Mr. Pearl is also KJV only and hyper-dispensational, both of which are not backed up by the Bible itself. Nothing in the Bible prohibits translating it into the modern vernacular, and to claim that all the other English translations are corrupt is rediculous. The KJV itself was revised in the mid 1700s.
@MartinSpeaks You realize that the Bible pre-existed any of the translations in English, including Geneva. The king James version is the accurate version in the English language. Do some research
@MartinSpeaks there was more than one king James involved, did you know that? And KJV Bible isn't the main source for genuine translation. If a simpleton hears the gospel being spoken not reading from the KVJ, and believes Jesus is the way, then surley Christ will receive him/her through the anointing of the Holy Spirit of God
Wow. Now I get where some of the extreme disciplinary measures, practiced by my parents and theirs, originally got their start, which led to many of us believing we could not be loved by God, or not wanting anything to do with a god like that. Thank You, Jesus, for rescuing me from all that!❤
I was a terrible sinner filled with guilt and shame. I came to know Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior I repented, and I turned away from the sin. I don’t do things with purpose anymore that are against God. Now, with every step I take, I pray, and hope that my actions glorify God and spread the good news of salvation found within his loving arms. My little girl was born and she wasn’t well she never matured. She had the mind of a three-year-old all of her life at the age of 16 she died. She was so innocent and beautiful. I know she’s in heaven with Jesus, even though she never really understood the Bible when it’s message, she knew that Jesus loved her and she knew to pray. Man has free will, and we live in a fallen world. If you’re sinning then you need to know there is joy in the angels of God every sinner that repents. Turn away from the sin and praise God and life will be so worth living. And this is being said, by a mother, who lost her little girl to a terrible disease.
I’ve debated online with a few Calvinists, they don’t preach the Gospel the way they believe it . Ie their version of the Gospel is “Jesus died for your sin, if He regenerates you, and gives you the ability to believe and have faith, then you’re one of the elect and will be saved”. Now when I question this they are the first to say “that’s not the Gospel, that’s why we don’t preach it”. It is truly puzzling how they can’t see how paradoxical that is. Ie they don’t preach what they believe because it’s not the Gospel.
Augustine also spent about 9 years as a Manichaean which is a sect of Gnosticism founded by a man named Mani. This was before he converted to Christianity.
Yes, and he turns the heart of the king whatever way he wishes. But neither one of those verses proves Calvinism by any stretch. It proves that God is sovereign over the affairs of men and does whatever he needs to do to bring about his desired ends in a particular situation, not necessarily in every single instance.
Many people don't realize that OT prophets would sometimes seek guidance from God by casting lots. Also, the proverbs about the king being guided by God refers to the King of Israel who is a follower of God. It's important to remember what type of literature a proverb is and what kind of information it communicates. Context is ever against reformed theology.
I won't even pretend to know anything about the Bible even close to your expertise, but this is one verse that has always comes to me when ever I hear of or see someone hurting a child: Matthew 18:6 “If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”
@@jelly7310 I believe Jesus was referring to the Apostles and any disciples of his, not actual children. It honestly could apply to both children and the aforementioned, in my opinion, but I think He actually meant any follower of His. GOD-bless!
While I am not a Calvinist and do not attend a Calvinist church, something was deeply troubling about this video to me. Maybe it’s the fact that I was in the military, and I understand how as a Christian you are trusting the Lord for your protection. God is sovereign. To be able to fight, and remain effective as a soldier, the thought of some stray bullet killing you or stepping on a random land mine is crippling to the soldier mindset. I also feel it’s crippling to the mindset as a soldier of the Lord. God many times in his word, shows clearly how he is the one directing steps. “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”Proverbs 21:1 KJV Someway we can’t fully understand, God is completely sovereign and in control. Also we also have our will to choose. I’m sure we have a better understanding this into eternity, but I certainly can relate to why soldiers turn to the Lord during their time in combat.
Thank you for your service brother!! 🙏 Couple of hints if I may, sir... The Lord "holding the heart of the king in his hand"it's just that. That's what it says. It doesn't say that he controls the heart of the king. But a widow praying to God? Can cause God to change the the king's heart.... This isn't a popular "take" on war, but true nevertheless. When God proclaimed the punishments on mankind for not following his commandments, war and the pestilence that follows are ranked near the top... While many may be forced to defend our families and country, we can be sure that God will hear our prayers., Because the Bible says he will. The apostles got it right and I believe, when they commanded soldiers to be "good soldiers, and don't complain about your pay" 🤣(not a personal stab at Marines or members of the lesser branches😂)... From the first page to the last, personal responsibility is emphasized throughout. We are even reminded. "God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap." Although there are hundreds, that scripture all by itself destroys Calvinism! Just like on the metal Man in Daniel, the doctrines of Rome have spread out among the seed of men. But the printing press brought the "two witnesses" back to life! Some Bible readings should always be the priority. Hey brother have a great life! Lord bless you always! 👍
i am having a bit of trouble understanding as well. i believe God is in full control, but free will does exist also? We can do whatever we want within the earth we were put on, but yet God knows and has a plan he is willing to give us if we ask for it. otherwise it is our choice? but theres no pride in that because, in asking, we know we dont deserve it anyways. theres a great misconception about free will and i only pray i get the right idea about it. these are just my thoughts. doesnt make sense to me when people argue free will doesnt exist. but yet.. that contradicts life itself no?
@@hannahshaheen957 no contradiction at all precious!... Those whose "job" it is to confuse us, twist definitions of words. I hear the term "God is in control" all the time at my church. But no one EVER bothers to qualify the statement with scripture. "God has a plan". We hear it all the time. NEVER accompanied by qualifying scripture. The only defense against your enemies "tricks", is Truth... Jesus tell the religious leaders of his time, (who seem to be batting a thousand all the time concerning errors) "you believe you have eternal life, then search the scriptures, for in them you will find it"... And really it only takes about 80 hours... And your phone can read it to you while you read the script. Back to the point, sorry. God almighty lives outside of time-space and material. He created everything, by the Word of his mouth. And he does what he wants. Including making a "covenant" with mankind. And "delegating" the responsibilities of that Covenant as he sees fit. He declares what is expected from our side of that deal. And declares the positives and negatives of his side of that deal. He does not, anywhere in the Bible, inform us that he will be withheld responsible for our behavior. On the other hand he does declare a day. If you die before that day, your judgment is set. That we will be resurrected nevertheless, to face that judgment. If we wish God to "control" something, that "something" must be placed in his hands through prayer. If you give him your life to run, and are filled with his "" spirit"", or the "mind of Christ", doesn't matter to me how it is said, it indicates obedience to the will of God. An individual would have a much easier time and life if God is ordering your steps. That's a powerful truth. And you can check your "status" continually. For example, if I hear a voice in my head telling me to do something, ira mediately referred to the ten commandments, to see if it falls within the parameters of the Covenant, that Jesus preached. "Am I operating in love?"... The plan? Believe repent and be forgiven. Then "walk" in the spirit of God, in obedience. That alone would be enough. But if you make it to that point, God will go in "front" of you (your future) to lay out blessings! I only have 37 years experience of that happening to me over and over, without praying for them. So I don't know everything. But I know his word is true for sure!... Bless you sister! I will leave it to you to do a little world history research, to find out where these false doctrines come from. 🙏🥰(It won't be as difficult as you might think... And don't stop reading your Bible while you're doing it)
That's pretty much calvinism but will extra steps. Also I'm pretty sure that you don't believe in Free Will (it means that your Will isn't bound by sin.) Very often misunderstood see pelagianism, Agency of choice is a better term, ultimately most calvinists believe what you believe but call it Agency of Choice.
I would agree that there's an Intelligence that works toward the good of all. Serendipities and synchronicities are perpetually arising to meet us on our path. In Christianity, it's referred to as Grace ---- "by Grace you are saved." The Gnostics referred to it as the Great Mind, the overseeing Presence. It is Jehovah Jireh, the One who always provides for each soul. Faith is trust in Grace's perfect work, that all things come together for good to those who love God, to those who are in harmony with God within and God without. Those who are not in harmony within and without receive crucibles, challenges, from which they will eventually gain the wisdom and understanding to love, first themselves, then others.
AMEN! I recently left the very large and popular church I was attending that had 11 pastors on staff. I had only been attending for a fairly short time as I was church shopping after my former church pastor retired. The pastors rotated preaching duties for the main service and it was not long before I noticed one of the pastors preached more often and his Calvinistic views became more and more apparent. Most church goers have no clue about what Calvinism is and in turn would not even hear it in the sermon. Longer story short, I interviewed the senior pastor and others and discovered that the pastoral staff was divided in their Calvinistic views and some were in line with Armenian views and some did not believe either way! How in the world can any thinking and studied Christian be expected to trust or follow a divided church like that where they did not even agree on doctrine among the pastors???? I was not happy and as a non-calvinist, I left that church of course. The Calvinists really push the word "predestined" as they pound on the table and say "it is in the bible" and build their doctrine around it. I have already typed more than I should as most would only read two lines of any comment. I just recommend much more of your personal study and if you are a Calvinist, I realize it is really really hard to turn from something you have been trained to believe. There are others on RUclips that focus on Soteriology and I highly recommend looking them up, folks like Soteriology101 on RUclips. There are others, and I realize that believing in Calvinism is not going to send you to hell, but I think we should spend our life challenging our understanding of doctrine and challenge bad doctrine like Calvinism.
Not enough pastors are willing to openly oppose Calvinism. Whether by ignorance or fear, they do no good service to those looking to them for guidance. There is a common thought which is sometimes proffered by those wishing to "get along" from both sides of the aisle on TULIP in a body of believers. It is said, "I believe you are saved, and you believe I am saved... what difference does it make how we believe we got saved?"🤷♂ However, it does 'matter' in my opinion. And here's why. Satan always looks for the weak link/s in each individual. We all have at least 'one'😎. And Satan has many tools from which to pick which are just right for the job. He's been at it since the beginning. Calvinism is a tool. A perfect trap, devised to separate believers from trusting that God loves them, personally. It often attracts a certain type who find it hard to resist the temptation to 'know' something which others do not. Or even those willing to follow and trust someone else making that claim. It's really very clever and offers the perfect plausible deniability... because "God did it to them" and they had nothing to do with it🤷🏻♂. They just don't know why he hasn't 'done it' to you. They 'hope' he planned to, but if not, you'll simply bust hell wide open without a prayer.... for no other reason than to bring God more glory🤔🤔 It's insidious.
Good for you! After awhile you can locate the "buzz words" and then you realize Calvinism is being preached! I believe Calvinism IS sending people to hell because "My people perish for lack of knowledge," and we need to be concerned for people who are not getting the true Gospel. They will have a hard time turning to God if the first thing they hear is they may have been created for destruction and have no control over that. Despicable. Sincere (sincerely wrong) preachers like Paul Washer and Voddie Baucham (I've learned a lot from them in other areas) break my heart! Godspeed in your search!
@@R.L.KRANESCHRADTT Yep. It drives people away from the faith and unfortunately it's crept into 99% of all denominations and organizations to one degree or another in today's churches.
I read it all brother😂... Well said sir... And I agree that we should continue to broaden our understanding until the day of the Lord. Always Judging by the standard set forth in the Covenant... If a doctrine does damage to the ten commandments laid forth there in, it is automatically disqualified. And I think, should require us to learn the folly of them in order to confront those gainsayers. 🙏👍
When i think of all these evil beliefs i just rest in Jesus. He said my sheep hear my voice and they follow me and another they will not follow. Thank you Jesus for saving us 🙏 🙌 ❤️
After literally months and months of studying Calvinism I have come to the conclusion that their view of the character of Christ is entirely different than mainstream Christianity. In my wildest dreams I never knew after serving the Lord for over 38 years that there was a group of people out there claiming to be Christians who literally believe that man can choose anything except Jesus, that Jesus does not love everyone (salvation love), that Jesus did not die for everyone, and that God does not want everyone saved. Can someone PLEASE explain how these people are truly brothers and sisters in Christ since their view of Christ is so contrary to clear biblical teaching? I just cannot wrap my brain around this.
Honestly, I'm on the fence concerning calvinism vs arminianism. In defense of the calvinists, they do make a strong case from the scriptures for their system of thinking - they didn't just circumvent the bible. So to claim heresy seems like a dangerous move. But there are plenty of scriptures that seem to indicate that anyone can receive salvation - if they confess Christ. So armenianists would say that means people have free will. Calvinists will say the 'anyone' or 'whosoevers' referenced in John 3:16 must be the elect, as the non-elect would never believe in Jesus. Recently, a channel called impact ministries put out a video and in my opinion, made a good case for both views to be true. It's certainly a tough topic to wrestle with. But I always remember the most important point - anyone who believes in Jesus and repents of their sin will be saved. So anyone can be wrong on the theology. And we might never know who's right. But God will not deny you if you truly believe in him and we must never assume that someone is beyond saving.
I’ve done a lot of research on both and here is the conclusion I have come too personally. I’m not a Calvinist nor am I an Armenian. I’m just a Bible believing Christian. There are faults in both that make them both not completely biblical. Why do we have too pick sides between two different men anyways lol. I find that so silly.
You must believe in Christ to be saved, but man is dead in his trespasses and sins so the Holy Spirit must regenerate him to repent and believe, we can not do it alone. We are saved by grace Ephesians 2 8:9. Calvin just stated salvation truth from the Bible against exactly what this fella teaches. The Bible does not insult God, mans wisdom does.
@@davidyingling4873 is this the only video you have watched from this man. Just so you know he’s not an Arminian or a Calvinist. Which part about what he said do you not like. He believes what you just quoted from the Bible. Why would anyone that’s a Christian not believe that. We are dead in sin that’s very clear. The wages of sin is death. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of god. Armenians teach this too. But like I said he isn’t either.
@@DseabochI’m with you just because God knows the entire time line of all things (which they are correct about)does not mean we need to know or judge what His plans
“The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak falsehood wander in error from birth. They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,” Psalms 58:3-4
“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.” -Ezekiel 36:26-27 KJV ✝️ Now if we, as babies, are innocent then why is it that God (and not us) has to put a new heart and spirit in us in order for us to walk in His statutes and keep His judgements? *Note also that God’s the one doing all the work
Did you somehow miss the part that states - "You Will Keep My Judgements And My Statutes?" Its right there in the verse you quoted. How did you miss it.
“The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.” -1st Samuel 2:6-8 KJV ✝️
There are some differences between Calvinism and Lutheranism. They aren't huge, but enough to separate them. Most of my Calvinist friends don't believe God is the author of evil, but that He leaves men to their own devices and naturally they spiral toward destruction. They say some vessels were created for redemption and some for destruction. They also don't hold to the extreme views about children. It is hard to argue against the sinful nature beliefs. You don't have to teach children to lie. They do it naturally. However, you have to teach them to be truthful. Something that doesn't come naturally. Just an observation. At the least, it speaks to how we are all broken anyway.
Thank you sir for giving me light …God has lead me to you for guidance.. I was raised Lutheran and never knew the connection of Calvinism. But for sure you are right. Per the words of the Bible. God has certainly used you as a light for those of us in the dark…thank you!!
Interesting video. I’m not sure if I’d ever fit into the Calvinist category, but I enjoy listening to ppl like Spurgeon, Lawson and John MacArthur. A few things: Calvinists do not believe in infant baptism. Just listen to John MacArthur (arguably the “biggest” Calvinist alive today); Every Calvinist I’ve ever listened to are very much against it. Maybe Calvin was at one point, but Calvinists do not believe that. The Bible is clear that we are born into sin. Furthermore, I remember being a little child and lying and manipulating as soon as I could walk and talk. None are innocent. The Bible is clear on this. I have no idea who people like Godwell Andrew Chan are who you quote, but God isn’t the cause of all evil. But God certainly allows evil. Or do you think God is too weak to stop an evil act from happening? So if He can stop it, then clearly He allows certain things to happen. He allows us to live, and we do evil all the time. Should God smite all who do evil? Then none would be alive today. What you are doing is judging God’s sovereign will based upon your own flawed human understanding. It’s good because God does it… it’s not good and therefore God does it. He saves whom He wishes and others He does not. This will be it for now. Maybe I’ll update it later after work tomorrow, but I doubt anybody will read this anyways lol.
