Where???? I just don't see it. If anything, it's losing ground. All the mega-churches around and seminaries turning out pastors who know more about finances and business than they do the Gospel. Everyone commenting that it's hard to find a good church!
Jesus blood was shed for everyone in the world. That's what scripture teaches
@@glennbarrett7234 so you're saying the blood our savior spilled isn't worthy wbough to save everyone then?
@@gp9616 Your response here, makes no sense. Evidently you are trying to push glennbarrett7234 through a logical falacy. Glenn is rightfully stating that Jesus blood was shed for everyone in the world. You are trying to conflate that people are more powerful than God, because by people not accepting salvation, they have made God not accept Jesus blood, therefore unsaved people have overpowered God. The fact that anyone is saved, demonstrates that all of Jesus blood was an acceptable sacrifice. The fact that some will not be saved, does not devalue Jesus blood, but makes it even more valuable, because God demonstrates His willingness to attempt to reach those, who would still reject Him. It makes God the bigger person.
I appreciate you making it easy to understand 🙏
Romans 8:30
And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
Romans 8:30 is referring to every person. When Jesus died on the cross he died for all humanity ( Jn.3:16) Those who choose to believe by their own free will benefit from God's salvation. The others turn their back on it.
@@fernandosviewpoint I'm confused, how is Romans 8:30 referring to everyone? Also John 3:16 doesn't say that all who believe by their own free will, it says all who believe, which leaves predestination as a possibility. So in other words, John 3:16 doesn't contradict predestination. Also I would like you to elaborate on how Romans 8:30 refers to all people.
Romans 8:30 it's about all people based on John 3:16. In John 3:16 we read that God loved the entire world. We also read in John 3:16 " that whoever believes in him" This "whoever" is an open door to anyone who chooses to believe. If God provided salvation for all people in John 3:16, then every other text that talks about human salvation must have the same principle implied.
@@fernandosviewpoint Indeed God loves everyone, and Jesus's Death is sufficient for everyone's sin, but that works perfectly fine with predestination. God's love does not mean he can't withhold his grace from people. And as for the non-elect, they remain dead in their trespasses and not willing to repent. That's why we need to rely solely God's grace, otherwise we could say he had some part in our salvation. If we weren't completely dead in our trespasses, it would be possible to earn salvation if you worked hard enough. But if we are, then how could we do anything righteous such as accepting God's grace?
@@lvl_zer0 God can do whatever he pleases since he is God. But what God has done is what we are interested in. From the beginning God has declared his love for all. All means no one is left out. That means that all are included in God's election before the beginning of the world. But not all get saved. Some say it is because God elected only some people who will get saved. Others say that those who get saved shoes by their own will to return to God and the others shoes not to. In the first case there is contradiction becaus God cannot love all and then discriminate against some people. In the Scriptures God himself declares that he does not discriminate. In the second case there is perfect harmony. Total death due to our trespasses does not mean that we have lost reason, consciousness, and emotions. It means we are separated from God. Turning to God by Will is using what we still have to escape from condemnation. This does not mean we earn our salvation, it means we decide to stand with God through his son Jesus Christ. Had Jesus not died and paid all by himself alone we could not get to heaven regardless of all our efforts.
With all respect this will be my last reply, thanks.
Thank you for clarifying what they believe
he actually misrepresents Calvinism.
God's plan for salvation✝️ is what was predestined, not who would except it. The Holy Spirit touches our hearts through the preaching and teaching of his word, but the individual has to say yes.
Thanks for the video buddy…
"For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified, them he justified, them he also glorified." Romans 8:29-30 KJV. "While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: Those that thou gravest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled." John 17:12 KJV. "...looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." Hebrews 12:2KJV God is omnipotent. The saved are the "ecclesia" ( ekklesia GREEK). Or, "called out". JESUS called us out. "We love him, because he first loved us." 1 John 4:19KJV. I believe the Bible teaches the sovereignty of God's will over man's will. I most humbly submit this for your consideration.
@@NewSonRising2024 Yes it does. Both the Old and New Testament are replete with the concept of predestination. At least to the best of my understanding.
@@kablammy7 Yes, yes,yes! God Almighty is the sovereign of the universe. It is God's, will that supercedes man's carnal nature in order to bring salvation. We don't just wake up one day and "decide" that we are going to accept Jesus Christ. Just like Saul (Paul) on the road to Damascus, it took Jesus' divine intervention to convert Saul! It is the same with all of us.
@@Spartacus223able Didn't Paul believe in God before Jesus confronted him? If Paul was predestined to do Gods will, why would Jesus have to persuade him to believe?
@@ep2223 All practicing Jews during Jesus' sojourn here ostensibly "believed" in God. Intellectual assent to God's existence does not equate to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. "... the devils also believe, and tremble" James 2:19 KJV. That is exactly why many times Jesus chose to speak to the Jews in parables, "lest they believe". Do you remember Jesus saying to Saul in Luke 26:14, in relevant part, "...it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks". You see, Saul thought he had what was needed for salvation, but he did not.
book of Roman really makes all things crystal clear
We all know that judas was chosen from the beginning. To fulfill his duty in the crucifiction .
Before the foundation
Could you explain that better? Are you saying that God made Judas specifically so that he can betray Jesus? And how does that conflict with Free Will or freedom of choice like Adam and Eve in the garden.
@@ep2223 Read Romans 9, all the best in Christ
@@georgecooper4502 I have read Romans 9 and the rest of the Bible multiple times. Still, no one has answered the predestination vs free will question. Can someone help me understand.
@@ep2223 I read about predestination in the scriptures, not free will. It is a hard thing to grasp, maybe it should slip from our minds and we should cleave unto our dear Lord & Savior. All the best
Thank you Brother Michael.
GOD bless you brother and your channel
I'm fully convinced now that I was wrong in accepting Calvinism back when I did. Just doesn't line up with the New Testament as much as most Calvinists would like it to.
Praise THE LORD brother.
@@cecilspurlockjr.9421 Amen!
actually it lines up just fine... I don't see how he disproved Calvinism in either episodes of this two part series, granted he made Calvinism sound evil when it should sound solemn and set up a straw man, but actual Calvinism still stands firm in my eyes.
