CALVINISM
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| Geneva under Calvin |
reposted from the Berean Call website:
Many sincere, Bible-believing Christian are "Calvinists" only by
default. Thinking that the only choice is between Calvinism (with its
presumed doctrine of eternal security) and Arminianism (with its
teaching that salvation can be lost), and confident of Christ's promise
to keep eternally those who believe in Him, they therefore consider
themselves to be Calvinists. It takes only a few simple questions to
discover that most Christians are largely unaware of what John Calvin
and his early followers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
actually believed and practiced. Nor do they fully understand the
eternal implications and ramifications of what most of today's leading
Calvinists preach and teach.
Among Calvinist's chief proponents there is general agreement on
certain core beliefs. Many evangelicals who think they are Calvinists
would be surprised to learn of Calvin's belief in salvation through
infant baptism, and of his grossly un-Christian behavior, at times, as
the "Protestant Pope" of Geneva, Switzerland.
Most shocking of all is Calvinism's misrepresentation of God who "is love." —Excerpt taken from Dave Hunt, What Love Is This?" fourth edition (Bend, OR: TBC, 2013), back cover
Key Scripture verses related to "Calvinism":
Old Testament:
- Isaiah:45:22
- Isaiah:55:1-7
- Jeremiah:29:13
New Testament
- Matthew:11:28
- John:3:16
; Jn:4:10
; Jn:5:24
; Jn:7:17
; Jn:7:37
; Jn:20:3 - Acts:16:31
- Romans:10:9
- Hebrews:11:6
- 1 Peter:1:23-25
- Revelation:22:17