You are born into a sinful world. . It doesn't say anywhere that babies have sin. . It says the exact opposite. . Babies are innocent. . ***Matthew 18:3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven." . God does save whom He wishes. . The Son wants to save those who obey His will. . And the Father saves those who obey His will.
@@thejohnmarkproject The world itself is not sinful. A stone does not sin, nor does the ocean. It is _we_ who sin. The Bible does say it: for ALL have sinned. It doesn’t say “for all but babies have sinned.” Or “for all but those under 16 years of age have sinned.” It says ALL have sinned. That sin starts the moment we enter the world. When I told lies as a little child, those lies were not sins? Sorry, but you’re wrong my friend. As to what you quote, Jesus did not say to “become innocent like children are.” He said to become _as_ little children; meaning we become dependent, seeking and meek. Wrong kind of save, but I agree. We’re talking about being physically saved from danger. God spares some and some He does not. Righteous or unrighteous. That does not mean that God does or creates evil; but He certainly allows it at times. And at times He does not. To say otherwise is to imply God is incapable of stopping bad things from happening.
Reformed pastor J.C. Ryle (has some good insight regarding other topics), and Calvin himself believes in infant baptistism. I believe there are a few others.
@@ameliasexton9570 I’ve never heard of Ryle before, but I’m sure some Calvinists do believe in infant Baptism. Just as I’m sure some Baptists believe it as well. But being around a lot of Calvinists and listening to some of the bigger names preach, they’ve all preached against it. In fact, I’ve never heard of a Calvinist who supports it. I don’t think it’s a huge issue tbh, but I think if you believe in it you can still be saved. I think being baptized is to be in obedience to the Lord and not a prerequisite for salvation… and this is what most Calvinists believe and what I do as well. In fact, I learned this from the most popular Calvinist today: John MacArthur. My history is a bit lacking, but wasn’t there a council who came out and went against some of Calvin’s teachings? I thought that’s how TULIP was created that’s used by Calvinists today. But I’m not sure on that.
The leading Calvinist today tells what Calvinists believe without any softening. John Piper Quote: God . . . brings about all things in accordance with his will. In other words, it isn’t just that God manages to turn the evil aspects of our world to good for those who love him; it is rather that he himself brings about these evil aspects for his glory (see Ex. 9:13-16; John 9:3) and his people’s good (see Heb. 12:3-11; James 1:2-4). This includes-as incredible and as unacceptable as it may currently seem-God’s having even brought about the Nazis’ brutality at Birkenau and Auschwitz as well as the terrible killings of Dennis Rader and even the sexual abuse of a young child . . . We sing together that great song of love and praise for our god. "Jesus loves me, this I know. As for you, I don't think so. Only some to Him belong. We are right and you are wrong. Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! But I hope this isn't effervescent grace that I'm walking in and instead I'm actually deceived and one of the reprobates that He created to burn as a candle for His glory in Hell forever." If the above doesn't make you sick to your stomach nothing will. I presented the lies of calvinism unvarnished and clearly above. I used a lower case god for they worship another god. Calvinism is not Christianity, it is apposed to The Good News gospel to man kind. This is the truth.
IF you were "baptized" as an infant / small child, you were dedicated at-best. I would suggest, as an adult, you now get baptized, (if you believe the Gospel).
I am not a Calvinist but my understanding is that because of original sin we are, as the Bible says, born in sin …… A baby doesn’t sin but has a nature that will reveal itself as the child matures. You don’t have to teach a child how to lie. We are born with a fallen nature hence ‘You must be born again’ The new life in Christ is our Redemption, our entrance to God’s Kingdom, spotless and without blemish. We are washed, made clean from Sin (our nature that we are born with) though the completed work of Christ on the Cross when we repent (turn from our sin) and receive Jesus as our Savior.
@@salvationbygracethroughfaith Yes, believing on Jesus, but the reason that anyone believes is because God has bestowed grace on those individuals who believe. Ephesians 2: 8-9: For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.
I agree about the wordsmithing. Romans 6:23b" ... but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." The gift of God is salvation! A favorite verse is Romans 4:5 "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifeth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." Believing is not a work! Look what Paul said to the Philippian jailer, "Believe..."
Many men mentioned in this video produced some amazing commentaries and insights, but Augustine, Luther, Edwards, Calvin, Catholic popes and others have wrought incalculable damage to the Word of God by trying to impose their views, guilts, moods, misinterpretations, and other false conclusions to both the Old and New Testament. Many people who have been Born Again, first had to be exhumed from wildly unbiblical, hellish and incongruent concepts like Calvinism. Great video. I enjoy your work.
I've been watching "The Door" for a few years now and I always enjoyed it, however this episode he runs into the same problem with all Armenians in that he doesn't understand what he's talking about and thus he can't explain it much less argue against it. It would be like asking a Ford salesman why you should by a Chevy. I am convinced by the doctrines of grace (calvinist), however i agree that most of what he's describing is heresy (because he's not describing calvinism). It just seems silly only listening to one side of the argument (and the side he didn't believe). Look up what other calvinists said about calvinism, (Spurgeon, Warfield, Whitfield, Sproul, Begg, Baucham, and many more). Study your Bible, and ask the author of scripture (God) to help you understand, God is faithful and he will show you the way. I'm not here to argue, I'm here to offer clarity, perspective, and hopefully bring unity to the brethren.
Calvinism almost shipwrecked my faith. Instead of giving up, eating,drinking and be merry for tomorrow we die, I kept searching the scriptures. John chapter 6 is where I found my joy. The very fact that I’m seeking/serving/believing in Jesus means God has drawn me.
Why would Calvinism shipwreck anyone's faith? If you believe, God chose you. If you weren't chosen, you don't believe, you wouldn't care nor call upon the name of the Lord, and you would find the gospel as foolishness, which is man's natural fallen state since Adam. Anyone worried or wanting salvation will find it. Period. Because God initiates the whole process from predestination, to calling, to Justification, to Glorification.
@willp.8120 why would you need to ask that question? You think believing much less potentially teaching or proclaiming a man made doctrine other devil would improve one's faith and relationship with God? I do not! I don't claim any abomination (I mean denomination) because in my opinion that's not Bibical! There is only one church and that's the Church of the Living God and it has one Teacher and that's the Lord Jesus via the Holy Spirit!
@@jesusislord7733 You are confused. If anyone believes they are chosen. If they don't believe yet, they may be chosen and come to Christ later. However, unbelievers who were never chosen view the cross as foolishness. You really need to search the scriptures as a view of salvation without predestination doesn't put faith in the proper context in which the Bible speaks.
@willp.8120 tell me about limited atonement, your replacement theology, and most likely your kingdom now beliefs then tell me again... I need to search the scriptures...My friend. I'd advise stop watching preachers like VB and the like who preach ONLY about the Lord who once was and is to come again....instead of realizing he's living here in some of us now. Look at the fruit of the calvinist church, it's big name preachers, and big church's and tell me God Almighty is moving there...is calvinist evangelism going on in other countries and saving multitudes? Do most "once saved always saved calvinist" you know live Holy lives? Or are they very carnal earthly worldly ppl who turn church on for one hr a day once a week? Do they preach a Full Gospel or do they discount many New Testament scruptures on healing, miracles, and much more ?I'm being honest and asking you these questions not accusing with only predetermined opinions ?
it sounds true but is as sounding brass when it comes to the truth inspired by the word Of God,Jesus Christ himself,so your justifying calvinism in the name of all those thing,so let no man deceive you,its not about what you want to be true,Gods truth is eternal,it never changes,there is no such thing as denominations,Gods eternity can never be reformed,all these man made things sound like they have something but are as nought,so according to eternity,you are in error,let Gods word persuade you of his doctrine,not all these "isms" so have an ear to hear,not your own ear,having an itching ear to hear what you want to be true,otherwise you will be ever learing and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth,subject to yourself as the devil,then you'll hear Jesus suddenly say unto you that he never knew you,why,because you were never his in the first place,weren't his,you were of the devil,a saducee who wanted their own genealogy of Jesus,or own version of Jesus,not Jesus himself,another Jesus 2cor 11:4,gal 1:8 kjv,another spirit including John calvins,void of truth,its not the same doctrine as Gods,it's its own doctrine,heresy,it not the same gospel or foundation,its corrupt,not ordained by God,a lying sign and wonder,a wandering star Jude 1:13 (KJV) Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. not the same copy or intelligence so see yourself the chasm between you and God so that you can taste how to be born again and escape corruption and see why your foundation is not the same as Gods foundation but another 1 Corinthians 3:11 (KJV) For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. thats why its foolishness to you.
I grew up in the Lutheran Church, and that church did not teach lack of free will, or predestination. It is disappointing to learn about some of Martin Luther's views. Thank you for the video, please do more like this
It must depend on the individual minister I guess. I had a neighbor one time that was a young Lutheran minister and he was just as you said. He understood free will, redemption by the grace of God, and taught it very well. He later moved up north somewhere and taught at a Lutheran seminary.
We do have free will to an extent though God does soften and harden hearts and directs our path. There is also predestination in the bible. Its in the bible. Read romans. Says he made some for the day of destruction as hebis the potter and what right donwe have to question his creation. Also God does say he brings alone brings blessing AND calamity. Also see Esau & judas iscariot We know he allows it from job. Im not any denomination I just love God and study the word.
Romans9 11But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes; 12he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told, “Your older son will serve your younger son.”g 13In the words of the Scriptures, “I loved Jacob, but hated Esau.”h 14Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! 15For God said to Moses, “I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”i 16So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it. 17For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, “I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the earth.”j 18So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen. 19Well then, you might say, “Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven’t they simply done what he makes them do?” 20No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, “Why have you made me like this?” 21When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn’t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw in the garbage? 22In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction. 23He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory. 24And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.
Watched the video. Youve done a great job of making emotional appeals to why you dont agree with calvinism but its unwise to make thisnkind of video without even stating your own posistion. Its also telling how youve cherry picked quotes to try to slander a completely orthodox system of theology, and you went as far as to call it heretical. Youve misrepresented the beliefs of calvinists and the framework overall. RUclips comment section doesnt isnt the place for a long format conversation, but i hope youd be open to debate.
@@pioneerpete8170why does God find fault with all sinners for every sin? “You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?” On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? Will the thing molded say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this”?” Romans 9:19-20
I would love to hear what Pastor Pearl thinks Romans 9 :19-20 means. And a few other scriptures that Reformed Pastors bring up that I can not understand. Hopefully, he covers all the scripture Reformed people bring up.
There's nothing to say that God is not sovereign & doesn't get the glory in a simple denial of Calvinism, & coming to faith by grace alone. Calvinists define "SOVEREIGNTY" differently.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the anabaptists (Balthasar Hubmaier for example) were calvinists. I think I've seen them classified as a part of the "radical reformation."
This is difficult for me, I am not fully prescribed to Calvinism or Arminianism as I see both having points that make sense to me when I read scripture. The thing I wrestle with the most between the two isn't election and predestination as I don't believe I will fully understand that on this side of eternity, however the difficult part for me is GOD sovereignty. Bring GOD I feel I must view him as completely sovereign in all things in creation, to view him as not sovereign in some areas seems to me to give GOD some level of ineffective nature which obviously doesn't sit well, then fully sovereign makes sense, but then that leads to he is Ultimately in controll of everything period. As it pertains to election even though I already resigned I won't know or understand it in this life I tend to believe it is less GOD picking and choosing asuch as GOD isn't subject to his creation, meaning he is not bound by time. Not being bound by time his is truly the beginning and end and knows exactly who will come to him throughout the history of humanity. From the garden of Eden he already knew every human who would or wouldn't come to Christ. That doesn't take away free will, and allows him to know from the beginning who the elect will be.
I personally think that both are riddled with heresy. Hopefully we're on the right track to correct doctrinal understanding if we're skeptical of both.
If God is sovereign and he decided that people should have free will, then that's His sovereign choice, isn't it? He maketh the rain to fall on the just and the unjust. Even God purposely doesn't control every detail, He just foreknows them. It's His sovereign decision for it to be that way.
“(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)” -Romans 9:11 KJV ✝️
@daphneryland-jones6732 “…a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.” -Ecclesiastes 5:3b KJV ✝️🤍🕊️ “There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.” -Romans 3:11 KJV ✝️🤍🕊️ “Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. 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.” -John 6:43-44 KJV ✝️🤍🕊️
Calvinism is found in the scripture, plain and simple. God is all knowing and does not have to learn anything new he knows everything thats happened and is going to happen.
As a calvinist how do you know that you're chosen? How do you know that you are the one that God has picked to be saved? Does he contact you in some way and sayes yes you're one of the good ones. I've always wondered that how does a person know if it's not by Christ's sacrifice and the shedding of his blood how else would you know that you're saved?
All you have to do is believe Jesus died for you on the cross and he saved you from your sin! Believe in God that he is Lord Jesus Christ!!! Confess your sins and then turn away from your sins! And you are saved! That’s all!
The doctrines commonly referred to as the “5 points of Calvinism” ARE Biblically supported. When one takes into account the TOTALITY of Scripture and reads it in the appropriate Biblical CONTEXT one will see that they ARE biblically supported, as is the doctrine of original sin. I mention the doctrine of original sin because it’s imperative to understand that in order to truly understand some of “Calvinism”. Let’s look at the Doctrine of Election/ Predestination….. Scripture is LITTERED with examples of God choosing and not choosing people. Some to Salvation, and sadly others to destruction. EVERY SINGLE one chosen for destruction was deserving of it. That is why the doctrine of original sin is so important to understand and keep mind. God remained HOLY and JUST in His Judgements ever second of every minute of it. Have you never read the Old Testament? There are MANY examples of God choosing some and executing Judgement on others. Some of them to destruction were women and children. We can also rightfully assume that some of them were pregnant women carrying children yet to be born. Is that a hard pill to swallow? YES!!! It absolutely is. But again, He is God and we are NOT! We won’t and can’t understand it all as He does. We need to humble ourselves and remember that God is Sovereign and His ways are ALWAYS appropriate and Just. They are also higher than our ways. How dare we try to impose our feelings, our will, or our “understanding” upon Him. “For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.” Romans 9:15-16 The Bible literally says “predestinated” and also speaks of being “elected” or of “the elect”. When read in the correct Biblical context it means just that. “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: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.” Romans 8:29-30, 33 “having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, Ephesians 1:5 in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:” Ephesians 1:11 Jesus also said…. “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.” John 6:44 Jesus was absolutely clear, you must be “drawn” by God to be saved. Even your “decision” to believe is work of God Himself. And yes, this verse means exactly what it says. Also, “John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.” John 3:27 Also, “And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 16:17 Again Jesus said, “And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.” Luke 8:10 Also “I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.” John 17:6 “And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.” John 17:11 “While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.” John 17:12 **Them that thou gravest me** I would point you to the following passage. Ask yourself, who are you and I (the clay) to say to God (“The Potter” in this passage) “Why hast thou made me thus”? 👇 “Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?” Romans 9:18-21 God made one “for honor” and one “for dishonor” I know that might make some people uncomfortable, but it’s what Scripture says. Be thankful and find comfort in being chosen! 🙂 “Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.” Psalm 65:4 ** whom Thou choosest** and **causest to approach unto thee** Also, “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” Jude 1:4 “who were BEFORE OF OLD ORDAINED TO THIS CONDEMNATION”….. I don’t know how else you interpret this passage other than that some were in essence “marked” FOR condemnation. This is by no means an exhaustive list of passages supporting the doctrine, but it’s enough to make the case that it IS biblically supported. Lastly, “But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” 2 Corinthians 4:3-4 Note: This passage says that the “god” of this world (referring to Satan) has blinded the minds of them that believe not. In other words, Satan has caused them the be spiritually blinded so that they don’t believe the gospel. Scripture is clear that Satan is more powerful than any mortal human being. This logic dictates that only an act of God can remove the spiritual blinders on a person, thus allowing them to believe the gospel. This understanding of Scripture would then make perfect sense when comparing it to John 6:44 when Jesus says that no one can come to Him unless The Father draws him. Remember….. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 As to your other points, you need to remember to read specific passages from the Bible in their proper context and to take into account proper dispensational considerations and the totality of Scripture.