I've been reading a lot of scholarly work from current Reformed theologians and have yet to encounter an emphasis on Calvinism. Just great Biblical Theology. Having lost interest in Dispensational hermeneutics, the continuity of scripture and eschatology embedded within sound Biblical Theology is the emphasis within Reformed studies today. Just don't see the issues you describe even within the NPP.
James white?
His arguments are straw men.
I am dispensational 5 Point Calvinist. I have looked into covenant theology, but I think the truth is very nuanced. I currently hold a very nuanced pre-mil dispensational eschatology view as well. The Puritans were excellent, but I am not 100% on board with their eschatology and rigid covenant theology.
@@sanders194539try reading the scriptures alone in their simplistic nature without the influence of any man’s commentaries…..you’ll be amazed what the Holy Spirit will reveal to you….
Its even more basic. It is true that God chose us before the foundations of the world were laid…. He chose to redeem everyone, but not everyone Accepts it. Most reject it…. God chose to redeem mankind…. Still many reject…
No, if he chose to redeem all then all would be redeemed - read Romans 9
@@georgecooper4502 so you’re saying God only payed the payment of sin for some ppl not all mankind? So it’s not grace through faith like 2 Ephesians 8-9 says? It’s being a special entitled person from birth? I see… good luck w that….
If only there was one universal Christian Church where we could all hammer these things out under one roof - so that all would know the Truth of Jesus!
I chose you from the foundation of the world
Chosen us, not you, we are all included in the plan of God, the only question is, are we going to response? 2 Peter 3:9 it is His will that every one must come into repentance.
@@juliusollayansr.501 ... no ... it saids ... I have chosen you from the foundations of the world
@@juliusollayansr.501 ... true he calls us all to repent and put are faith in Christ
@@GloryToGod-WayOfPeace sorry i dont argue brother, but could you please check the exact word used in that verse in deferent translation because Kjv, asb, niv and other translation. Tnx bro.
I don't even know where to begin with this heretic...incredible!
Blessings Michael Pearl ❤. Can you guys please tell me what kind of tripod and light that you use with the cell phone for the video. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌🇮🇱🙌❤️
Clear as crystal to me. Thanks
I agree. Calvinism is ridiculous. Jesus also "chose" Judas. He chose the 12 but it was up to them to make the decision to believe in Him and to follow him. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9). This verse alone DESTROYS Calvinism.
Calvinists aay rhat the word "all" there does not mean "all" who are alive, but rather "all" who will ever come to believe.
So basically, it reads like, "He is not slack concerning His promises, but rather that all (He has chosen) to come to repentance"
@@Th3BigBoy yup yup yup
Judas was a sin of perdition.
Fulfillment of psalm 41:9
@@heidyrilloraza371 What are your thoughts on the holocaust?
@@Th3BigBoyI know you didn't ask that question to me, but what are you getting at asking about the Holocaust? Just curious.
Love your messages. Always truthful, thorough and simple. Thank you for all you do for our Lord and Saviour.
Dear Sir, I very much appreciate your excellent Bible teaching. I was wondering what bible software do you use - I really like that format with the older looking pages directly from a book! Or is that a power point, or some other product? God bless you - from a fellow pastor.
Mike uses Logos Bible software, and Powerpoint for his slides.
Thanks brother 🙏👍
I am so glad to see you "alive and kicking"!
You are a great blessing to many people.😅
I found myself listening to a lot of Calvinist preachers before I realized what it even was. It very much impacted my faith negatively. The reason is because Calvinism manipulates the true character of the Father and presents Him as a harsh and angry Father. This is very damaging to the body of Christ and I am thankful the Holy Spirit led me out of that deception and in to the Truth.
What do you mean by harsh and angry Father? What do you think "calvinists" teach that makes people think that way towards Him?
You are 100% correct and I think that's why many Calvinists themselves come across as harsh and angry (and often arrogant). They are modeling God, as they believe him to be. (I think they may also be in quiet despair over what their doctrine actually teaches.)
It absolutely destroyed my faith. It’s a false teaching
@@djq1541 How has this doctrine "destroyed your faith"?
I love the fact that God chose to save even one person. I love the fact that it had nothing to do with me therefore keeping it has nothing to do with me. I love the fact that God is so merciful and kind and loving and compassionate and patient that He would save some when all hate Him! Love love love my Heavenly Father for first loving me!!!
God is big enough, strong enough, sovereign enough, too not be afraid of creating a few people on earth with a freewill to either accept or reject his offer of love and salvation. Only a weak and pitiful god who was worried about his deity would need to orchastrate every detail of creation in such a way that there was no chance for anything could go wrong, or anyone could willfully reject him. We have people who do that accused of being controlling, insecure and unhealthy, yet the devil uses calvanism to paint thst picture of God, and people buy into hook, line and sinker. Its pathetic. God is soveriegn enough to create mankind so that that he could choose to respond to his call, with the direct purpose to have fellowship with his creation for all eternity, that have freely chosen to love and desire to fellowship with him. God makes the offer to all, and chooses those who respond to his offer of grace. We can only choose him, because he first made the offer, which is why he is God.
Under the new covenant the words choose, chose and chosen is never, not one time used as man choosing God. To the contrary, every time these words are used under the new covenant. It is always God choosing man! So does not the author of salvation have a right to choose?
Respectfully that does not explain Jn6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
I was going to make that same point!
I think it's interesting John 12:32 says "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me."
He won’t address that because he’s creating a straw man argument.
I believe God draws all men to him, because Jesus was lifted up as scripture says! But not all men choose
@@o2bnob You need to check that theology against John 6:44 were Jesus explains that all that the father gives to Jesus is drawn and raised up on the last day. Unless your a Universalist and believe that everyone will be saved one day, Jesus saves all the father gives him. We know from scripture that people do go to Hell, ex the parable of the sower. Do you believe that everyone will go to Heaven? The father is actively giving people to the son, and the son is raising all of them - those are the whosoeverth in John 3:16.
ih no, i always interpreted this message wrong to other people, as this was the way i also understood it but now it makes sence,, how many people have i led astray, GOD have mercy
Today was a turning point for me. I now realize why I felt that the theology of certain preachers was off. Anybody want to explain predestination vs free choice? Please start with Judas. Didn't he have free choice not to betray Jesus? After all, Satan went after Job, but he didn't curse God and die.
Do you believe in God's foreknowledge?
The 5-point Calvinist does not claim that a man cannot choose, for he chooses all the time, in accordance with his sinful nature and will. The sinner is so disinclined to choose God that despite God providing a saviour universally sufficient to atone for the sins of all those who would come to him, and who holds out his arms all the day long to a sinful generation, with a sincere good will toward all men (the general call of the gospel to all individuals), the sinner repeatedly rejects the free gift of eternal life through faith in Christ and chooses instead his sin (the condemnation is that light has come into the world and men loved darkness rather than light). God loves the world, and all men within it, but he does love with a special love those who are his elect, chosen in Christ from before the foundation of the world. After all, before Jacob or Esau did anything at all, God loved Jacob and hated Esau, meaning that his favour for Jacob made his love, which was evident in Esau's life too, for Esau look like hatred. This is what the scriptures persistently teach. Jesus's own words are abundantly clear that men are evil and do not love God. I can say for myself that I hated God with a passion before he saved me. I used to throw my Bible across the room in disgust at him. If it were left to my choice, unaffected by the regenerative grace of God, I would have remained in my sin. But thankfully my Christ is a perfect saviour, who loved me enough to save me, and guarantees that I will not lose my salvation, for it is the perfect saviour who keeps a hundredfold of the flock to which he is assigned. He does not and cannot lose a single one. How disappointed would our Lord be on judgment day to find that the tens of billions of men and women he has been trying so hard to save had all rejected him and were now sentenced to an eternity in hell. But it is not so, for he has already justified and glorified those who are his own.
Well said... We must teach the whole cancel of the Lord rightly dividing the word of Truth!!! Amen
@@usa3579 Thank you fellow saint, precious in his sight. :)
I've always held this assertion personally, even outside of theological study - when it came to five-point Calvinism, and their core beliefs, by-in-large when you codify their dogma ties in the doctrine of election, it's really an undermining of the choice God gave man if you buy into Calvinism, then you may not necessarily believe in free will that's the problem.
Spiritually speaking, this feeds the iniquitous infinity-loop of a singular pride... the delusion you are better than someone else, which is tantamount to denominational bigotry, I challenge you to see it any other way?
If God didn't believe in free will, he wouldn't have equipped us with it... this is the failure of the Garden, man [woman] proved truth is not something they can handle without guidance. This is the whole moral of the revelation to the Laodicean church, Christ wants to be the coach of our decision-making - God left us his word, and there is no shades of grey on this... He wants to instruct us on how to employ it righteously without hypocrisy.
We should stick to the script[ures].
God's will beats Free will every time.
@@georgelugenalt200 that anthropomorphically true, that is feel logically correct, but that is not biblio centrally correct, God created Man for free will, man pays a consequence for and is the only unforgivable sin, is not allowing the Holy Spirit to take up residence in us to gaidas and in spirit and in truth, and allowing Jesus to live what he sacrificed for, to coach Us in life...
If the sin was forgivable, then this wouldn't be an issue if his sovereignty, but because it is unforgivable, cement freedom of our will to accept or reject which is the root reason why we were created, to make a choice, for God, which is the reason why Satan was tossed Out of Heaven, and Man was created, to replicate the image of God, which Satan couldn't do- to make a living mockery out of Satan.
Again, it renders your point moot, don't understood, it is completely irrelevant
@@woodshed_moments No one said we didnt have a choice. We can have a choice, and God can know our choice beforehand and it's still our choice and still his design. God designed the universe and has ordained anything and everything that has happened and will happen. It's not a contradiction at all, to say that God knows, approves of, and has designed the universe from the beginning to allow/accept/accommodate what to us is our choice, and yet to Him is his call from all eternity which he imagined and planned and approved down to the smallest detail. In my opinion, you Anti-Calvinists are trying to fit God into a human box, and your worship is lessened thereby. Simply accept Him for who He declares Himself to be, together with all his eternal attributes, and stop measuring and judging Him by human standards....
@georgelugenalt200 that demonstrates his sovereign perspectives, all out of his omniscience, but it doesn't change the point...
What got Twisted into a doctrine of so-called election, was the simple fact that God knows who stuck to their guns and who didn't
Calvinists believe in free will. But it is a fallen free will in bondage to sin. No one seeks for God...
You need to debate or ask a well known Calvinist what they believe. You seemed to have a presupposition
Basic definition of Calvinism is that you the individual have no say…that God has chosen you and your salvation is not of your own volition.
@@goodbonezz1289 I believe its to prevent the ego and give praise to the one entity in our understanding that deserves it. I listen to quite a bit of reformed theology and what I can gather is they care deeply about what they do. Its a systemic understanding of scripture itself. There is no way around our human nature by our own doing. Being humble and letting go. Lucifer's one problem he seemed to have, was the ego. It's not our doing ultimately and patting ourselves on the back because we acted good for his approval seems like nonsense. People should aim to do good, because they already have God's approval. It's more of an innate feeling at this point in the faith. I actually think both "sides" of this have a great point and we should extend love to each other as best as possible. Encourage a dialogue as best as we can. Without love and patient understanding that God lets us feel, we're just falling back into our human nature that was made for us to endure.
Many will be called, few chosen. 😢 But there is always another chance somewhere in time because God The Father is timeless. Shalom everyone here. Do not judge your siblings before you have been judged by The Father.
Universalism?
@@dfischer5878 Faith in The Word, Y'hoshua Hamashiach.
Excellent explanation of ephesians 1:4. If God chose us before the foundation of earth, where is free will ?
Praise God brother 🙌 🙏 ❤️
Just found your channel and I watched a few videos. My question is, what are the options if someone is not going to accept Calvinism? Like I said I'm new to your channel, I don't see you explaining alternate views other than Calvinism.