Damn straight salvation is if the Lord yea and amen brother. Faith is of man. and please don’t quote eph 2:8-9 to me …”scholarly” calvinists have had to concede that one already
Calvinism does not insult God,rather it exalts the TRIUNE GOD.Anticalvinists are ,in fact, lack bible knowledge.No matter what,I will remain a faithful calvinist because calvinism as a system has in it the BIBLICAL TRUTH.TO the TRIUNE GOD all the glory forever and ever.Only the calvinists stay humble before God, while all anticalvinists are very,very proud...that's it!!!
Pastor, this is something I have been studying (struggling with) a while. You read some interesting things I've not, I have labored through Institutes of the Christian Religion and more, I listened to many reformed teachers over the years, and many not reformed. My strategy has come to this conclusion; stop dealing with the writings from all these theologians and read only the Bible, I only care what God has to say. I have pages full of notes with scripture on the topic, some I'm sure you will highlight, with words like foreknew, predestined, chosen, prepared, appointed, called, purpose, elect and the like. My simple reasoning reading the Word has shown me God is omniscience, we all have free will, God just happens to already know what you decided before you did. Psalms 147:5, Hebrews 4:13. I think the train analogy explains it well. Even though we struggle with our flesh Romans 7:15-25, and God uses both evil and good to his purpose, several examples. I greatly respect you Sir, and look forward to your teaching on this.
The problem with attributing predestination to foreknowledge is that makes it all about works and leaves no room for grace. We aren’t saved by our works. Fact. Grace is unmerited favor. We get no credit for our salvation. Jesus gets it all.
@@19nineteenthirteen19 If God used His foreknowledge to look at us from the past, and only predestined people who chose Him. That would be a works based salvation. It would leave no room for grace. The Bible says none seek after God.
@@19nineteenthirteen19once you are saved, by the grace of God when you, by your own free will, put your faith in his only begotten Son Jesus Christ and admit to him you are a sinner rightly bound for hell, then you are sealed until the day of redemption and are now PREDESTINED, as in your destination (heaven) is fixed. You are now one of the elect.
Exactly. All those theologians were HERETICS. The word of God is complete and Jesus sent us the TEACHER, THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHO GUIDES IN GOD'S PATH, NOT HUMAN NON-SENSE.
So many times I have heard Calvinist speak of God choosing those who will spend eternity in heaven with him. But most times they don't like to mention the ones He does not choice, the one that he created for the purpose of sending them to suffer eternal torturous pain in hell. Those that were born through no choice of their own, were stricken with a sin nature even though they did nothing wrong to deserve that infliction, then not even being giving a choice to be saved from that sin nature, he was no better or no worse then the guy that God choose to go to heaven, it was just an "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" type of selection. I have listened to so many youtube videos buy all the top preachers of the times talking about a God that will create a person with feeling just to send them to hell so that he God can show his power. and save some so that he can show his mercy, is way to much for me to accept a God like that, good luck to all of you that worship that kind of god, If that is what you believe then so be it. I am by no means a high intellect but do know the kind of loving God that created me. And i thank him every day that he did give me a choose, And i can be secure in the knowledge i will be with him soon.
I stand with the Prince of Preachers CH Spurgeon in affirming the biblical congruence of Calvanism.God is either in control, ordaining all things, or he is not. I rest in the complete and utter sovereignty of God. Knowing that all things work together for the good of those that love him and they, who are called according to his purpose.
God is in control but that doesn’t mean he has to control everything little detail. He gave us the free will to accept or reject Him, to obey or disobey and to truly love him or not. God is so big and in control that he can allow man free will and still work that into his plan.
This is my issue. Everyone gets bent out of shape on free will vs predetermanism, but for me the issue is sovereignty. Sovereignty is one of those things you can either be or not be, there is no partly sovereign. My own conscience will not allow me to view GOD in anyway but fully sovereign.
If God had snuffed the life out of Adam and Eve in the Garden for their sin then no children would have ever been abused. Yet, knowing all things that would come to pass because of it, including every child that would be abused in the future, he forebore righteous justice anyway and allowed them and their sinful progeny to live. God is not the author of evil but by his perfect plan he is allowing evil to persist in the world until the end of the age. Whether you like it or understand it, God uses all things for his glory, both the good and the bad. “And what if God, wanting to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath having been prepared for destruction, and in order that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory-” Romans 9:22-23 That verse means exactly what it says. It’s not Calvinism, it’s the true word of God. All men are wicked but God chooses to make some righteous.
Michael Pearl can you get a hold of Matt slick he's on 106.5. The truth Network Monday through Friday at 6:00 p.m. Eastern he's a calvinist and he really needs to hear this message
No joke, but some nursery workers at Reformed churches, see new babies come in and say, "Oh look at the little reprobate." I have heard this directly from ex-Calvinists. Scary stuff.
I'm bored of all the fancy labels; the isms and ologies. I'd like to just go back to the understanding of Christianity that existed while christ walked the earth and the years immediately after; before the Catholic church turned Christianity into philosophy.
What doctrine do you follow? I'm having a very difficult time with my faith because of many things that have affected me, especially lately. I think you are a good man and will give the the right replies. I'm really struggling right now. I'm to the point of just giving up. I've been to a lot of churches around here and all of them together aren't worth 10 cents to me. My church was sold and the person that bought it turned it into a bar. That was a giant kick in the crotch for me especially since my father was a deacon there and I helped in paying for many of the repairs to that church just before our superintendent walked in and told the congregation that a certain Easter years ago would be the last service there. All the funds were taken and the church was sold. That was almost the last time I went to church anywhere. The next church was at a Pentecostal church and it wasn't any good either. The next was where the preacher was a drunk. What do you think?
You are the temple, you are the church. You can worship him on a personal level and not at a pegan church. God is with you. Don't give up on him Jesus because he will never give up on you!
Pastor Pearl’s vid’s will help you to understand the answer to your question. He does an amazing job at teaching you the truth of the Bible. If I was to point you to another pastor it would be to point you to one that does as great a job as pastor Pearl does. I am sorry that what I am about to say I must be poetically cryptic, but if I don’t what I say will go away in the twinkling of an eye! If I had an icebreaker and I took the chill away. I would be left with a last name. And if I only knew another name for Bob that starts with an (R) then I would have a first name…. Like I said I am sorry that I had to put it this way to point you to another pastor that does an amazing job when it comes to teaching the Bible rightly divided. Just like pastor Pearl does.
Finding a good church is difficult in this fallen world, but they are out there. I would recommend looking for an independent Baptist church that believes that the King James Bible is the word of God. A church that is not Calvinistic nor Arminean. A church that does not teach that God has replaced Israel with the church. A church that sings from the hymnal instead of performing on a stage like a rock concert. A church where the preacher and others welcome you and don't mind if you happen to sit where they usually sit. I know this seems like a tall order, but God still has those who truly make it all about Him and those churches are intimately special to Him. It may require several visits to churches before finding one, and it may require a longer than desired drive to attend, but you will grow in your walk big time when you find that body of Bible believers. The building does not make up the body of Christ, but assembling within a local body of believers is pleasing unto God and super beneficial to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am not sure where you live, but God has His faithful scattered throughout. I will be praying that you find the right church. God bless you and stay the course.
Non Denomination in my opinion. A place that teaches the Bible only. It's just nice to hang out with like minded Christians from time to time. Remember, the real Church is the people. Those places people call Church is just a building.
I bought myself "The Other Side of Calvinism" for Christmas (when you had a sale!). Thanks for making it available! I cringe every time I hear/see "reformed" and now I know why! Thanks Pearls!!
Cant wait till the world tells you no more birthday party for Jesus … you’ll all stop it A pagan tradition mingled with a holy Jesus is gross to God the father Gods people tell you to stop you don’t The world tells you to stop YOU WILL It will be revealing who knows Jesus and who doesn’t
Calvinism/doctrines of grace is scriptural read Romans 1, John 6, and Ephesians 1. Everyone is wicked and deserves God's wrath its God's devine right to have grace on whom he pleases.
THANKS FO R POSTING against the Calvinist doctrine. I've never been a Calvinist. The only thing I knew was the old joke that John Calvin fell down the stairs on the way to breakfast, got up and said "I'm glad that's over". After experiencing a personal tragedy I had an old friend call to offer comfort. He said "at least you can know this is God's best for you today"🤯🤦🏻♂ He's become a Calvinist. I began my study.. I knew it was nonsense but it took some time to properly frame their misuse of scripture and their proof texts back into proper context. The level of cognitive dissonance necessary to maintain the Calvinist positions is mind-numbing. Evidently they are impervious to it. I would encourage you to spend more time addressing it. This theology has exploded among many young Christians who are sorely in need of truth and answers to the polished arguments Calvinists bring to ensnare the unprepared.
What specifically do you disagree with Calvinism on? I'm not necessarily a Calvinist, but I am not an Arminian either. I am simply a man who has read scripture and discerned from it what the text says.
Predestination is not a Bible word. . But Predestined is. . It's used once here: . ***Romans 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. . . They were not predestined to do God's will. . They were predestined to be saved, because they were willing to do God's will. . They didn't seek their own understanding, but truth.
Yet there are many other words in the bible too, and those words and the arrangement thereof create meaning, and it is the meaning created by the words in their order, divinely inspired, that matter!
@@rouleauxvanzyl2834 I think the condition you are creating here is not always true. Some words stand alone, such as "believe" and "hell." People are always looking for reasons to excuse their own lies.
@@jls0037cslewis1 I don't think I understand what you mean... Context matters. Always. In which scenario would context be irrelevant? "Believe" is a word in the bible, yes, but without context it does not mean much. Believe in what? What the world tells you? "Murder" is also a word in the bible... So is "idolatry" and curse... Does that mean we can look at these isolated words and then draw our own conclusion of their meaning. Just because the word is there, does it mean God condones these things?... It is exactly the problem - when people start taking words, phrases and verses out of their context to make them mean whatever you want them to. This causes confusion, bible illiteracy and opens the door to all kinds of false doctrines "supported" by verses taken out of context.
Every day I get more and more discouraged. ‘This is right, not it’s not, it’s heresy. This is what’s really right. Not, that’s not right either and you’re going to hell. ‘ I can’t find a shepherd in my town because I don’t know what in the heck is right! I’m overwhelmed and want to give up! If God wants us so badly, why is it so difficult to follow him? After several years of seeking out and listening to different pastors, doing years of Bible studying (of which I have no real clue how to do it and find myself either confused or bored to tears by the begats and rabbit holes just reading the Bible takes you on - as each line requires study into the time period, the audience and meanings of practically each word being used), I’m more confused than ever. I don’t believe I stand a chance of making it to eternity with God. As I see it, it seems absolutely impossible. I’m hurting, lost, angry, defeated and most likely hell bound. The thought of thinking I’ve done everything Biblical to get to spend eternity with my precious Savior only to read that I could be told to depart from Him because He never knew me? I mean seriously? What is the answer? If you don’t trust God enough to KNOW you’re going to Heaven, that fact alone kicks you out! I mean, what?!?! Does anyone really know anything?
All I know is that my salvation was predestined before the foundations of the world, and man can not come before Christ unless the Father draws him ( John 6:44 ). Man is spiritually dead and it is God who awakens him ( Ephesians 2:1 ) because men love darkness rather than light ( John 3:19 ) and will choose darkness over light 11 times out of 10.
4:57 no sir, Augustine got that from the Catholic Church not the other way around. The Bible very clearly teaches baptism is the new circumcision Colossians 2:11-12. A baby was to be circumcised at 8 days old according to Genesis 17:10-14. This is why we baptize babies at 8 days old.
I don't see the difference between predestination and fate when viewed from an eternal lense. I believe we have a small amount free will, but that our eternal fate is predestined and any major apex points in our lives are predestined. For instance, my wife had a nde from a failed suicide attempt. When I was resuscitating her, she was began tearing up saying "take me with you". Then the Lord spoke through her as to let me hear. He said "no, I saved you for him in highschool". My wife, still unconscious, began weeping. When she woke up, she didn't remember any of this. Anyway, she had a failed suicide attempt in highschool as well. This was 3-4 years before met her. The Lord predestined that we meet amd marry and have children. I thought I was acting autonomously, but I clearly was not with regards to meeting my wife.
"Jacob I have loved, Esau I have hated".. God freely declares that he predestines, its all over the Bible. 1 Dont try to fit the infinite God into the tiny box of your human mind 2 God knows the end and the unsaved do not, they may yet repent and God knows whether they will or not. That's because we are finite and He is infinite. What else can an all powerful God do? If he didn't control everything, and know everything, this universe would not last one second... 3 God's will is always better than man's will, or free will. 4. Man's redemption is at the center of God's plan for the universe, but it is not the end goal of creation. That is to call out a bride for His Son the Lord Jesus. There is no greater love among humans, than that which Christ showed by his atonement for our sins, but there is a greater love under Heaven and this the love God shows for his Son, and by his obedience the Son shows love for the Father. That is the central theme of the universe: We are redeemed to be a spotless gift to the Son from the Father. Stop trying to tie God to a chair and let Him be God. He does not mention election and predestination so many times for nothing. He is telling you who He is. Almighty and All-knowing. We don't pray "Thy will be done" for nothing.
I think that one of the greatest insults to God? Is to take The Preaching Of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery of the Gospel, and attribute it to John Calvin or any man! This is The Revelation of Christ unto His Church, His Body, which He hath purchased with His Own Blood!
Great coments sir, thank you, one major point is that i like to reitorate is the point that calvin readilly said that God the author of sin, in that he said God willed, or made adam and eve to fall. Ok calvinists , what you do with that???
Had many great conversations with Calvinists throughout my Christian education. It always seemed to me that their views had all the hallmarks of Christian heresy.
Sir, you are mistaken. Most people claiming to be a Calvinist is usually referring to being chosen, elected, dead in sin and dead to God unless God saves them and makes them a new creation. That’s pretty much about it. Usually the other end of the spectrum is Arminianism where people chose to be saved. I think you are deeply misunderstood. When someone says Calvinist and Arminianism they are referring to either choosing to be saved (Arm) vs chosen/elected/predestined and saved by God alone by His Works (Cal). That’s pretty much it. Christians don’t believe in infant baptism. Dipping in water will not save anyone. That is done by Gods Work, not ours. Christians do not believe they chose God. No one chooses God. We are born in sin the moment we take our first breath. Romans 3:23, psalm 58:3, psalm 51:5, Ecclesiastes 7:20, ephesians 2:1-5 I believe. But John 3 points we must be born again… we had no say over being born the first time, much less the 2nd time. Chosen, drawn, elected? Dead in sin? Ezekial chapter 36-37? Jeremiah 31. Romans chapter 5 the first Adam, how sin infected all men? That’s it. Again, I think you are in error sir about Calvinist, I do believe in the Biblical doctrine of total depravity, and I don’t look to man, but to the Word of God.
You're right brother . The claims of calvinism corruptly portray GOD and HIS righteousness which is blasphemy by definition. Mannichean gnostics advocated for tge same doctrinal distinctives that we see in the calvinist paradigm today . One can easily see this in the debates between the mannicheans and the early church. Thank you brother. GOD bless you
"Clark attributed the ultimate cause of evil to God." He has a typo, it should be a lower case g for god in his statement. The god of Calvinism is Luciferian and therefore not the God of the Bible.