@ lightning9279 , Just Put your TRUST only on / in The LORD YESHUA /JESUS CHRIST --- * Just like the Jailer / Prison Guard when he asked CHRIST'S Apostles , Paul , Silas , What MUST I do to be SAVED ? they answered him saying BELIEVE on the LORD YESHUA / JESUS CHRIST and you shall be SAVED ,you & your house ( household / family ) ---- he & they all TRULY BELIEVED TRUSTED ONLY on in HIM CHRIST for Salvation and Eternal LIFE only through in HIM --- YES , HIS SACRIFICE on the Cross / Tree at Calvary / Golgotha , the Shedding of HIS BLOOD for the remission / forgiveness of SINS ---- HIS death , burial , Resurrection on the third day according to the Scriptures ---- 1 Corinthians 15 VS.1 --- 4 ------------- Yes ,the Jailer had heard Paul ,Silas Praying & Singing Hymns to the LORD. ----- * also he must have known about CHRIST'S Crucifixion . ------ **** YES ,we must Put our hope & TRUST only in all that The LORD YESHUA / JESUS CHRIST has done & accomplished for US by HIS PRECIOUS BLOOD that was shed for US. ----- **** thus as soon as we TRULY BELIEVE , TRUST on HIM , we receive HIM into our lives as our LORD & SAVIOUR , thus being BORN AGAIN by the HOLY SPIRIT --- John 3 ---- the Spiritual rebirth given from GOD YAHWEH JEHOVAH to all those that do respond to HIS calling thus to BELIEVE on HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON ------ ------- * For all those that do respond to HIS calling ,read John 1 V.12 , Ephesians 2 VS.8.9. & 10 ----- ---------- ref.to Jailer / Prison guard --- Acts 16 VS. 27 ------- 32 ------ ** Further ref.as re Turning from Unbelief to thus TRULY BELIEVE TRUST ONLY on in HIM ---- CHRIST the LORD YESHUA / JESUS a change of MIND ---- Metanoia ----- * Hope this helps you & others !!
Arminianism is one alternative. And the traditional view--Leighton Flowers calls it Provisionism--is another. A third would be Molinism. I think that Leighton Flowers' channel would be a great place to start.
This gentleman I'm pretty sure is a Baptist and simply believes that God offers the gift of salvation for all and anyone who chooses to accept it can do so. This is what I was also taught in the Baptist church and when I first learned what Calvinism teaches it was equal parts horrifying and preposterous.
I've watched a lot of videos from The Door and his teaching is quite good. Solid and Biblical. There are certain things that believers disagree over, but they are relatively minor differences. Some do not believe in original sin, or that God chooses those who will be saved...while others believe that people hear the proclamation of the Bible and "decide" for Jesus; or cry out to Him in a crisis situation. Theologians have argued this stuff for a long time. But we can be friends and fellow brothers and sisters despite these disagreements. Example: a wonderful Bible teacher named RC Sproll (who died recently) and another pastor by the name of John MacArthur were close, close friends, even though they disagreed with each other over certain areas of theology. It didn't get in their way of their friendship. Pray that God will lead you and guide you and show you what is right. It's God's desire to do so. You may also change your positions a couple times as you grow in Christ. I certainly did, because I began to understand better as I read and studied God's word over the years. The best thing YOU can do is be IN the WORD. Ask questions, pray...God Himself will teach you!
It's really pretty simple you have to really believe in the most high on that you were born Eden Eternal being right so now that you know that and if you go to Matthews and read Matthews all the way to Roman where I am at now reading you will see the difference
You just gotta believe have faith Trust Austin something you cannot see but you see it all around you and all the Earth and all the creation that has happened right you are personal believer and everyone of us are different man and his image as well
The he chose them was because he called each disciple and told them to follow him. it seems clear he chose those 12, not that he was referring to everyone otherwise he would have told the great crowds what that they needed to believe in him and follow him.
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Best explanation I have heard regarding Calvinism.
So good!
I reject all points of Calvinism as absurd heresy.
Please keep going Mike. So many are destroyed by this.
That is a very strong statement you just made… The “5 points” are merely scriptural. Those points have immense amount of theology that can be proven with scripture. I am not a “Calvinist”, but I do believe that John Calvin made some remarkable commentary of scripture that are biblically accurate. But he also committed some audacious sins, as well as some claims that are a little off the wall.
But to say that those biblical “points” are heretical, I think is quite frightening coming from a supposed Christian, assuming you are truly born again…
@@Chong760 Can you defend TULIP? Can you defend regeneration before faith? It goes against scripture.
@@glennishammont7414 I sure can! But if I gave you a easy to read article going through each point with verse references, will read it?
@@Chong760 I'm not saying them without thinking. I've studied it out. None of the points hold up under proper exegesis of texts. The problem with many Calvinists is the theologians they read and the poor handling of scripture. One must be taught Calvinist doctrine and read outside the scriptures to arrive at there. A plain reading of the proof texts and context shed enough light to bring any open minded seeker to the true God of love. Under Calvinism, God is a evil monster at the end of the day because he is the causer and doer of all evil. John Piper is a well known Calvinists that teaches such.
Jesus is the clearest picture of God. He never even comes close to what reformed theology teaches.
If I'm wrong in all this, it's ultimately God's fault. He determined me to think this way.
Man is not totally deprived to the point where he cannot repent and come to God.
God is not controlling the wanter of the sinner. The sinner can choose to come to God and God will save.
Agreed, the 5 points are pretty much a package deal....and the whole package is bad!
Oh Horrible Decree
by Charles Wesley
Ah! Gentle, gracious Dove,
And art thou grieved in me,
That sinners should restrain thy love,
And say, “It is not free:
It is not free for all:
The most, thou passest by,
And mockest with a fruitless call
Whom thou hast doomed to die.”
They think thee not sincere
In giving each his day,
“ Thou only draw’st the sinner near
To cast him quite away,
To aggravate his sin,
His sure damnation seal:
Thou show’st him heaven, and say’st, go in
And thrusts him into hell.”
O HORRIBLE DECREE
Worthy of whence it came!
Forgive their hellish blasphemy
Who charge it on the Lamb:
Whose pity him inclined
To leave his throne above,
The friend, and Saviour of mankind,
The God of grace, and love.
O gracious, loving Lord,
I feel thy bowels yearn;
For those who slight the gospel word
I share in thy concern:
How art thou grieved to be
By ransomed worms withstood!
How dost thou bleed afresh to see
Them trample on thy blood!
To limit thee they dare,
Blaspheme thee to thy face,
Deny their fellow-worms a share
In thy redeeming grace:
All for their own they take,
Thy righteousness engross,
Of none effect to most they make
The merits of thy cross.
Sinners, abhor the fiend:
His other gospel hear-
“The God of truth did not intend
The thing his words declare,
He offers grace to all,
Which most cannot embrace,
Mocked with an ineffectual call
And insufficient grace.
“The righteous God consigned
Them over to their doom,
And sent the Saviour of mankind
To damn them from the womb;
To damn for falling short,
“Of what they could not do,
For not believing the report
Of that which was not true.
“The God of love passed by
The most of those that fell,
Ordained poor reprobates to die,
And forced them into hell.”
“He did not do the deed”
(Some have more mildly raved)
“He did not damn them-but decreed
They never should be saved.
“He did not them bereave
Of life, or stop their breath,
His grace he only would not give,
And starved their souls to death.”
Satanic sophistry!
But still, all-gracious God,
They charge the sinner’s death on thee,
Who bought’st him with thy blood.
They think with shrieks and cries
To please the Lord of hosts,
And offer thee, in sacrifice
Millions of slaughtered ghosts:
With newborn babes they fill
The dire infernal shade,
“For such,” they say, “was thy great will,
Before the world was made.”
How long, O God, how long
Shall Satan’s rage proceed!
Wilt thou not soon avenge the wrong,
And crush the serpent’s head?
Surely thou shalt at last
Bruise him beneath our feet:
The devil and his doctrine cast
Into the burning pit.
Arise, O God, arise,
Thy glorious truth maintain,
Hold forth the bloody sacrifice,
For every sinner slain!
Defend thy mercy’s cause,
Thy grace divinely free,
Lift up the standard of thy cross,
Draw all men unto thee.
O vindicate thy grace,
Which every soul may prove,
Us in thy arms of love embrace,
Of everlasting love.
Give the pure gospel word,
Thy preachers multiply,
Let all confess their common Lord,
And dare for him to die.
My life I here present,
My heart’s last drop of blood,
O let it all be freely spent
In proof that thou art good,
Art good to all that breathe,
Who all may pardon have:
Thou willest not the sinner’s death,
But all the world wouldst save.
O take me at my word,
But arm me with thy power,
Then call me forth to suffer, Lord,
To meet the fiery hour:
In death will I proclaim
That all may hear thy call,
And clap my hands amidst the flame,
And shout,-HE DIED FOR ALL
I think that we as Christians try to read into scripture something that is not actually in scripture and make it appear to say something that it doe's not say, instead of letting scripture read scripture and rightly dividing the word of God.
I think Calvinists have a problem accepting the fact that they were NOT specially chosen for salvation out of the sea of lost humanity and that Gods love and grace are extended freely to ALL without partiality or distinction.
I think Armenian's have a hard time believing that God is in control, and not man
@CarryTheCross Amen! I couldn't say it any better than that.
Sadly, these types of people worship freewill, instead of the God of the Bible.
The satanic bible has a mantra, and it is this...Do what thou will is the whole of the law.
It sure seems that way sometimes when one hears calvinists speak doesn't it . Calvinism seems to draw a certain type of personality, the type that usually leans towards narcissism in my experience.
@CarryTheCross Maybe some Arminians do.
Technically, though, most non-Calvinist Christians have no issue whatsoever with God's Sovereignty.
The only difference is that non-Calvinist Christians understand that "Sovereignty" does not mean "Theistic Determinism."
@@CarryTheCross - Not at all, God is totally sovereign and totally in control, and I am so thankful that in his great love and mercy for the world He has sovereignly decreed that ANY and ALL who will come to Him and put their faith in Christ WILL BE SAVED! No partiality, no distinction. No elite, special little club of lucky ones arbitrarily pre-chosen ahead of time......
Rom 10:13 - For WHOSOEVER shall call upon the name of the Lord SHALL BE saved.
The word “Chosen” is used many times, but so are words like the elect. Which literally means _”chosen to be saved by God.”_ We, the Saints, are the elect.
It’s interesting how people can’t stand that God has a sovereign will today and _elects_ some and others not (not all are elect, are they?). Yet those same people, like brother Pearl, have no problem with admitting that Israel is the elect people of God. He didn’t choose the Babylonians, the Egyptians or the Philistines. He chose Israel. Just as He chose us throughout all the Nations (Greek word used is ethnos).
Shall we look at some scripture, something I’ve noticed Mr. Pearl doesn’t seem to cite in his bashing of Brothers and Sisters in Christ?
“Just as He CHOSE us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we may be Holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise and glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.”
This makes it quite clear. God did not elect the world, did He? Otherwise there would be no hell. We who are blameless and holy are those who are in Christ. Is everybody in Christ? Obviously not. Then who? The ELECT. The elect (or chosen) were chosen before the foundation of the world. Michael Pearl, I love you brother, but the only heresy I see is your taking the Lord’s word to trial.
😂😂Bravo!!👏🏼👏🏼 You couldn’t have been more spot on!! Wow!! Amen!! It’s pretty strange how others simply cannot comprehend this doctrine…. What they teach is really undermining Grace in a subtle way. Ultimately, it would only be FAIR for all of us to be sent to hell… but no! God has reserved a remnant, His bride, His church! His chosen generation!
May I copy and paste your comment and send to others?
I’d like to post a little bit more on this as well. Not my opinion, but scripture.
“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.” -John 6:44
Who comes to Christ, then? The elect, which literally means CHOSEN. Not everybody comes to Christ, which clearly means not all are chosen to be saved. How do I know not everybody come to Christ? Because hell exists. What, is the Lord incapable of saving all?
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who alga’s called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” 1 Peter 2:9
Who was called out of darkness? Everybody? No, the CHOSEN (elect) race. Chosen for what? Well, the scripture states it over and over again.
“We love because He first loved us.” -1 John 4:19
Who loves the Lord? The whole world? Clearly not. Who then, does “us” refer to? The ELECT.
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me(…) neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” - John 10:27-28
This clearly shows that we are saved through His will, and not our own. None shall snatch us out of His hand. Those who depart from us were never of us.
Brother Michael, your issue is with God’s sovereign will. Your issue is clearly with scripture. These doctrines are sound because they are based off of clear scripture.
@@Chong760 Sure 👍
@@--AE--AMEN!!☝🏼
Pastor what do you think of John MacArthur ? As preacher
John 6:44-51 - No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Great teachings Brother. Some??? of my Grandchildren have been arbitrarily pre-chosen in eternity past to irresistibly turn to Christ, consequently the others have been randomly preordained to reject Christ all their lives & they can do no other??? That's another gospel. Look into it yourselves Calvinists.
The big blue says I have chosen you BEFORE the foundation of the world!! Amen
The Bible says....
God's will not arbitrary.