Thank you SIR And may the Lord Jesus Christ KEEP blessing you and your family Love your teachings because they are the truth and people in this day and time don't want to hear the truth but if you read the KJV you will see that this is what the Lord Jesus Christ said would happen in the last days
@@hookshot2351, False Doctrines , error of rightly dividing the Scriptures , False Prophets ,False PREACHERS ------- YES ,the LORD YESHUA JESUS CHRIST has warned US as re. False CHRIST'S , read Mathew 24 , Luke 21 ,John 8 V.44 ---- -------- * we are told in the Scriptures that Satan transforms himself into an angel of light , a little truth mixed with Lies !! ---- he is the Deceiver of the whole world ---- ----- * as re.Calvinism , they mixup SALVATION & Good works ---- * Two different Issues !! ---- * If you don't do " Good works " then you can't be Saved!! ---- *** read the TRUTH in Ephesians 2 VS. 8.9. & 10 -----
@@hookshot2351 2 Timothy 3:1-5 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God- 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
I can read the NKJV as well and understand this is what would happen in the last days. I pray that you and others that read this message do not look down on those that read from a Bible other than the KJV. Salvation does not come from a particular version of Scripture, but from repenting, believing in the Gospel, and abiding in the True Vine and sanctification via The Holy Spirit. GOD-bless!
Though I am not a Christian Scientist, Mary Baker Eddy may have been on the mark in regards to Calvinism. She was raised in a Calvinist church. Eddy was a pioneer in the Divine Healing movement circa 1890s..
The truth is Calvinism. Read Ephesians 1, Romans 1 and John 6 carefully. The issue comes down to the fact that we are all completely corrupt due to our federal representative's sin (Adam). We in our sinful state hate God. The problem with Armininianism, or the middle road as you alude to (also called Semi-pelagianism) is they claim God cannot violate Man's free will. But if this is the case, all are doomed because the scripture is clear that none is righteous, and the heart is unfathomably wicked "who can know it?". Consequently God must radically change our will so that we desire God (born again). Our natural will is to live Sin, God must violate our free will which is in bondage to sin. In the same way good parents must violate their childrens free will. Look how all 3 years olds are commited to sin and parents must restrain them and limmit their ability to act on their sinful desires. Adults are really no different than 3 year olds in this respect, and we in our sinful state crave sin, and are only restrained in our passions due to consequences and or extensive corrective training in childhood. However, our minds remain corrupt with out God's radical intervention.
Our church has always taught that if you go to hell it’s no one’s fault but your own. If Calvinism were true, every evil act committed throughout history including someone going to hell could be charged to God’s account.
Man's fallen state is the reason that anyone goes to Hell, if they have not believed on the Lord Jesus. The issue this man makes is that he seems to not understand that no one is worthy of Heaven, but that God has chosen his sheep before the foundation of the world. I'm certain he understands this, but the Bible is very clear that it is God who chooses us, not us choosing Him. We simply respond and call upon the name of the Lord through the hearing of the word and the Holy Spirit drawing us to him. If what this man says is the complete truth, then it would be mankind being the initiator of salvation through his own efforts, and that is just not true. God is the author of salvation. A lot of Arminians get caught up in the idea of hell. They think that since God did not choose some people that somehow them going to hell is wrong. When you read the scripture, the idea of an eternal torment seems to be only reserved for satan, the fallen angels, the beast, the false prophet, and perhaps those who take the mark of the beast. For the general unbeliever, it appears that they will simply go into the lake of fire, wail and gnash their teeth for a period of time on the day of judgment, and then simply be burned up and eternally destroyed, the second death. It isn't eternal torment for these people. The Punishment, the eternal separation of God, not having eternal life, is what is eternal punishment. This isn't a Calvinist belief. However, looking at scripture, I seem to find that every denomination or sect teaches things that are simply unnecessary. Many Calvinists do support infant baptism. Infant baptism is unnecessary as baptism is a public profession of salvation already attained through Jesus Christ. Water cannot save anyone. Believer's baptism is what it is for. Water baptism doesn't save, but unfortunately many do believe such, and this is what Catholics and some protestant denominations believe. That said, Calvinists are correct on predestination, in my opinion, on once saved always saved, as well as some other notable points.
This is very misleading. Many of the prominent Calvanists of today believe children go to heaven, John Macarthur even wrote a book about it. RC Sproul, Washer, Spurgeon, Macarthur etc all affirm infants as being saved, using David's baby boy he had with Baishaba that died as their primary example. You should know this, you claim to do due diligence but on the part of calvanism (silly term, reformed is the correct term), you misrepresent it. In the examples you showed here, the authors are saying the baby is a human and therefore a sinner with a sin nature, not that babies go to hell when they die. Let's say they did mean that, that's not what modern reformers believe is it?.... I don't know , have never heard it said or ever read a single book or article from any calvanist that would agree with you here. Try to find one?...just ONE!? You will not find a single one. Reformers are huge on the Bible, the Bible clearly teaches two things, that man is a sinner, and that babies go to the Lord, not to hell. This video appears to be thorough but is very sloppy!!! Go and engage with reformed theology advocates, read their books etc, stop strawmanning the position as a whole by digging up and cherry picking out of context writings from centuries ago, or fringe ideas that don't represent the theology as a whole.
I heard a staunch, anti-calvinist, free-willer say that babies born from unsaved mother's go to hell. He feared for the unborn being aborted. It was a Calvinist that corrected that thinking for me.
I like a lot of Pearle’s teachings. I think this anti Calvinist stems from his time at false teacher school where they beat this stuff into him. You have to humble yourself before the Word of God and just believe what it says. If you do that it’s clear God does the choosing.
@phillipgoodson2057 100% agree with. I love brother Michael, but you're right in that he has a bee in his bonnet about it for reasons I think even he hasn't realised or admitted to himself. Every video he does on reformed theology is somehow wrong or exaggerated in someway, and he's not usually this sloppy. I think he struggles with the concept of it as a whole. Quote mining people that identified as "calvanists" (I really don't like that term), isn't an honest way to assess the view.
Interesting and vital teaching Pastor. I have argued against the strong elements of Calvinism for years. That being said. We sin because we are sinners. We are not sinners because we sin. Any parent who has tried to dicipline a two year old knows that all are born into sin. That is why we must be born again. Certainly little children should not be demonized. Jesus loved the little children because they are the most humble and teachable. Predestination seems to be an unaswered question. Certainly all can be saved but why do two people of the same family, raised the same way be so different. One can be seemly called. The other hating his brother similar to Cain and Able. God raised up Pharoah for His purpose. ??? Thanks Pastor. Keep up the good teaching.
The whole doctrine of Calvinism has troubled me for a long time. Almost all the people I fellowship with are calvinists. How do you think I should handle this? Thanks for this message. Very helpful. Kyle
Invite them to channels like Soteriology101, which primarily deals with this topic. Mike Winger also has some great in-depth teachings on why Calvinism isn't biblical.
it's about as simple as the context of what was predestinated from the foundation of the world. Jesus being the method of salvation is what was predestinated. But you'll never convince someone who is invested in their theological understanding of the passage if they don't want to be convinced. It's like their assertion of Christ saying that no one can come unto him unless the father draws them. They have to completely disregard the latter statement of "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, shall draw all men unto me ". They have a fundamental lack of recognition of the difference between the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God. They fail to recognize that Jesus, in the first statement, was speaking to Jews who were seeking discipleship in His ministry before Calvary. The second statement is Jesus giving prophecy of how salvation will be offered to all after Calvary. Calvinists lack dispensation in scripture. They apply everything written to themselves and come up with heresy as a result. They are into lordship salvation and replacement theology, even though Jesus, Peter, James, Paul and John, all indicated otherwise. It's like a Catholic believing that Jesus called Peter the Rock. You'll never convince them that they're wrong, even though Jesus called Peter Satan in the very same chapter. Jesus gave Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Either the Pope doesn't understand that the church isn't the kingdom of heaven or he fully understands and just doesn't care. Which do you think it is?
@@JP-ec9rlYep spot on explanation. They do not utilize 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV and it leads them to heresy. Calvinism is so synonymous with the other cults that apply Scripture erroneously to themselves and I am astonished at how blinded they are to it. Many genuinely teach the right Gospel but are so confused with everything else.
Psalms 139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 139:15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 139:16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 139:17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
I think we found in SA the problem line in Calvinism and it seems cured now. A huge problem since 1990 was the acceptance of the notion that Jesus wasn't Theos(Greek word for God). This has been changed in the beginning of 2023 when this was finally accepted as being wrong. This could change the understanding of the Calvinists ideas along with the acceptance finally in SA that apartheid was wrong and the Afrikaners the sinners of apartheid in SA.
The problem is that our will is never entirely free. There are too many things affecting it, from minor stressors to the major distortions of immaturity, terror, hormonal chemistry or mental illness. Or conversely, positive conditions that dispose us to act positively. The Bible doesn't tell us where to draw the line in assigning responsibility.
With all due respect, your view here abdicates every person from his responsibility. You sound just like Eve, "the serpent made me do it." Having our thoughts influenced or petitioned or affected by hormones, is no excuse for our actions, and neither are our motivations - The bible makes this very clear. Not even secular law abdicates you from your culpability or responsibility, "because I was hormonal that day," or "the devil made me do it." We are all continuously being petitioned to do something, whether it be advertisers begging us to choose their product over another, or temptations of the flesh, or demonic invitations, it matters not, our will to choose is always ours, and we are free to choose as we want. No, Sir, our will is very much free, unless we willingly give it up. Most people just do not realise that all our choices lead to only 1 out of 2 outcomes, but you are still free to choose. What God expects of us is obedience, nothing more. He gave us His Holy Spirit to guide us and give us the power to overcome all temptations and to be obedient to God. Further more, His Son, Jesus Christ, came to die for our sins, which means that if we choose to accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Redeemer, all of our sins are forgiven AND we are made new creatures, free from our past. God has already done everything for us, all we need to do is accept Him into our lives and ask Him to teach and guide us. We also have His living Word and studying it will give us all the information and answers we need!
@rouleauxvanzyl2834 All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. You are required to deliberately obfuscate this fact to support your "free will" assertions. Just because you don't have a libertarian free will doesn't mean you have no will. Your will is either enslaved to sin or purchased by the Father through the blood of Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit. Intent is everything in Secular law. Aka what was in the person's heart that drove them to commit the act. So the heart means everything. In your world you are somehow better than everyone else because you chose, despite the ability to resist the almighty God's call, to follow God on your own power. I'm not saying you consciously believe that but whether you are aware of it or not that is the reality. That's Gnostic through and through. Oversimplified caricatured arguments that condemn a biblically sound point of view poisons the well. I doubt the Doors fellow has even bothered to read the people he is condemning based on his caricatured presentation.
@rouleauxvanzyl2834 you are absolutely correct. I'm 35. Grew up going to different churches as a kid alone. I'd walk to ones or get rides because I wanted to go learn about God. When I was 12 my mother married a catholic and converted us. I could never get into it and could never get around them doing nothing about the abuse of children so being confirmed at 16 I left and never went back. Got nice and lost and confused until about 32 to 33. Started reading the kjv and got saved. The whole point of this story is that when you get saved and believe with your whole heart he will change you. There are things I used to do 2 to 3 years ago that I couldn't make myself do now if I tried. When I do sin I feel terrible and have to confess when I pray. Good comment brother and God bless.
@@DC-ml6cv Thank you, and God bless you too, brother! Your story touched me. Reminds me alot about myself. I am 38 now and I got saved 13 years ago. It was also the KJV that really got me into studying the Word. The more I learn, the more I want to know, but I first had to learn how to surrender and trust in Him. I don't know if you know Chuck Missler, but his videos on studying each book of the bible verse by verse helped me immensely. Check out his videos on the rapture or the bible codes or just start following his verse by verse commentary of the bible books. Hope hope you will be blessed as much by his teachings as I have! Thanks for sharing your story. God bless you, brother!
The total sovereignty of God is offensive to some because man would like to believe he earned his salvation in some way. If not by “works”, by being smart enough or good enough to choose Jesus.
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TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL THINE HEART ; AND LEAN NOT UNTO THINE OWN UNDERSTANDING . PROVERBS 3 : 5 KJV ❤
@MartinSpeaks the last time I visited a calvinist petting zoo, it smelled like 🐐💩
@MartinSpeaks I wouldn't bet on that LOL
Mr. Pearl is also KJV only and hyper-dispensational, both of which are not backed up by the Bible itself. Nothing in the Bible prohibits translating it into the modern vernacular, and to claim that all the other English translations are corrupt is rediculous. The KJV itself was revised in the mid 1700s.
@MartinSpeaks You realize that the Bible pre-existed any of the translations in English, including Geneva. The king James version is the accurate version in the English language. Do some research
@MartinSpeaks there was more than one king James involved, did you know that? And KJV Bible isn't the main source for genuine translation. If a simpleton hears the gospel being spoken not reading from the KVJ, and believes Jesus is the way, then surley Christ will receive him/her through the anointing of the Holy Spirit of God
Wow. Now I get where some of the extreme disciplinary measures, practiced by my parents and theirs, originally got their start, which led to many of us believing we could not be loved by God, or not wanting anything to do with a god like that.
Thank You, Jesus, for rescuing me from all that!❤
Praise God
The same heathen belief about children that would cause men to sacrifice babies by burning them to death on the arms of Baal.
I love it. Glory to You always Lord Jesus🙏🏼🙌🏼
You fail to subject your "lofty" thoughts to a sovereign God.
@@jameshughes2911 These people hate the idea of a sovereign God.
I was a terrible sinner filled with guilt and shame. I came to know Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior I repented, and I turned away from the sin. I don’t do things with purpose anymore that are against God. Now, with every step I take, I pray, and hope that my actions glorify God and spread the good news of salvation found within his loving arms. My little girl was born and she wasn’t well she never matured. She had the mind of a three-year-old all of her life at the age of 16 she died. She was so innocent and beautiful. I know she’s in heaven with Jesus, even though she never really understood the Bible when it’s message, she knew that Jesus loved her and she knew to pray. Man has free will, and we live in a fallen world. If you’re sinning then you need to know there is joy in the angels of God every sinner that repents. Turn away from the sin and praise God and life will be so worth living. And this is being said, by a mother, who lost her little girl to a terrible disease.
I’ve debated online with a few Calvinists, they don’t preach the Gospel the way they believe it . Ie their version of the Gospel is “Jesus died for your sin, if He regenerates you, and gives you the ability to believe and have faith, then you’re one of the elect and will be saved”. Now when I question this they are the first to say “that’s not the Gospel, that’s why we don’t preach it”. It is truly puzzling how they can’t see how paradoxical that is. Ie they don’t preach what they believe because it’s not the Gospel.
Augustine also spent about 9 years as a Manichaean which is a sect of Gnosticism founded by a man named Mani. This was before he converted to Christianity.
I keep learning new things with every video. Can’t believe how much there is to learn and understand. God bless you Mr. Pearl
I'm just discovering your channel. Thanks for challenging Calvinism (Augustinian philosophy)!
Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
Is this supposed to be a pro Calvinist verse taken to imply man makes no choices?
Hamartology keep us free from calvinism....many verses have power to release chains from man's teachings.......
Yes, and he turns the heart of the king whatever way he wishes. But neither one of those verses proves Calvinism by any stretch. It proves that God is sovereign over the affairs of men and does whatever he needs to do to bring about his desired ends in a particular situation, not necessarily in every single instance.
Many people don't realize that OT prophets would sometimes seek guidance from God by casting lots. Also, the proverbs about the king being guided by God refers to the King of Israel who is a follower of God. It's important to remember what type of literature a proverb is and what kind of information it communicates. Context is ever against reformed theology.
I was predestined to NOT be a Calvinist....
I won't even pretend to know anything about the Bible even close to your expertise, but this is one verse that has always comes to me when ever I hear of or see someone hurting a child:
Matthew 18:6
“If anyone causes one of these little ones-those who believe in me-to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”
You're right , calvinism accuses GOD of hypocrisy and corruptly portrays GOD and HIS righteousness.