@@gp9616 Both John Calvin & Johnathan Edwards called God's chosing arbitrary
@@usa3579 The passage says "Chosen in Him..." If you aren't in Christ/never received Jesus as Savior, you aren't Chosen in Him, getting the blessings described in Ephesians, getting a new body, etc.. Keep reading to Ephesians 2:12-13. Until the individual accepts/receives/trusts in Jesus...they are not in Him/in Christ. See also Galatians 4:8-9.
John 10:14
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice.
So when you get to heaven you can say to God , Im glad I chose to be here with you. It was my ability to believe and chose you. Everyone who is not with me here now, just isn't as smart as me. I made the right decision.
Jesus lays His life down for His sheep. That's right, the elect which God for-new and predestined before the foundation of the world.
Just like the Hebrews were chosen by God, forsaking the other people nations around them.
Either its Gods will that is done or yours. His plan of redemption, through Christ Jesus is through His own sovereign will and purposes. Not those fallen in Adam, spiritually dead and needing an outside agency to lift us up into the new birth in Christ.
But God, did it. Undeserved gift of grace unto salvation and eternal life.
Calvinism is the systematic, God centred doctrine, clearly and consistently layed out in the bible.
Man centred theology is the heresy.
1 Corinthians 1:18-21 describes that we cannot know God through our human intellect, and in fact mentions in verse 21 that it was by our wisdom (intellect) that stopped us from knowing God. So either way we were never going to know God without His intervention.
For anyone who thinks the Bible refers to the “chosen” or the “elect” as someone who God handpicks for salvation, while leaving everyone else to burn in torment, let me remind you of Gods OMNISCIENCE… that means he sees and KNOWS who will accept the Savior, and therefore they are “predestined”.
Awfully funny how calvinists like to misconstrue scripture to make themselves special.
NONE of us are special or important at all… the least of us will be the greatest in Heaven, Calvinists.
Are you saying that believers are predestined, but the chosen and elect are most likely the Isrealites
Ew molinism
It's not even that , biblical predestination is seen in ephesians 1 . We see in ephesians 1 that those who are in CHRIST because they have heard and believed the word of truth and are predestined to the adoption upon the redemption of the body unto glorification where we will be holy and blameless before GOD. I agree THAT GOD knows all things but tge predestination we see in salvation is for those who have already heard and believed the word of truth.
GOD bless
@chrissy1310 Election is for service , sis . Nowhere in scripture do we see anyone being elected to believe. After one is in CHRIST because they have heard and believed the word of truth, they are predestined to the adoption upon redemption of the body unto glorification where we will be holy and blameless before GOD.
GOD bless.
@@cecilspurlockjr.9421
That makes no sense. You can't be predestined after the fact.
I can say without a doubt that I was chosen. I did nothing.
You believed before you were regenerated.
@@jesuslover6497 I guess I’ll find out one day….. but it seems to me that the Holy Spirit made me believe….
For more on this topic, No King But Caesar & The Return Of The Melchisedec is available online at Advantage Books. Peace to all.
How can a man been dead in sin chose God? A dead person can not chose anything, he /she is dead so God has to make that choice then it is up to te sinful person to accept God's gift or not.
I appreciate most of your teachings, but I am a Calvinist and obviously, I do not agree with this video at all. Calvinism is backed up by Scriptures 100%.
Prove it! Prove John Calvin was saved! Go see his history about himself!
@@knightoffaith4737 So you don't believe in God's foreknowledge?
@@christrescuedme2182 I believe in God's everlasting, unchanging Word. I believe in who Christ is, and what he did on the cross, because my Redeemer lives. I don't put my faith in the philosophy of men who lean on their own understanding. History has exposed the dark side of John Calvin. It is written what ever you soweth, you shall reap. Jean Cauvin, a.k..a. John Calvin justified himself by having innocent women burnt to a stake, accusing them of carrying the plague, which rats were the actual carriers. Now I heard two things on how he died, by the execution from his former council or died from tuberculosis. My point is this, Christ whose words should matter, because it was Jesus Christ who died for the sins of the world, not John Calvin! It was Jesus Christ who arose himself from the grave, not John Calvin! It is Jesus Christ who is the Son of God, not John Calvin! John Calvin is just another historical figure praised by men, but all the praise and glory belongs to and should be giving to Jesus Christ, not John Calvin! The reason it is written in John 3:16 why it mentions in biblical context, Who "God so loved the whole world" is because God wanted to be fair with everyone, even to those He already knew was destined to be condemned.
@@christrescuedme2182 God's foreknowledge of someone's choices does not negate their freedom to choose. God just knew what they would choose. Election is based on God's foreknowledge of the free choice of man, not causation (1 Pet 1:2). I don't understand how you can equate your inability to choose with God knowing your choices from the beginning. 🤷🏻♀
@@Repentance_Faith So you do acknowledge the doctrine of God's foreknowledge; a belief that happens to affirm that God already foreknew who would accept Him and who wouldn't, before He ever even created them. Therefore, in order to be consistent, you would also have to affirm the unchangeable nature of His foreknowledge. Or else you would be denying God's omniscience, which is an essential doctrine of the faith.
John 6:44
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
No one can come to Christ unless the father takes action… isn’t that clear?
My church teaches that our flesh is wicked and that it is a daily battle to walk after the Spirit. It is spoken about nearly every meeting. What is the difference between "sinful nature" and "sinful flesh" and why is it so important to differentiate?
Oh Jesus thank you
Michael, I have a desperate question. Does the heart still stay desperately wicked even after repentance and renewal through Christ?
The flesh remains wicked. It is now the christians war to fight the flesh. We fight it with prayer. With repentance and confession. We fight it with the Word. With communion with other saints.
For the Christian, the heart has been replaced and made new, so no, it is no longer desperately wicked. That is why a Christian must learn to crucify the deeds of the flesh and put them to death, in fact, it’s the evidence that a person is saved and part of the brotherhood of saints.
@@theshockoftruth8222The evidence that one is saved is that they believe the Gospel.
The FORNICATING Corinthian church was reveling in the flesh - Paul addressed them as SAVED, SEALED, JUSTIFIED, SANCTIFIED, PRESERVED BLAMELESS TILL THE DAY OF JESUS CHRIST, SAINTS, HAVING THE WITNESS, THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND HIS BRETHREN, BELOVED BY THE LORD.
Were they displaying evidence of their salvation?