Except that has nothing to do with actual little children.
@@BobbyFiermontifinish your statement. Who does it apply to?
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@@jelly7310 I believe Jesus was referring to the Apostles and any disciples of his, not actual children. It honestly could apply to both children and the aforementioned, in my opinion, but I think He actually meant any follower of His.
GOD-bless!
While I am not a Calvinist and do not attend a Calvinist church, something was deeply troubling about this video to me. Maybe it’s the fact that I was in the military, and I understand how as a Christian you are trusting the Lord for your protection. God is sovereign. To be able to fight, and remain effective as a soldier, the thought of some stray bullet killing you or stepping on a random land mine is crippling to the soldier mindset. I also feel it’s crippling to the mindset as a soldier of the Lord. God many times in his word, shows clearly how he is the one directing steps. “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, As the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”Proverbs 21:1 KJV
Someway we can’t fully understand, God is completely sovereign and in control. Also we also have our will to choose. I’m sure we have a better understanding this into eternity, but I certainly can relate to why soldiers turn to the Lord during their time in combat.
Thank you for your service brother!! 🙏 Couple of hints if I may, sir... The Lord "holding the heart of the king in his hand"it's just that. That's what it says. It doesn't say that he controls the heart of the king. But a widow praying to God? Can cause God to change the the king's heart.... This isn't a popular "take" on war, but true nevertheless. When God proclaimed the punishments on mankind for not following his commandments, war and the pestilence that follows are ranked near the top... While many may be forced to defend our families and country, we can be sure that God will hear our prayers., Because the Bible says he will. The apostles got it right and I believe, when they commanded soldiers to be "good soldiers, and don't complain about your pay" 🤣(not a personal stab at Marines or members of the lesser branches😂)... From the first page to the last, personal responsibility is emphasized throughout. We are even reminded. "God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap." Although there are hundreds, that scripture all by itself destroys Calvinism! Just like on the metal Man in Daniel, the doctrines of Rome have spread out among the seed of men. But the printing press brought the "two witnesses" back to life! Some Bible readings should always be the priority. Hey brother have a great life! Lord bless you always! 👍
i am having a bit of trouble understanding as well. i believe God is in full control, but free will does exist also? We can do whatever we want within the earth we were put on, but yet God knows and has a plan he is willing to give us if we ask for it. otherwise it is our choice? but theres no pride in that because, in asking, we know we dont deserve it anyways. theres a great misconception about free will and i only pray i get the right idea about it. these are just my thoughts. doesnt make sense to me when people argue free will doesnt exist. but yet.. that contradicts life itself no?
@@hannahshaheen957 no contradiction at all precious!... Those whose "job" it is to confuse us, twist definitions of words. I hear the term "God is in control" all the time at my church. But no one EVER bothers to qualify the statement with scripture. "God has a plan". We hear it all the time. NEVER accompanied by qualifying scripture. The only defense against your enemies "tricks", is Truth... Jesus tell the religious leaders of his time, (who seem to be batting a thousand all the time concerning errors) "you believe you have eternal life, then search the scriptures, for in them you will find it"... And really it only takes about 80 hours... And your phone can read it to you while you read the script. Back to the point, sorry. God almighty lives outside of time-space and material. He created everything, by the Word of his mouth. And he does what he wants. Including making a "covenant" with mankind. And "delegating" the responsibilities of that Covenant as he sees fit. He declares what is expected from our side of that deal. And declares the positives and negatives of his side of that deal. He does not, anywhere in the Bible, inform us that he will be withheld responsible for our behavior. On the other hand he does declare a day. If you die before that day, your judgment is set. That we will be resurrected nevertheless, to face that judgment. If we wish God to "control" something, that "something" must be placed in his hands through prayer. If you give him your life to run, and are filled with his "" spirit"", or the "mind of Christ", doesn't matter to me how it is said, it indicates obedience to the will of God. An individual would have a much easier time and life if God is ordering your steps. That's a powerful truth. And you can check your "status" continually. For example, if I hear a voice in my head telling me to do something, ira mediately referred to the ten commandments, to see if it falls within the parameters of the Covenant, that Jesus preached. "Am I operating in love?"... The plan? Believe repent and be forgiven. Then "walk" in the spirit of God, in obedience. That alone would be enough. But if you make it to that point, God will go in "front" of you (your future) to lay out blessings! I only have 37 years experience of that happening to me over and over, without praying for them. So I don't know everything. But I know his word is true for sure!... Bless you sister! I will leave it to you to do a little world history research, to find out where these false doctrines come from. 🙏🥰(It won't be as difficult as you might think... And don't stop reading your Bible while you're doing it)
That's pretty much calvinism but will extra steps. Also I'm pretty sure that you don't believe in Free Will (it means that your Will isn't bound by sin.) Very often misunderstood see pelagianism, Agency of choice is a better term, ultimately most calvinists believe what you believe but call it Agency of Choice.
I would agree that there's an Intelligence that works toward the good of all. Serendipities and synchronicities are perpetually arising to meet us on our path.
In Christianity, it's referred to as Grace ---- "by Grace you are saved." The Gnostics referred to it as the Great Mind, the overseeing Presence. It is Jehovah Jireh, the One who always provides for each soul.
Faith is trust in Grace's perfect work, that all things come together for good to those who love God, to those who are in harmony with God within and God without.
Those who are not in harmony within and without receive crucibles, challenges, from which they will eventually gain the wisdom and understanding to love, first themselves, then others.
AMEN! I recently left the very large and popular church I was attending that had 11 pastors on staff. I had only been attending for a fairly short time as I was church shopping after my former church pastor retired. The pastors rotated preaching duties for the main service and it was not long before I noticed one of the pastors preached more often and his Calvinistic views became more and more apparent. Most church goers have no clue about what Calvinism is and in turn would not even hear it in the sermon. Longer story short, I interviewed the senior pastor and others and discovered that the pastoral staff was divided in their Calvinistic views and some were in line with Armenian views and some did not believe either way! How in the world can any thinking and studied Christian be expected to trust or follow a divided church like that where they did not even agree on doctrine among the pastors???? I was not happy and as a non-calvinist, I left that church of course. The Calvinists really push the word "predestined" as they pound on the table and say "it is in the bible" and build their doctrine around it. I have already typed more than I should as most would only read two lines of any comment. I just recommend much more of your personal study and if you are a Calvinist, I realize it is really really hard to turn from something you have been trained to believe. There are others on RUclips that focus on Soteriology and I highly recommend looking them up, folks like Soteriology101 on RUclips. There are others, and I realize that believing in Calvinism is not going to send you to hell, but I think we should spend our life challenging our understanding of doctrine and challenge bad doctrine like Calvinism.
Not enough pastors are willing to openly oppose Calvinism. Whether by ignorance or fear, they do no good service to those looking to them for guidance. There is a common thought which is sometimes proffered by those wishing to "get along" from both sides of the aisle on TULIP in a body of believers. It is said, "I believe you are saved, and you believe I am saved... what difference does it make how we believe we got saved?"🤷♂
However, it does 'matter' in my opinion. And here's why. Satan always looks for the weak link/s in each individual. We all have at least 'one'😎. And Satan has many tools from which to pick which are just right for the job. He's been at it since the beginning. Calvinism is a tool. A perfect trap, devised to separate believers from trusting that God loves them, personally.
It often attracts a certain type who find it hard to resist the temptation to 'know' something which others do not. Or even those willing to follow and trust someone else making that claim. It's really very clever and offers the perfect plausible deniability... because "God did it to them" and they had nothing to do with it🤷🏻♂. They just don't know why he hasn't 'done it' to you. They 'hope' he planned to, but if not, you'll simply bust hell wide open without a prayer.... for no other reason than to bring God more glory🤔🤔 It's insidious.
Good for you! After awhile you can locate the "buzz words" and then you realize Calvinism is being preached! I believe Calvinism IS sending people to hell because "My people perish for lack of knowledge," and we need to be concerned for people who are not getting the true Gospel. They will have a hard time turning to God if the first thing they hear is they may have been created for destruction and have no control over that. Despicable. Sincere (sincerely wrong) preachers like Paul Washer and Voddie Baucham (I've learned a lot from them in other areas) break my heart! Godspeed in your search!
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Yep. It drives people away from the faith and unfortunately it's crept into 99% of all denominations and organizations to one degree or another in today's churches.
@@R.L.KRANESCHRADTTthe only people who tend to stay are those predisposed to cult membership.
I read it all brother😂... Well said sir... And I agree that we should continue to broaden our understanding until the day of the Lord. Always Judging by the standard set forth in the Covenant... If a doctrine does damage to the ten commandments laid forth there in, it is automatically disqualified. And I think, should require us to learn the folly of them in order to confront those gainsayers. 🙏👍
When i think of all these evil beliefs i just rest in Jesus.
He said my sheep hear my voice and they follow me and another they will not follow.
Thank you Jesus for saving us 🙏 🙌 ❤️
Amen!!
After literally months and months of studying Calvinism I have come to the conclusion that their view of the character of Christ is entirely different than mainstream Christianity.
In my wildest dreams I never knew after serving the Lord for over 38 years that there was a group of people out there claiming to be Christians who literally believe that man can choose anything except Jesus, that Jesus does not love everyone (salvation love), that Jesus did not die for everyone, and that God does not want everyone saved.
Can someone PLEASE explain how these people are truly brothers and sisters in Christ since their view of Christ is so contrary to clear biblical teaching? I just cannot wrap my brain around this.
Honestly, I'm on the fence concerning calvinism vs arminianism. In defense of the calvinists, they do make a strong case from the scriptures for their system of thinking - they didn't just circumvent the bible. So to claim heresy seems like a dangerous move. But there are plenty of scriptures that seem to indicate that anyone can receive salvation - if they confess Christ. So armenianists would say that means people have free will. Calvinists will say the 'anyone' or 'whosoevers' referenced in John 3:16 must be the elect, as the non-elect would never believe in Jesus. Recently, a channel called impact ministries put out a video and in my opinion, made a good case for both views to be true. It's certainly a tough topic to wrestle with. But I always remember the most important point - anyone who believes in Jesus and repents of their sin will be saved. So anyone can be wrong on the theology. And we might never know who's right. But God will not deny you if you truly believe in him and we must never assume that someone is beyond saving.
Thus calvanism is heresy.
I’ve done a lot of research on both and here is the conclusion I have come too personally. I’m not a Calvinist nor am I an Armenian. I’m just a Bible believing Christian. There are faults in both that make them both not completely biblical. Why do we have too pick sides between two different men anyways lol. I find that so silly.
You must believe in Christ to be saved, but man is dead in his trespasses and sins so the Holy Spirit must regenerate him to repent and believe, we can not do it alone. We are saved by grace Ephesians 2 8:9. Calvin just stated salvation truth from the Bible against exactly what this fella teaches. The Bible does not insult God, mans wisdom does.
@@davidyingling4873 is this the only video you have watched from this man. Just so you know he’s not an Arminian or a Calvinist. Which part about what he said do you not like. He believes what you just quoted from the Bible. Why would anyone that’s a Christian not believe that. We are dead in sin that’s very clear. The wages of sin is death. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of god. Armenians teach this too. But like I said he isn’t either.
@@DseabochI’m with you just because God knows the entire time line of all things (which they are correct about)does not mean we need to know or judge what His plans
I've been born again for 65 years heard the name Calvinism but didn't know this thank you so much for this truth. Blessings to you sir.
“The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak falsehood wander in error from birth. They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,”
Psalms 58:3-4
“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.”
-Ezekiel 36:26-27 KJV ✝️
Now if we, as babies, are innocent then why is it that God (and not us) has to put a new heart and spirit in us in order for us to walk in His statutes and keep His judgements?
*Note also that God’s the one doing all the work
Did you somehow miss the part that states - "You Will Keep My Judgements And My Statutes?" Its right there in the verse you quoted. How did you miss it.
@@Daniel12.4Ministry If you owe a million, you owe it, regardless of ability to pay; duty does not imply ability to fulfil.
“The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.”
-1st Samuel 2:6-8 KJV ✝️
I just can't understand how anyone can come to believe in Calvin. His beliefs counter the Bible.
Thank you for this video
There are some differences between Calvinism and Lutheranism. They aren't huge, but enough to separate them. Most of my Calvinist friends don't believe God is the author of evil, but that He leaves men to their own devices and naturally they spiral toward destruction. They say some vessels were created for redemption and some for destruction. They also don't hold to the extreme views about children. It is hard to argue against the sinful nature beliefs. You don't have to teach children to lie. They do it naturally. However, you have to teach them to be truthful. Something that doesn't come naturally. Just an observation. At the least, it speaks to how we are all broken anyway.
Thank you sir for giving me light …God has lead me to you for guidance..
I was raised Lutheran and never knew the connection of Calvinism. But for sure you are right. Per the words of the Bible. God has certainly used you as a light for those of us in the dark…thank you!!
Interesting video. I’m not sure if I’d ever fit into the Calvinist category, but I enjoy listening to ppl like Spurgeon, Lawson and John MacArthur. A few things:
Calvinists do not believe in infant baptism. Just listen to John MacArthur (arguably the “biggest” Calvinist alive today); Every Calvinist I’ve ever listened to are very much against it. Maybe Calvin was at one point, but Calvinists do not believe that. The Bible is clear that we are born into sin. Furthermore, I remember being a little child and lying and manipulating as soon as I could walk and talk. None are innocent. The Bible is clear on this.
I have no idea who people like Godwell Andrew Chan are who you quote, but God isn’t the cause of all evil. But God certainly allows evil. Or do you think God is too weak to stop an evil act from happening? So if He can stop it, then clearly He allows certain things to happen. He allows us to live, and we do evil all the time. Should God smite all who do evil? Then none would be alive today. What you are doing is judging God’s sovereign will based upon your own flawed human understanding. It’s good because God does it… it’s not good and therefore God does it. He saves whom He wishes and others He does not.
This will be it for now. Maybe I’ll update it later after work tomorrow, but I doubt anybody will read this anyways lol.
You are born into a sinful world.
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It doesn't say anywhere that babies have sin.
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It says the exact opposite.
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Babies are innocent.
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***Matthew 18:3
and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven."
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God does save whom He wishes.
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The Son wants to save those who obey His will.
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And the Father saves those who obey His will.
@@thejohnmarkproject The world itself is not sinful. A stone does not sin, nor does the ocean. It is _we_ who sin. The Bible does say it: for ALL have sinned. It doesn’t say “for all but babies have sinned.” Or “for all but those under 16 years of age have sinned.” It says ALL have sinned. That sin starts the moment we enter the world. When I told lies as a little child, those lies were not sins? Sorry, but you’re wrong my friend.
As to what you quote, Jesus did not say to “become innocent like children are.” He said to become _as_ little children; meaning we become dependent, seeking and meek.
Wrong kind of save, but I agree. We’re talking about being physically saved from danger. God spares some and some He does not. Righteous or unrighteous. That does not mean that God does or creates evil; but He certainly allows it at times. And at times He does not. To say otherwise is to imply God is incapable of stopping bad things from happening.
Reformed pastor J.C. Ryle (has some good insight regarding other topics), and Calvin himself believes in infant baptistism. I believe there are a few others.
this is what my church believes although we are not a "calvinist" church
@@ameliasexton9570 I’ve never heard of Ryle before, but I’m sure some Calvinists do believe in infant Baptism. Just as I’m sure some Baptists believe it as well. But being around a lot of Calvinists and listening to some of the bigger names preach, they’ve all preached against it. In fact, I’ve never heard of a Calvinist who supports it. I don’t think it’s a huge issue tbh, but I think if you believe in it you can still be saved. I think being baptized is to be in obedience to the Lord and not a prerequisite for salvation… and this is what most Calvinists believe and what I do as well. In fact, I learned this from the most popular Calvinist today: John MacArthur.
My history is a bit lacking, but wasn’t there a council who came out and went against some of Calvin’s teachings? I thought that’s how TULIP was created that’s used by Calvinists today. But I’m not sure on that.
The leading Calvinist today tells what Calvinists believe without any softening.
John Piper Quote: God . . . brings about all things in accordance with his will. In other words, it isn’t just that God manages to turn the evil aspects of our world to good for those who love him; it is rather that he himself brings about these evil aspects for his glory (see Ex. 9:13-16; John 9:3) and his people’s good (see Heb. 12:3-11; James 1:2-4). This includes-as incredible and as unacceptable as it may currently seem-God’s having even brought about the Nazis’ brutality at Birkenau and Auschwitz as well as the terrible killings of Dennis Rader and even the sexual abuse of a young child . . .
We sing together that great song of love and praise for our god.
"Jesus loves me, this I know.
As for you, I don't think so.
Only some to Him belong. We are right and you are wrong.
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
But I hope this isn't effervescent grace that I'm walking in and instead I'm actually deceived and one of the reprobates that He created to burn as a candle for His glory in Hell forever."
If the above doesn't make you sick to your stomach nothing will. I presented the lies of calvinism unvarnished and clearly above. I used a lower case god for they worship another god.
Calvinism is not Christianity, it is apposed to The Good News gospel to man kind.
This is the truth.
IF you were "baptized" as an infant / small child, you were dedicated at-best.
I would suggest, as an adult, you now get baptized, (if you believe the Gospel).
I must admit I have two advanced degrees, but after listening to this I don't know what to believe. I stand so confused!
I am not a Calvinist but my understanding is that because of original sin we are, as the Bible says, born in sin …… A baby doesn’t sin but has a nature that will reveal itself as the child matures. You don’t have to teach a child how to lie. We are born with a fallen nature hence ‘You must be born again’ The new life in Christ is our Redemption, our entrance to God’s Kingdom, spotless and without blemish. We are washed, made clean from Sin (our nature that we are born with) though the completed work of Christ on the Cross when we repent (turn from our sin) and receive Jesus as our Savior.
Free will vs God's sovereignity has been debated for 1700 years. Forgive me for doubting that you have resolved the issue.
Saving faith is a gift from Christ.
@@salvationbygracethroughfaith Yes, believing on Jesus, but the reason that anyone believes is because God has bestowed grace on those individuals who believe.
Ephesians 2: 8-9:
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast.
I agree about the wordsmithing. Romans 6:23b" ... but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." The gift of God is salvation!
A favorite verse is Romans 4:5 "But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifeth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness." Believing is not a work!
Look what Paul said to the Philippian jailer, "Believe..."
My above comment is directed to @salvationbygracethroughfaith.
Amen
also our life and existence is the gift from God. How we live is our responsibility and we are accountable for it
Many men mentioned in this video produced some amazing commentaries and insights, but Augustine, Luther, Edwards, Calvin, Catholic popes and others have wrought incalculable damage to the Word of God by trying to impose their views, guilts, moods, misinterpretations, and other false conclusions to both the Old and New Testament. Many people who have been Born Again, first had to be exhumed from wildly unbiblical, hellish and incongruent concepts like Calvinism. Great video. I enjoy your work.
Amen! Calvinism is the great heresy of our time.
I've been watching "The Door" for a few years now and I always enjoyed it, however this episode he runs into the same problem with all Armenians in that he doesn't understand what he's talking about and thus he can't explain it much less argue against it. It would be like asking a Ford salesman why you should by a Chevy. I am convinced by the doctrines of grace (calvinist), however i agree that most of what he's describing is heresy (because he's not describing calvinism). It just seems silly only listening to one side of the argument (and the side he didn't believe). Look up what other calvinists said about calvinism, (Spurgeon, Warfield, Whitfield, Sproul, Begg, Baucham, and many more). Study your Bible, and ask the author of scripture (God) to help you understand, God is faithful and he will show you the way. I'm not here to argue, I'm here to offer clarity, perspective, and hopefully bring unity to the brethren.
Great point. He presented a straw-man argument that's much easier to attack.
Calvinism almost shipwrecked my faith. Instead of giving up, eating,drinking and be merry for tomorrow we die, I kept searching the scriptures.
John chapter 6 is where I found my joy.
The very fact that I’m seeking/serving/believing in Jesus means God has drawn me.
Why would Calvinism shipwreck anyone's faith?
If you believe, God chose you. If you weren't chosen, you don't believe, you wouldn't care nor call upon the name of the Lord, and you would find the gospel as foolishness, which is man's natural fallen state since Adam.
Anyone worried or wanting salvation will find it. Period. Because God initiates the whole process from predestination, to calling, to Justification, to Glorification.
@willp.8120 why would you need to ask that question? You think believing much less potentially teaching or proclaiming a man made doctrine other devil would improve one's faith and relationship with God?
I do not! I don't claim any abomination (I mean denomination) because in my opinion that's not Bibical! There is only one church and that's the Church of the Living God and it has one Teacher and that's the Lord Jesus via the Holy Spirit!
*doctrine of a devil..
@@jesusislord7733 You are confused.
If anyone believes they are chosen. If they don't believe yet, they may be chosen and come to Christ later. However, unbelievers who were never chosen view the cross as foolishness.
You really need to search the scriptures as a view of salvation without predestination doesn't put faith in the proper context in which the Bible speaks.
@willp.8120 tell me about limited atonement, your replacement theology, and most likely your kingdom now beliefs then tell me again... I need to search the scriptures...My friend.
I'd advise stop watching preachers like VB and the like who preach ONLY about the Lord who once was and is to come again....instead of realizing he's living here in some of us now. Look at the fruit of the calvinist church, it's big name preachers, and big church's and tell me God Almighty is moving there...is calvinist evangelism going on in other countries and saving multitudes? Do most "once saved always saved calvinist" you know live Holy lives? Or are they very carnal earthly worldly ppl who turn church on for one hr a day once a week? Do they preach a Full Gospel or do they discount many New Testament scruptures on healing, miracles, and much more ?I'm being honest and asking you these questions not accusing with only predetermined opinions ?
Pastor Pearl, I listen all you videos every time I see them on mi lost on youtb. Let me tell you, I learn a lot every time. God bless you !!
Folks, keep it simple.
5 Solas.
Absolutely!
1. scripture alone
2. Christ alone
3. faith alone
4. grace alone
5. glory to God alone
Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide , Sola Gratia , Solus Christus and Soli Deo Gloria.
it sounds true but is as sounding brass when it comes to the truth inspired by the word Of God,Jesus Christ himself,so your justifying calvinism in the name of all those thing,so let no man deceive you,its not about what you want to be true,Gods truth is eternal,it never changes,there is no such thing as denominations,Gods eternity can never be reformed,all these man made things sound like they have something but are as nought,so according to eternity,you are in error,let Gods word persuade you of his doctrine,not all these "isms"
so have an ear to hear,not your own ear,having an itching ear to hear what you want to be true,otherwise you will be ever learing and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth,subject to yourself as the devil,then you'll hear Jesus suddenly say unto you that he never knew you,why,because you were never his in the first place,weren't his,you were of the devil,a saducee who wanted their own genealogy of Jesus,or own version of Jesus,not Jesus himself,another Jesus 2cor 11:4,gal 1:8 kjv,another spirit including John calvins,void of truth,its not the same doctrine as Gods,it's its own doctrine,heresy,it not the same gospel or foundation,its corrupt,not ordained by God,a lying sign and wonder,a wandering star
Jude 1:13 (KJV) Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
not the same copy or intelligence so see yourself the chasm between you and God so that you can taste how to be born again and escape corruption and see why your foundation is not the same as Gods foundation but another
1 Corinthians 3:11 (KJV) For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
thats why its foolishness to you.
But also Calvin, also Luther, also Augustine, also John MacArhtur.
I grew up in the Lutheran Church, and that church did not teach lack of free will, or predestination. It is disappointing to learn about some of Martin Luther's views. Thank you for the video, please do more like this
It must depend on the individual minister I guess. I had a neighbor one time that was a young Lutheran minister and he was just as you said. He understood free will, redemption by the grace of God, and taught it very well. He later moved up north somewhere and taught at a Lutheran seminary.
Now I kind of understand where our mayor and city council and people are coming from because they all go to that church the Lutheran Church.
We do have free will to an extent though God does soften and harden hearts and directs our path. There is also predestination in the bible. Its in the bible. Read romans. Says he made some for the day of destruction as hebis the potter and what right donwe have to question his creation. Also God does say he brings alone brings blessing AND calamity. Also see Esau & judas iscariot We know he allows it from job. Im not any denomination I just love God and study the word.
Romans9
11But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes; 12he calls people, but not according to their good or bad works.) She was told, “Your older son will serve your younger son.”g 13In the words of the Scriptures, “I loved Jacob, but hated Esau.”h
14Are we saying, then, that God was unfair? Of course not! 15For God said to Moses,
“I will show mercy to anyone I choose,
and I will show compassion to anyone I choose.”i
16So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it.
17For the Scriptures say that God told Pharaoh, “I have appointed you for the very purpose of displaying my power in you and to spread my fame throughout the earth.”j 18So you see, God chooses to show mercy to some, and he chooses to harden the hearts of others so they refuse to listen.
19Well then, you might say, “Why does God blame people for not responding? Haven’t they simply done what he makes them do?”
20No, don’t say that. Who are you, a mere human being, to argue with God? Should the thing that was created say to the one who created it, “Why have you made me like this?” 21When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn’t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw in the garbage? 22In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction. 23He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory. 24And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.
Watched the video. Youve done a great job of making emotional appeals to why you dont agree with calvinism but its unwise to make thisnkind of video without even stating your own posistion. Its also telling how youve cherry picked quotes to try to slander a completely orthodox system of theology, and you went as far as to call it heretical. Youve misrepresented the beliefs of calvinists and the framework overall. RUclips comment section doesnt isnt the place for a long format conversation, but i hope youd be open to debate.
I'd pay to see that "debate".
@@charleyjohnson4823 those debates are all over youtube
Don’t be so hard on mike, after all God predestined for Mike to believe what he does. Why do you find fault?
@@pioneerpete8170why does God find fault with all sinners for every sin? “You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?” On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? Will the thing molded say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this”?”
Romans 9:19-20
I would love to hear what Pastor Pearl thinks Romans 9 :19-20 means. And a few other scriptures that Reformed Pastors bring up that I can not understand. Hopefully, he covers all the scripture Reformed people bring up.
You must be reborn, not reformed!
The human will had nothing to do with Salvation . John 1:13 KJV
God is sovereign All the Glory goes to God Alone .
There's nothing to say that God is not sovereign & doesn't get the glory in a simple denial of Calvinism, & coming to faith by grace alone. Calvinists define "SOVEREIGNTY" differently.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the anabaptists (Balthasar Hubmaier for example) were calvinists. I think I've seen them classified as a part of the "radical reformation."
They preexisted the Reformation
This is difficult for me, I am not fully prescribed to Calvinism or Arminianism as I see both having points that make sense to me when I read scripture. The thing I wrestle with the most between the two isn't election and predestination as I don't believe I will fully understand that on this side of eternity, however the difficult part for me is GOD sovereignty. Bring GOD I feel I must view him as completely sovereign in all things in creation, to view him as not sovereign in some areas seems to me to give GOD some level of ineffective nature which obviously doesn't sit well, then fully sovereign makes sense, but then that leads to he is Ultimately in controll of everything period. As it pertains to election even though I already resigned I won't know or understand it in this life I tend to believe it is less GOD picking and choosing asuch as GOD isn't subject to his creation, meaning he is not bound by time. Not being bound by time his is truly the beginning and end and knows exactly who will come to him throughout the history of humanity. From the garden of Eden he already knew every human who would or wouldn't come to Christ. That doesn't take away free will, and allows him to know from the beginning who the elect will be.
I personally think that both are riddled with heresy.
Hopefully we're on the right track to correct doctrinal understanding if we're skeptical of both.
If God is sovereign and he decided that people should have free will, then that's His sovereign choice, isn't it?
He maketh the rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
Even God purposely doesn't control every detail, He just foreknows them.
It's His sovereign decision for it to be that way.
“(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God
according to election might stand,
not of works,
but of him that calleth;)”
-Romans 9:11 KJV ✝️
@daphneryland-jones6732
“…a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.”
-Ecclesiastes 5:3b KJV ✝️🤍🕊️
“There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.”
-Romans 3:11 KJV ✝️🤍🕊️
“Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
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.”
-John 6:43-44 KJV ✝️🤍🕊️
Calvinism is found in the scripture, plain and simple.
God is all knowing and does not have to learn anything new he knows everything thats happened and is going to happen.
Except for all the Scriptures that make it implausible as a theological system, but whatever lets you sleep at night.
@@ManoverSuperman such as?
Giving all the glory to God is not hard for a man born of God.
sola de you’re missing the forest for perceived decrees. Choose wisely.
As a calvinist how do you know that you're chosen? How do you know that you are the one that God has picked to be saved? Does he contact you in some way and sayes yes you're one of the good ones. I've always wondered that how does a person know if it's not by Christ's sacrifice and the shedding of his blood how else would you know that you're saved?
You know you are saved when you mourn over your sin .
All you have to do is believe Jesus died for you on the cross and he saved you from your sin! Believe in God that he is Lord Jesus Christ!!! Confess your sins and then turn away from your sins! And you are saved! That’s all!
*God Is Good All The Time, But Man, Who He Granted Free Will, Does Evil By Choice, It Is Not Of God...*
Amen
It's not free will, it's the will in bondage to sin; that is, as far as the natural man's will is "free", it is free only to act without love for God.
The doctrines commonly referred to as the “5 points of Calvinism” ARE Biblically supported. When one takes into account the TOTALITY of Scripture and reads it in the appropriate Biblical CONTEXT one will see that they ARE biblically supported, as is the doctrine of original sin. I mention the doctrine of original sin because it’s imperative to understand that in order to truly understand some of “Calvinism”.
Let’s look at the Doctrine of Election/ Predestination….. Scripture is LITTERED with examples of God choosing and not choosing people. Some to Salvation, and sadly others to destruction. EVERY SINGLE one chosen for destruction was deserving of it. That is why the doctrine of original sin is so important to understand and keep mind. God remained HOLY and JUST in His Judgements ever second of every minute of it.
Have you never read the Old Testament? There are MANY examples of God choosing some and executing Judgement on others. Some of them to destruction were women and children. We can also rightfully assume that some of them were pregnant women carrying children yet to be born. Is that a hard pill to swallow? YES!!! It absolutely is. But again, He is God and we are NOT! We won’t and can’t understand it all as He does. We need to humble ourselves and remember that God is Sovereign and His ways are ALWAYS appropriate and Just. They are also higher than our ways. How dare we try to impose our feelings, our will, or our “understanding” upon Him.
“For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.”
Romans 9:15-16
The Bible literally says “predestinated” and also speaks of being “elected” or of “the elect”. When read in the correct Biblical context it means just that.
“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: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.”
Romans 8:29-30, 33
“having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Ephesians 1:5
in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:”
Ephesians 1:11
Jesus also said….
“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.”
John 6:44
Jesus was absolutely clear, you must be “drawn” by God to be saved. Even your “decision” to believe is work of God Himself. And yes, this verse means exactly what it says.
Also,
“John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.”
John 3:27
Also,
“And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.”
Matthew 16:17
Again Jesus said,
“And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.”
Luke 8:10
Also
“I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.”
John 17:6
“And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.”
John 17:11
“While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.”
John 17:12
**Them that thou gravest me**
I would point you to the following passage. Ask yourself, who are you and I (the clay) to say to God (“The Potter” in this passage) “Why hast thou made me thus”? 👇
“Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth.
Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?”
Romans 9:18-21
God made one “for honor” and one “for dishonor”
I know that might make some people uncomfortable, but it’s what Scripture says. Be thankful and find comfort in being chosen! 🙂
“Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.”