@@Bro_Mike_Phil117 - Paul addresses the Corinthian Church generally as brethren, but that didn’t mean he was suggesting that they are all saved and sanctified no matter how they acted or behaved. In fact, to clarify things he said this: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God (1 Cor 6:9-10).
He didn’t say “unless you are a Christian…then you can continue doing those things and you’re covered…” No, if person professes Christianity, but continues in walking in unrighteousness, they are deceived, and lost. By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. (1 Jn 3:10)
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9 God said, I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to his doings (verse 10).
When we believe on Jesus' death and subsequent resurrection, we follow His teachings on how we should live. His blood covers our sins, we're still sinners, but we are redeemed by faith and grace!
What many fail to see is that Israel was blinded during Jesus's ministry; hence, God had to open the "elects" eyes, choosing some of them i.e. Apostles, disciples, even enemies. So, this choosing was not eternal salvation most of the times. When Jesus said that he spoke in parables so most people wouldn't understand, now you know what he meant by that. If many would be unable to believe or "un-elected" anyway, speaking enigmatically or not wouldn't change a thing. Instead, for those people, if they wanted eternal life they now had to pass that stumbling block of the cross i.e. it was their choice to believe or not
I hear you. But this: John 6:44 Amplified Bible (AMP) Can you please explain. Serious inquiry.
No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him [giving him the desire to come to Me]; and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.
Actually, I don’t think I have ever met anyone that said they were a Calvinist! And I have shared the gospel with thousands of people.
You need to get out more. Good work with sharing the gospel. This should be our main focus.
They probably call themselves reformed not Calvinist, but it means virtually the same thing.
Its crazy they believe that. & preach that. When in (John 3:16; Romans 10:13). It tells us "WHOSOEVER" meaning anyone. Not just chosen people.
Thank you for sharing. God bless you.
That's because anyone who comes to Him will be saved, but they won't, they have bible but won't read it, churches but won't go in, radio stations but won't tune in...
The Greek doesn’t say whosoever. Whoever believes just means who believes. But, who are the people who believe?
whosoever that would believe and come to Christ not meaning all people but all who would come to Christ whom also God had chosen to believe
We love because He first loved us.
If you study out world in the book if John it is used appropriately 11 times and only once means all of mankind.
Mostly means people from all of the world.
We all believe john 3:16 . It’s how we cone to believe that’s the issue. God moves first then we believe.
They will come back at you about “the elect” as an argument. Wish you’d do a video on that as well.
I'm really glad I found your channel, what do you believe the Bible teaches about baptism, essential or not for salvation?
Let's say you come across a gunshot victim. The criminals take off. The victim is bleeding out and has less than a few minutes to live. The first thing you should tell them is Romans 10:9 - "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." If they accept, then they are baptised by The Holy Spirit. People whom are already passing do not have time to be baptised by water. I hope this helps.
I’ve been waiting on this 🎉
We all have the choice to sin or to repent.
But the only way we will ever desire and make the choice to repent is if we have been predestined by God.
So someone who was never predestined will never sincerely repent of their sins, but they are still responsible for the sins they have committed.
Romans 9 explains this and why it is just for God in doing so.
Matthew 13: 44 is short parable which supports
Calvinism ! A man found a treasure hidden in field and for the joy thereof he sold all he had to buy that field .
What this is saying is that the blood of Christ was so precious to God
that it paid for the sins of the whole world , but he only bought the whole field for the treasure that was in the field ! Even a lot of Calvinists I know miss this . The parable of the
Valuable pearl teaches the same thing .
So Pastor Pearl, can a devout 5 point Calvinist be truly and presently saved?
Yes
We are all chosen by God! But only God knew who would answer the call! That's that next subject!
@@kablammy7 1 Timothy 2-4 indicates that it's God's will for all to be saved! So everyone is called. But few will receive the free gift of salvation. After all we are to go to all the corners of the world and preach to all creatures! We as humans don't know which ones will receive the good news and become saved. No further comment from me!
I've really enjoyed so much of your content. Very educational. The fact that you've made two anti-Calivinist videos in the last week is pretty sad, unless you believe that Calvinists, because of their beliefs on doctrine, are not saved. And if you believe that, we should probably revert back to Christ's own words on what one needs to do to be saved.
calvinism reformed theology are reprehensible and disgusting in their conclusions . Rotund leeches sipping off the scriptures to create their own cult . Exposed more and more each day.
@truthseeker5698 If God is the one who calls individuals and predestined their salvation before the foundation of the earth, which eliminates freewill or autonomy from God. If that is ALL TRUE and biblical...You are calling God a liar and His teachings is from the devil (cultic). Woe be unto you.
@@ObeyHisWord- You're right, if the statement you made was actually true....but its not, so we are clear of actually calling God a liar.
@@ObeyHisWord stop projecting Chris. Calvinists reformers malign God of The Bible. You’re comment is childish.Use basic word meanings and become childlike. Your choice . Sola de do much better.
IM NOT A CALVINIST BUT IN EPHESIANS 1:4-5, THE BIBLE SAYS THAT HE CHOSE US BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WIRLD.,
Thank you for sharing that. please consider not using caps, it's extremely agressive and comes off as shouting.
@@AustinDallasPictures Sorry, I didn’t mean to shout.. I guess that’s a texting rule that I was unaware of..
So who does the choosing, the sheep or the shepherd? Which one is logical?
Hi. I am great full for you teachings. I would appreciate a video and what biblically is anointing oil. A so called pastor (lady) at an East Indian so called church here in Ontario Canada teaches people like my wife to apply it to our home and bodies for healing. This place (church) is called Dua ka Ghar
God says no man seeks me out, man's heart is evil continually, the Holy Spirit has to wake you up to your need for Jesus Christ, can a dead man raise himself up? Jesus said in the garden before going to the Cross, Father those you ( gave me ) I have not lost one... God says I have created vessels for honor and vessels for dishonor, I created Pharoah for destruction... God saves you through His Son in spite of yourself..we bring nothing to the table except the sin that made it necessary for Jesus to die for us...
You have done an excellent job explaining Calvinsiim.
But......
So then, what is the truth? Where is the rest of this answer?
So when we avengelazie do we say "God MIGHT have died for you"? "MAYBE Christ died for you" ?
It’s not that they cannot choose God but that they will not. According to Romans three the whole world is in the state of willful rebellion and it takes God acting to bring a man out of his free will sin loving state.