Psalm 65:4
** whom Thou choosest** and **causest to approach unto thee**
Also,
“For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Jude 1:4
“who were BEFORE OF OLD ORDAINED TO THIS CONDEMNATION”….. I don’t know how else you interpret this passage other than that some were in essence “marked” FOR condemnation.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of passages supporting the doctrine, but it’s enough to make the case that it IS biblically supported.
Lastly,
“But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
Note: This passage says that the “god” of this world (referring to Satan) has blinded the minds of them that believe not. In other words, Satan has caused them the be spiritually blinded so that they don’t believe the gospel.
Scripture is clear that Satan is more powerful than any mortal human being. This logic dictates that only an act of God can remove the spiritual blinders on a person, thus allowing them to believe the gospel. This understanding of Scripture would then make perfect sense when comparing it to John 6:44 when Jesus says that no one can come to Him unless The Father draws him.
Remember…..
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Isaiah 55:8-9
As to your other points, you need to remember to read specific passages from the Bible in their proper context and to take into account proper dispensational considerations and the totality of Scripture.
" Salvation is of the Lord." Jonah 2:9
Damn straight salvation is if the Lord yea and amen brother. Faith is of man. and please don’t quote eph 2:8-9 to me …”scholarly” calvinists have had to concede that one already
Calvinism does not insult God,rather it exalts the TRIUNE GOD.Anticalvinists are ,in fact, lack bible knowledge.No matter what,I will remain a faithful calvinist because calvinism as a system has in it the BIBLICAL TRUTH.TO the TRIUNE GOD all the glory forever and ever.Only the calvinists stay humble before God, while all anticalvinists are very,very proud...that's it!!!
Pastor, this is something I have been studying (struggling with) a while. You read some interesting things I've not, I have labored through Institutes of the Christian Religion and more, I listened to many reformed teachers over the years, and many not reformed. My strategy has come to this conclusion; stop dealing with the writings from all these theologians and read only the Bible, I only care what God has to say. I have pages full of notes with scripture on the topic, some I'm sure you will highlight, with words like foreknew, predestined, chosen, prepared, appointed, called, purpose, elect and the like. My simple reasoning reading the Word has shown me God is omniscience, we all have free will, God just happens to already know what you decided before you did. Psalms 147:5, Hebrews 4:13. I think the train analogy explains it well. Even though we struggle with our flesh Romans 7:15-25, and God uses both evil and good to his purpose, several examples. I greatly respect you Sir, and look forward to your teaching on this.
The problem with attributing predestination to foreknowledge is that makes it all about works and leaves no room for grace.
We aren’t saved by our works. Fact. Grace is unmerited favor. We get no credit for our salvation. Jesus gets it all.
@@phillipgoodson2057I don't get it🤔
@@19nineteenthirteen19 If God used His foreknowledge to look at us from the past, and only predestined people who chose Him. That would be a works based salvation. It would leave no room for grace. The Bible says none seek after God.
@@19nineteenthirteen19once you are saved, by the grace of God when you, by your own free will, put your faith in his only begotten Son Jesus Christ and admit to him you are a sinner rightly bound for hell, then you are sealed until the day of redemption and are now PREDESTINED, as in your destination (heaven) is fixed. You are now one of the elect.
Exactly. All those theologians were HERETICS. The word of God is complete and Jesus sent us the TEACHER, THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHO GUIDES IN GOD'S PATH, NOT HUMAN NON-SENSE.
11:15 your wit has me in stiches. Thanks for this lesson in what Calvinism is.
Glad to see you back making teaching videos. Keep it up 👍
So many times I have heard Calvinist speak of God choosing those who will spend eternity in heaven with him. But most times they don't like to mention the ones He does not choice, the one that he created for the purpose of sending them to suffer eternal torturous pain in hell. Those that were born through no choice of their own, were stricken with a sin nature even though they did nothing wrong to deserve that infliction, then not even being giving a choice to be saved from that sin nature, he was no better or no worse then the guy that God choose to go to heaven, it was just an "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" type of selection. I have listened to so many youtube videos buy all the top preachers of the times talking about a God that will create a person with feeling just to send them to hell so that he God can show his power. and save some so that he can show his mercy, is way to much for me to accept a God like that, good luck to all of you that worship that kind of god, If that is what you believe then so be it. I am by no means a high intellect but do know the kind of loving God that created me. And i thank him every day that he did give me a choose, And i can be secure in the knowledge i will be with him soon.
Amen.
I stand with the
Prince of Preachers CH Spurgeon in affirming the biblical congruence of Calvanism.God is either in control, ordaining all things, or he is not. I rest in the complete
and utter sovereignty of God. Knowing that all things work together for the good of those that love him and they, who are called according to his purpose.
Same here!
God is in control but that doesn’t mean he has to control everything little detail. He gave us the free will to accept or reject Him, to obey or disobey and to truly love him or not. God is so big and in control that he can allow man free will and still work that into his plan.
@nanad6871 please demonstrate the doctrine of free will as given to us by scripture.
This is my issue. Everyone gets bent out of shape on free will vs predetermanism, but for me the issue is sovereignty. Sovereignty is one of those things you can either be or not be, there is no partly sovereign. My own conscience will not allow me to view GOD in anyway but fully sovereign.
So if God is sovereign and ordained that man should have free will, you're ok with allowing Him that discretion?
Those people are crazy. It's no wonder I don't attend the Catholic mass
things like this,,,,,, is why there have been wars started over religion......
How did you heal your idea of God? God is good
If God had snuffed the life out of Adam and Eve in the Garden for their sin then no children would have ever been abused. Yet, knowing all things that would come to pass because of it, including every child that would be abused in the future, he forebore righteous justice anyway and allowed them and their sinful progeny to live. God is not the author of evil but by his perfect plan he is allowing evil to persist in the world until the end of the age. Whether you like it or understand it, God uses all things for his glory, both the good and the bad.
“And what if God, wanting to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath having been prepared for destruction, and in order that He might make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory-”
Romans 9:22-23
That verse means exactly what it says. It’s not Calvinism, it’s the true word of God. All men are wicked but God chooses to make some righteous.
Amen!
Michael Pearl can you get a hold of Matt slick he's on 106.5. The truth Network Monday through Friday at 6:00 p.m. Eastern he's a calvinist and he really needs to hear this message
No joke, but some nursery workers at Reformed churches, see new babies come in and say, "Oh look at the little reprobate." I have heard this directly from ex-Calvinists. Scary stuff.
Ew...
Indeed! Calvinist parents better hope their tiny baby doesn’t die before they are old enough to be born again!
I'm bored of all the fancy labels; the isms and ologies. I'd like to just go back to the understanding of Christianity that existed while christ walked the earth and the years immediately after; before the Catholic church turned Christianity into philosophy.
What doctrine do you follow? I'm having a very difficult time with my faith because of many things that have affected me, especially lately. I think you are a good man and will give the the right replies. I'm really struggling right now. I'm to the point of just giving up. I've been to a lot of churches around here and all of them together aren't worth 10 cents to me. My church was sold and the person that bought it turned it into a bar. That was a giant kick in the crotch for me especially since my father was a deacon there and I helped in paying for many of the repairs to that church just before our superintendent walked in and told the congregation that a certain Easter years ago would be the last service there. All the funds were taken and the church was sold. That was almost the last time I went to church anywhere. The next church was at a Pentecostal church and it wasn't any good either. The next was where the preacher was a drunk. What do you think?
You are the temple, you are the church. You can worship him on a personal level and not at a pegan church. God is with you. Don't give up on him Jesus because he will never give up on you!
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I think he's looking for answers to things that he doesn't understand.
Just ask your questions.
Pastor Pearl’s vid’s will help you to understand the answer to your question. He does an amazing job at teaching you the truth of the Bible. If I was to point you to another pastor it would be to point you to one that does as great a job as pastor Pearl does.
I am sorry that what I am about to say I must be poetically cryptic, but if I don’t what I say will go away in the twinkling of an eye!
If I had an icebreaker and I took the chill away. I would be left with a last name. And if I only knew another name for Bob that starts with an (R) then I would have a first name….
Like I said I am sorry that I had to put it this way to point you to another pastor that does an amazing job when it comes to teaching the Bible rightly divided. Just like pastor Pearl does.
Finding a good church is difficult in this fallen world, but they are out there. I would recommend looking for an independent Baptist church that believes that the King James Bible is the word of God. A church that is not Calvinistic nor Arminean. A church that does not teach that God has replaced Israel with the church. A church that sings from the hymnal instead of performing on a stage like a rock concert. A church where the preacher and others welcome you and don't mind if you happen to sit where they usually sit. I know this seems like a tall order, but God still has those who truly make it all about Him and those churches are intimately special to Him. It may require several visits to churches before finding one, and it may require a longer than desired drive to attend, but you will grow in your walk big time when you find that body of Bible believers. The building does not make up the body of Christ, but assembling within a local body of believers is pleasing unto God and super beneficial to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am not sure where you live, but God has His faithful scattered throughout. I will be praying that you find the right church. God bless you and stay the course.
Mr. Pearl, what denominations
Ido your recommend?
Non Denomination in my opinion. A place that teaches the Bible only. It's just nice to hang out with like minded Christians from time to time. Remember, the real Church is the people. Those places people call Church is just a building.
I bought myself "The Other Side of Calvinism" for Christmas (when you had a sale!). Thanks for making it available! I cringe every time I hear/see "reformed" and now I know why! Thanks Pearls!!
Cant wait till the world tells you no more birthday party for Jesus … you’ll all stop it
A pagan tradition mingled with a holy Jesus is gross to God the father
Gods people tell you to stop you don’t
The world tells you to stop YOU WILL
It will be revealing who knows Jesus and who doesn’t
Calvinism/doctrines of grace is scriptural read Romans 1, John 6, and Ephesians 1. Everyone is wicked and deserves God's wrath its God's devine right to have grace on whom he pleases.
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@@sanders194539 God's will is that all would be saved...it is our will that stops us from being saved.
@@sanders194539 God is so sovereign that He can and does allow free will.
I was being taught Calvinism by a friend. Now we are at odds ....😱 Cuz I wasn't buying it.
THANKS FO R POSTING against the Calvinist doctrine. I've never been a Calvinist. The only thing I knew was the old joke that John Calvin fell down the stairs on the way to breakfast, got up and said "I'm glad that's over".
After experiencing a personal tragedy I had an old friend call to offer comfort. He said "at least you can know this is God's best for you today"🤯🤦🏻♂ He's become a Calvinist. I began my study.. I knew it was nonsense but it took some time to properly frame their misuse of scripture and their proof texts back into proper context. The level of cognitive dissonance necessary to maintain the Calvinist positions is mind-numbing. Evidently they are impervious to it. I would encourage you to spend more time addressing it. This theology has exploded among many young Christians who are sorely in need of truth and answers to the polished arguments Calvinists bring to ensnare the unprepared.
What specifically do you disagree with Calvinism on? I'm not necessarily a Calvinist, but I am not an Arminian either. I am simply a man who has read scripture and discerned from it what the text says.
Works, works, works, denying the Lord that bought them.
"Predestination" is a Bible Word. "Hell" is also a Bible Word. Many people refuse to believe the Bible regarding these Words.
Predestination is not a Bible word.
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But Predestined is.
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It's used once here:
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***Romans 8:29
For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
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They were not predestined to do God's will.
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They were predestined to be saved, because they were willing to do God's will.
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They didn't seek their own understanding, but truth.
Yet there are many other words in the bible too, and those words and the arrangement thereof create meaning, and it is the meaning created by the words in their order, divinely inspired, that matter!
@@rouleauxvanzyl2834 I think the condition you are creating here is not always true. Some words stand alone, such as "believe" and "hell." People are always looking for reasons to excuse their own lies.
@@jls0037cslewis1 I don't think I understand what you mean... Context matters. Always. In which scenario would context be irrelevant?
"Believe" is a word in the bible, yes, but without context it does not mean much. Believe in what? What the world tells you?
"Murder" is also a word in the bible... So is "idolatry" and curse... Does that mean we can look at these isolated words and then draw our own conclusion of their meaning. Just because the word is there, does it mean God condones these things?...
It is exactly the problem - when people start taking words, phrases and verses out of their context to make them mean whatever you want them to. This causes confusion, bible illiteracy and opens the door to all kinds of false doctrines "supported" by verses taken out of context.
@@rouleauxvanzyl2834 words have meanings. Let's not be sophists.
Anything with a name other than LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST believers should stay away from
WE ALL NEED OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST,…………AMEN TO THAT ❤
Every day I get more and more discouraged. ‘This is right, not it’s not, it’s heresy. This is what’s really right. Not, that’s not right either and you’re going to hell. ‘ I can’t find a shepherd in my town because I don’t know what in the heck is right! I’m overwhelmed and want to give up! If God wants us so badly, why is it so difficult to follow him? After several years of seeking out and listening to different pastors, doing years of Bible studying (of which I have no real clue how to do it and find myself either confused or bored to tears by the begats and rabbit holes just reading the Bible takes you on - as each line requires study into the time period, the audience and meanings of practically each word being used), I’m more confused than ever. I don’t believe I stand a chance of making it to eternity with God. As I see it, it seems absolutely impossible. I’m hurting, lost, angry, defeated and most likely hell bound. The thought of thinking I’ve done everything Biblical to get to spend eternity with my precious Savior only to read that I could be told to depart from Him because He never knew me? I mean seriously? What is the answer? If you don’t trust God enough to KNOW you’re going to Heaven, that fact alone kicks you out! I mean, what?!?! Does anyone really know anything?
All I know is that my salvation was predestined before the foundations of the world, and man can not come before Christ unless the Father draws him ( John 6:44 ). Man is spiritually dead and it is God who awakens him ( Ephesians 2:1 ) because men love darkness rather than light ( John 3:19 ) and will choose darkness over light 11 times out of 10.
…… keep reading ….. sola de not there yet.
@@truthseeker5698 I'm not a truth Seeker for I know the truth....
@@godsson491 you’re clearly deceived. You’ve ,been confronted now your stewardship.
Sola de choose wisely.
@truthseeker5698 Show me scripture, not your emotions....
@truthseeker5698 You claim you know thee truth but your name is truth Seeker? 🤔 You a contradiction all day every day......
4:57 no sir, Augustine got that from the Catholic Church not the other way around. The Bible very clearly teaches baptism is the new circumcision Colossians 2:11-12. A baby was to be circumcised at 8 days old according to Genesis 17:10-14. This is why we baptize babies at 8 days old.
I don't see the difference between predestination and fate when viewed from an eternal lense.
I believe we have a small amount free will, but that our eternal fate is predestined and any major apex points in our lives are predestined.
For instance, my wife had a nde from a failed suicide attempt. When I was resuscitating her, she was began tearing up saying "take me with you". Then the Lord spoke through her as to let me hear. He said "no, I saved you for him in highschool".
My wife, still unconscious, began weeping.
When she woke up, she didn't remember any of this.
Anyway, she had a failed suicide attempt in highschool as well. This was 3-4 years before met her.
The Lord predestined that we meet amd marry and have children. I thought I was acting autonomously, but I clearly was not with regards to meeting my wife.
"Jacob I have loved, Esau I have hated".. God freely declares that he predestines, its all over the Bible. 1 Dont try to fit the infinite God into the tiny box of your human mind 2 God knows the end and the unsaved do not, they may yet repent and God knows whether they will or not. That's because we are finite and He is infinite. What else can an all powerful God do? If he didn't control everything, and know everything, this universe would not last one second... 3 God's will is always better than man's will, or free will. 4. Man's redemption is at the center of God's plan for the universe, but it is not the end goal of creation. That is to call out a bride for His Son the Lord Jesus. There is no greater love among humans, than that which Christ showed by his atonement for our sins, but there is a greater love under Heaven and this the love God shows for his Son, and by his obedience the Son shows love for the Father. That is the central theme of the universe: We are redeemed to be a spotless gift to the Son from the Father.
Stop trying to tie God to a chair and let Him be God. He does not mention election and predestination so many times for nothing. He is telling you who He is. Almighty and All-knowing. We don't pray "Thy will be done" for nothing.
Thank you for this video. It truly clears things up.
Please hurry, Mike, I love this stuff! I already have vance's book and I ordered hunts before your video is through.
I think that one of the greatest insults to God? Is to take The Preaching Of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery of the Gospel, and attribute it to John Calvin or any man! This is The Revelation of Christ unto His Church, His Body, which He hath purchased with His Own Blood!
Great coments sir, thank you, one major point is that i like to reitorate is the point that calvin readilly said that God the author of sin, in that he said God willed, or made adam and eve to fall. Ok calvinists , what you do with that???
Had many great conversations with Calvinists throughout my Christian education. It always seemed to me that their views had all the hallmarks of Christian heresy.
"all the hallmarks of Christian heresy"...could you elaborate?
Like denial of the Trinity? Pelagianism? Denial of the virgin birth? I don’t think you know what you are saying, or know Christian Orthodoxy.
Spoken like a Papist.
@@kodiak64 I’m a Protestant.
@@solariptura Sorry, I was addressing user-cs1hp7nr9h, not you.
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"Gods sovereignty insults God" fixes the title.
Wrong. The notion that all babies who die go to Hell is insulting to God. Devils in diapers right? Insult to Grace.
@@exmarine268 your emotion insults God lol better check that wicked heart and learn that God is sovereign over ALL things in ALL of existence.
@@LevizGibson - Calvinism is false.
@@exmarine268 got ya Gods sovereignty is false. I hear you ^_^
@@LevizGibson - Putting words in people’s mouths is dishonest. Repent
Sir, you are mistaken. Most people claiming to be a Calvinist is usually referring to being chosen, elected, dead in sin and dead to God unless God saves them and makes them a new creation. That’s pretty much about it. Usually the other end of the spectrum is Arminianism where people chose to be saved. I think you are deeply misunderstood. When someone says Calvinist and Arminianism they are referring to either choosing to be saved (Arm) vs chosen/elected/predestined and saved by God alone by His Works (Cal). That’s pretty much it.
Christians don’t believe in infant baptism. Dipping in water will not save anyone. That is done by Gods Work, not ours.
Christians do not believe they chose God. No one chooses God.
We are born in sin the moment we take our first breath.
Romans 3:23, psalm 58:3, psalm 51:5, Ecclesiastes 7:20, ephesians 2:1-5 I believe. But John 3 points we must be born again… we had no say over being born the first time, much less the 2nd time.
Chosen, drawn, elected? Dead in sin? Ezekial chapter 36-37? Jeremiah 31.
Romans chapter 5 the first Adam, how sin infected all men?
That’s it. Again, I think you are in error sir about Calvinist, I do believe in the Biblical doctrine of total depravity, and I don’t look to man, but to the Word of God.
You're right brother . The claims of calvinism corruptly portray GOD and HIS righteousness which is blasphemy by definition. Mannichean gnostics advocated for tge same doctrinal distinctives that we see in the calvinist paradigm today . One can easily see this in the debates between the mannicheans and the early church. Thank you brother.
GOD bless you
"Clark attributed the ultimate cause of evil to God." He has a typo, it should be a lower case g for god in his statement. The god of Calvinism is Luciferian and therefore not the God of the Bible.
Thank you SIR And may the Lord Jesus Christ KEEP blessing you and your family Love your teachings because they are the truth and people in this day and time don't want to hear the truth but if you read the KJV you will see that this is what the Lord Jesus Christ said would happen in the last days
What does it say will happen in the last days?
@@hookshot2351, False Doctrines , error of rightly dividing the Scriptures , False Prophets ,False PREACHERS ------- YES ,the LORD YESHUA JESUS CHRIST has warned US as re. False CHRIST'S , read Mathew 24 , Luke 21 ,John 8 V.44 ---- -------- * we are told in the Scriptures that Satan transforms himself into an angel of light , a little truth mixed with Lies !! ---- he is the Deceiver of the whole world ---- ----- * as re.Calvinism , they mixup SALVATION & Good works ---- * Two different Issues !! ---- * If you don't do " Good works " then you can't be Saved!! ---- *** read the TRUTH in Ephesians 2 VS. 8.9. & 10 -----
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2 Timothy 3:1-5
But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God- 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
I can read the NKJV as well and understand this is what would happen in the last days. I pray that you and others that read this message do not look down on those that read from a Bible other than the KJV. Salvation does not come from a particular version of Scripture, but from repenting, believing in the Gospel, and abiding in the True Vine and sanctification via The Holy Spirit.
GOD-bless!
Though I am not a Christian Scientist, Mary Baker Eddy may have been on the mark in regards to Calvinism. She was raised in a Calvinist church. Eddy was a pioneer in the Divine Healing movement circa 1890s..
The truth is something in the middle of Calvinism and Arminianism.
Great video brother!
The truth is Calvinism. Read Ephesians 1, Romans 1 and John 6 carefully. The issue comes down to the fact that we are all completely corrupt due to our federal representative's sin (Adam). We in our sinful state hate God. The problem with Armininianism, or the middle road as you alude to (also called Semi-pelagianism) is they claim God cannot violate Man's free will. But if this is the case, all are doomed because the scripture is clear that none is righteous, and the heart is unfathomably wicked "who can know it?". Consequently God must radically change our will so that we desire God (born again). Our natural will is to live Sin, God must violate our free will which is in bondage to sin. In the same way good parents must violate their childrens free will. Look how all 3 years olds are commited to sin and parents must restrain them and limmit their ability to act on their sinful desires. Adults are really no different than 3 year olds in this respect, and we in our sinful state crave sin, and are only restrained in our passions due to consequences and or extensive corrective training in childhood. However, our minds remain corrupt with out God's radical intervention.
Glad your back home brother
Our church has always taught that if you go to hell it’s no one’s fault but your own. If Calvinism were true, every evil act committed throughout history including someone going to hell could be charged to God’s account.
Man's fallen state is the reason that anyone goes to Hell, if they have not believed on the Lord Jesus.
The issue this man makes is that he seems to not understand that no one is worthy of Heaven, but that God has chosen his sheep before the foundation of the world. I'm certain he understands this, but the Bible is very clear that it is God who chooses us, not us choosing Him. We simply respond and call upon the name of the Lord through the hearing of the word and the Holy Spirit drawing us to him.
If what this man says is the complete truth, then it would be mankind being the initiator of salvation through his own efforts, and that is just not true. God is the author of salvation.
A lot of Arminians get caught up in the idea of hell. They think that since God did not choose some people that somehow them going to hell is wrong. When you read the scripture, the idea of an eternal torment seems to be only reserved for satan, the fallen angels, the beast, the false prophet, and perhaps those who take the mark of the beast. For the general unbeliever, it appears that they will simply go into the lake of fire, wail and gnash their teeth for a period of time on the day of judgment, and then simply be burned up and eternally destroyed, the second death. It isn't eternal torment for these people. The Punishment, the eternal separation of God, not having eternal life, is what is eternal punishment. This isn't a Calvinist belief. However, looking at scripture, I seem to find that every denomination or sect teaches things that are simply unnecessary.
Many Calvinists do support infant baptism. Infant baptism is unnecessary as baptism is a public profession of salvation already attained through Jesus Christ. Water cannot save anyone. Believer's baptism is what it is for. Water baptism doesn't save, but unfortunately many do believe such, and this is what Catholics and some protestant denominations believe.
That said, Calvinists are correct on predestination, in my opinion, on once saved always saved, as well as some other notable points.
Reformed Baptists dont support infant baptism.
What are your thoughts on apologia church , James White and Jeff Durbin?
This is very misleading. Many of the prominent Calvanists of today believe children go to heaven, John Macarthur even wrote a book about it.
RC Sproul, Washer, Spurgeon, Macarthur etc all affirm infants as being saved, using David's baby boy he had with Baishaba that died as their primary example.
You should know this, you claim to do due diligence but on the part of calvanism (silly term, reformed is the correct term), you misrepresent it.
In the examples you showed here, the authors are saying the baby is a human and therefore a sinner with a sin nature, not that babies go to hell when they die.
Let's say they did mean that, that's not what modern reformers believe is it?.... I don't know , have never heard it said or ever read a single book or article from any calvanist that would agree with you here. Try to find one?...just ONE!? You will not find a single one.
Reformers are huge on the Bible, the Bible clearly teaches two things, that man is a sinner, and that babies go to the Lord, not to hell.
This video appears to be thorough but is very sloppy!!! Go and engage with reformed theology advocates, read their books etc, stop strawmanning the position as a whole by digging up and cherry picking out of context writings from centuries ago, or fringe ideas that don't represent the theology as a whole.
I heard a staunch, anti-calvinist, free-willer say that babies born from unsaved mother's go to hell. He feared for the unborn being aborted. It was a Calvinist that corrected that thinking for me.
I am around many Reformed believers (with the exception of one) that believe all babies go to heaven.
I like a lot of Pearle’s teachings. I think this anti Calvinist stems from his time at false teacher school where they beat this stuff into him.
You have to humble yourself before the Word of God and just believe what it says. If you do that it’s clear God does the choosing.
@phillipgoodson2057 100% agree with.
I love brother Michael, but you're right in that he has a bee in his bonnet about it for reasons I think even he hasn't realised or admitted to himself.
Every video he does on reformed theology is somehow wrong or exaggerated in someway, and he's not usually this sloppy.
I think he struggles with the concept of it as a whole. Quote mining people that identified as "calvanists" (I really don't like that term), isn't an honest way to assess the view.
Interesting and vital teaching Pastor. I have argued against the strong elements of Calvinism for years. That being said. We sin because we are sinners. We are not sinners because we sin. Any parent who has tried to dicipline a two year old knows that all are born into sin. That is why we must be born again. Certainly little children should not be demonized. Jesus loved the little children because they are the most humble and teachable. Predestination seems to be an unaswered question. Certainly all can be saved but why do two people of the same family, raised the same way be so different. One can be seemly called. The other hating his brother similar to Cain and Able. God raised up Pharoah for His purpose. ???
Thanks Pastor. Keep up the good teaching.
The whole doctrine of Calvinism has troubled me for a long time. Almost all the people I fellowship with are calvinists. How do you think I should handle this?
Thanks for this message. Very helpful.
Kyle
Invite them to channels like Soteriology101, which primarily deals with this topic. Mike Winger also has some great in-depth teachings on why Calvinism isn't biblical.
Why don't you sit down with them and ask then why they believe what they believe and then use the scripture to try and dispute it
it's about as simple as the context of what was predestinated from the foundation of the world. Jesus being the method of salvation is what was predestinated. But you'll never convince someone who is invested in their theological understanding of the passage if they don't want to be convinced.
It's like their assertion of Christ saying that no one can come unto him unless the father draws them.
They have to completely disregard the latter statement of "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, shall draw all men unto me ".
They have a fundamental lack of recognition of the difference between the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God.
They fail to recognize that Jesus, in the first statement, was speaking to Jews who were seeking discipleship in His ministry before Calvary. The second statement is Jesus giving prophecy of how salvation will be offered to all after Calvary.
Calvinists lack dispensation in scripture. They apply everything written to themselves and come up with heresy as a result.
They are into lordship salvation and replacement theology, even though Jesus, Peter, James, Paul and John, all indicated otherwise.
It's like a Catholic believing that Jesus called Peter the Rock. You'll never convince them that they're wrong, even though Jesus called Peter Satan in the very same chapter.
Jesus gave Peter the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Either the Pope doesn't understand that the church isn't the kingdom of heaven or he fully understands and just doesn't care. Which do you think it is?
@@JP-ec9rlYep spot on explanation. They do not utilize 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV and it leads them to heresy. Calvinism is so synonymous with the other cults that apply Scripture erroneously to themselves and I am astonished at how blinded they are to it. Many genuinely teach the right Gospel but are so confused with everything else.
@@flman9684 yep and you can't even get the proper meaning of
2 Timothy 2 15 if you read it from any other English Bible other than the KJV.
Psalms 139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 139:15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 139:16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 139:17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
Humanistic understanding of free will is insulting to God.
explain
I think we found in SA the problem line in Calvinism and it seems cured now. A huge problem since 1990 was the acceptance of the notion that Jesus wasn't Theos(Greek word for God). This has been changed in the beginning of 2023 when this was finally accepted as being wrong. This could change the understanding of the Calvinists ideas along with the acceptance finally in SA that apartheid was wrong and the Afrikaners the sinners of apartheid in SA.
The problem is that our will is never entirely free. There are too many things affecting it, from minor stressors to the major distortions of immaturity, terror, hormonal chemistry or mental illness. Or conversely, positive conditions that dispose us to act positively. The Bible doesn't tell us where to draw the line in assigning responsibility.
That doesn't matter to people like this guy.
The Armenian doctrine is giving man a little g-god status somehow able to resist the will of the father.
With all due respect, your view here abdicates every person from his responsibility. You sound just like Eve, "the serpent made me do it."
Having our thoughts influenced or petitioned or affected by hormones, is no excuse for our actions, and neither are our motivations - The bible makes this very clear.
Not even secular law abdicates you from your culpability or responsibility, "because I was hormonal that day," or "the devil made me do it." We are all continuously being petitioned to do something, whether it be advertisers begging us to choose their product over another, or temptations of the flesh, or demonic invitations, it matters not, our will to choose is always ours, and we are free to choose as we want. No, Sir, our will is very much free, unless we willingly give it up. Most people just do not realise that all our choices lead to only 1 out of 2 outcomes, but you are still free to choose.
What God expects of us is obedience, nothing more. He gave us His Holy Spirit to guide us and give us the power to overcome all temptations and to be obedient to God. Further more, His Son, Jesus Christ, came to die for our sins, which means that if we choose to accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Redeemer, all of our sins are forgiven AND we are made new creatures, free from our past. God has already done everything for us, all we need to do is accept Him into our lives and ask Him to teach and guide us. We also have His living Word and studying it will give us all the information and answers we need!
@rouleauxvanzyl2834 All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
You are required to deliberately obfuscate this fact to support your "free will" assertions.
Just because you don't have a libertarian free will doesn't mean you have no will.
Your will is either enslaved to sin or purchased by the Father through the blood of Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit.
Intent is everything in Secular law. Aka what was in the person's heart that drove them to commit the act. So the heart means everything.
In your world you are somehow better than everyone else because you chose, despite the ability to resist the almighty God's call, to follow God on your own power. I'm not saying you consciously believe that but whether you are aware of it or not that is the reality.
That's Gnostic through and through.
Oversimplified caricatured arguments that condemn a biblically sound point of view poisons the well.
I doubt the Doors fellow has even bothered to read the people he is condemning based on his caricatured presentation.
@rouleauxvanzyl2834 you are absolutely correct. I'm 35. Grew up going to different churches as a kid alone. I'd walk to ones or get rides because I wanted to go learn about God. When I was 12 my mother married a catholic and converted us. I could never get into it and could never get around them doing nothing about the abuse of children so being confirmed at 16 I left and never went back. Got nice and lost and confused until about 32 to 33. Started reading the kjv and got saved.
The whole point of this story is that when you get saved and believe with your whole heart he will change you. There are things I used to do 2 to 3 years ago that I couldn't make myself do now if I tried. When I do sin I feel terrible and have to confess when I pray.
Good comment brother and God bless.
@@DC-ml6cv Thank you, and God bless you too, brother!
Your story touched me. Reminds me alot about myself. I am 38 now and I got saved 13 years ago.
It was also the KJV that really got me into studying the Word. The more I learn, the more I want to know, but I first had to learn how to surrender and trust in Him.
I don't know if you know Chuck Missler, but his videos on studying each book of the bible verse by verse helped me immensely. Check out his videos on the rapture or the bible codes or just start following his verse by verse commentary of the bible books. Hope hope you will be blessed as much by his teachings as I have!
Thanks for sharing your story. God bless you, brother!
The total sovereignty of God is offensive to some because man would like to believe he earned his salvation in some way. If not by “works”, by being smart enough or good enough to choose Jesus.
No accurate puppet, try again.