After listening to this superficial interpretation of election I am truly thankfull that God are not acting in accordance to our terrible understanding of His saving grace.
When I was a new Christian I would listen to preachers on the radio.
At the time I found Charles Stanely, Joyce Myers, and John McArthur.
John was the only one I didn't like, he was just complaining about all the other preachers.
I agree!
They are all just human, and therefore can err, read The Word, it's infallible truth.
@@joyceburns2613 Yes, but they, teachers will also be held to a higher standard.(James 3:1) Should they not be bringing heaven to earth, and therefore follow the Word in there preaching?
Genuine question here. Jesus's words about being chosen were about choosing his disciples. No argument there. But if the entire Bible is the word of God, then how do we reconcile all the points of election from other NT books? Examples - Romans 8:29-30; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Peter 1:20; 2 Peter 3:9; 2 Timothy 1:9; Acts 2:23; Acts 13:48; Colossians 3:12; Galatians 1:15; Jeremiah 1:5; John 6:44; Luke 18:7; Matthew 22:14; Ephesians 1:11; Romans 8:33; Ephesians 1:4-5. The verses you chose seems relatively obvious that Jesus is speaking about the disciples he chose. These verses are different and I am not sure how to reconcile them with free will. Seeking answers......
elected to , in what?
predestined for to what ?
Role, purpose function , definitely not salvation.
@@truthseeker5698 How can we be predestined by God for our roles, purposes and functions; but not salvation? It doesn’t seem possible for them to be mutually exclusive. When I consider Ephesians 1:4-5, for example, it sounds like He (capitol H, God’s word) is talking about salvation when He says “For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will”. If being “presented as holy and blameless in God’s sight”, and “adoption to sonship through Jesus” is NOT talking about salvation: what IS it talking about?
@@coldinwisconsin2017 chose us in Him, the route , way of salvation , He and Him, The Messiah for those ( whosoever ) believe.
The twisting of words started with evil and is still carried out through calvinists /reformers.
@@truthseeker5698 I'm not trying to be difficult, but simply calling something "evil" doesn't make it so. Saying that Ephesians 1:4-5 is talking about the PATH or the WAY of salvation, as opposed to just simply "salvation" doesn't make sense to me. You have to ADD words or ideas to come to your conclusion versus simply taking the scripture as written. Eisegesis vs exegesis. The difference is that I don't think people who disagree with me are evil, hellhound, or anything like that. I believe there isn't one denomination, nor one single human being throughout all of time that understands it all and gets it all correct except Jesus. Edit: to clarify, I don't think that people who have different interpretations than me of the non-salvific tenants are hell-bound. If you believe that, like Jesus said, you need to love him and follow his commands for salvation, but you believe that we are not chosen or predestined; I won't call you "evil".
@@coldinwisconsin2017 Begin with the end in mind. The gospel is good news. There is not good news for those not pre-selected.
The beguiler continues on in reformed calvinist theology.
One can be deceived by evil and still believe (be saved ) yet the deception remains.
How one experiences God matters. Who God is matters .
The calvinist reformed god I would never serve nor encourage anyone to know.
The God of The Bible and Jesus The Messiah I have encouraged many to know, willingly sharing who and how He is.
To quote my calvinist /reformed ex friend of 30 years “ I don’t share the doctrines of grace with new believers.”
I’d share everything about Jesus and his ways to anyone.
Conclusions matter.
Y'all must be more committed, serious or mature of a Christian than myself. I simply don't care to answer these questions. I have a super simple faith, but it seems to work for me.
You must have avoided the experience of a calvinist trying to convert you thus far. I suggest you arm yourself.
Amen the other point worth noting is this heresy was perpetrated by just 3 men primarily. Augustine Calvin and Luther. The fathers of the faith universally affirmed free will. Double predestination has caused people to leave the faith. When confronted with this were told it’s a mystery. Lord help us.
“But to the wicked God says, “What right have you to tell of My statutes and to take My covenant in your mouth” (Psalm 50:16)?
Wicked individuals have no right to covenant with Him; this is an insurmountable obstacle to those who believe that a sinful, godless individual can use his “free will” to come before the presence of God to covenant with Him in repentance- they simply do not have the right to do so.
Job 13:16 - a godless man may not come before His presence.
Amen
We don’t know if Judas went to hell. We don’t know if anyone goes to hell. How could we?
It doesn’t look good for Judas but the church has never condemned anyone to Hell.
Or his sin could put him in a place where he cries out to God and after weeks of prayer I was lead to truth. Mostly from calvinist doctrine as I'm used to charismatic ( which always made me uncomfortable) I'd like to talk to you someday
My consciousness of wrong and the will to do right were inherently in before salvation ..i believed the report .and was saved .
Well said!
What about Paul in Romans 9:13
John3v21
They who do truth
Come to the light!
I’m a new Christian and am so confused with how divided the church is. So many denominations!!! It’s like a maze trying to find the way the right way. Can some one help me with the following; I’ve been to a couple of churches and I just want to hear about the Bible and not have to sit through all the singing and sometimes awful bands covering Hillsong music which btw is new age garbage. Do I actually have to go to church? Bc I want to please God in every way but these churches out here are all watered down new age. I just came out of new age practices and it is 💯 demonic. Please help me, I don’t want to go to any church , do I really have to?
Spencer Smith is good doctrine and his UA-cam channel or website lists Bible Believing churches. Go watch his 3rd Adam documentaries.
Jesus said that even the Pharisees could have been saved and had eternal life IF THEY CHOSE TO. The ONLY reason they were not saved is because they were NOT WILLING!
Here is the scripture that unequivocally backs that up:
Jn 5:39-40 - You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are NOT WILLING to come to Me that you may have life.
Spending a lot of time preaching against many verses in the Bible. Why not just give out the Gospel if you can't see to trust God as he reveals himself plainly in His own words?
2 Corinthians 4:3 But if our Gospel be hid? It is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious of Christ, who is in the image of God, should shine unto them. 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined into our hearts, to give light to the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have the treasure (salvation) in earthen vessels , that the excellency of The Power, may be Of God, And No Of US!
I've read many commentaries of John Calvin and he has some really good outlooks on the word of God and I'm sure he was a true man of God but he got a few things very wrong (TULIP) and that's what the Calvinist today cling too is crazy to think Calvin had so many really good teachings but there ignored and the false teachings are held onto