204 | Calvinism Explained: Intro to The Doctrines of Grace | Reformed Theology

Does God really send some people to hell? Has God really determined the outcome beforehand?

What comes to your mind when you hear the word “Calvinism”?
A grumpy, cold-hearted person who only wants a select few people to get into heaven? An annoying guy who won’t stop rambling on about Romans 9? That awful, sterile, passionless church you used to go to?
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On today's show: What is Calvinism?
Calvinism (also known as “Reformed Theology”) doesn’t have a fantastic reputation, at least in some circles. Some people feel like it focuses more on theology than on loving people. Others have had really bad experiences with Calvinists. They’ve had even the most basic theological discussions get turned into boxing matches by aggressive Calvinists (AKA THE CAGE STAGE) who are more interested in winning a debate than building a friendship.

And some people think it is completely unbiblical and runs counter to the beautiful free offer of grace found in the Bible. Some feel that Calvinists worship John Calvin and see themselves as special, higher than other Christians. While there are bad apples, and plenty of people have used the Tulip as a hammer to exert their position, these claims are otherwise completely false and indicative of a poor grasp of the Doctrines of Grace, their origin, and Biblical foundation.

But what if someone who is not a jerk (at least most of the time) could talk about Calvinism in a way that didn’t make you want to smash your computer? What if you could get a calm, level-headed answer to the question, “What is Calvinism?”

That’s what I’m going to try to do in this post. I want to explain why I’m a Calvinist, why it brings me great joy, and why I think it’s profoundly biblical. If in the end, you disagree with me, that’s okay. We can still be BFS (best friends sometimes).

A simple definition of Calvinism is this:

A series of doctrines that describes the state of humanity apart from God, how God saves people, and how God will ultimately bring those people to Glory.

A common acronym used to remember the doctrines of Calvinism is TULIP:

T – Total Depravity
U – Unconditional Election
L – Limited Atonement
I – Irresistible Grace
P – Perseverance of the Saints

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Chapters
0:00 The heresy of Clavinism
9:20 Protestant Reformation
20:00 The Synod of Dort
29:30 TULIP - The Doctrines of Grace
39:30 The Bewilderment of Free Will
1:02:00 History of The New Calvinism
1:20:40 Hyper Calvinism
1:29:30 Objections to Calvinism
1:45:54 Personal Testimony

#calvinism #gospel

[ilikerealmaplesyrup]

I've always understood predestination to mean people that choose God. So God predestined everyone through Christ, for those who choose Christ. Many are called but few are chosen. The Chosen are simply the ones who answer the call. Otherwise versus like choose this day who you will serve make no sense . Because it says that God wishes for none to perish and for all to repent.

Even Romans 1 wouldn't make any sense when it says that the wrath of God is being revealed from Heaven against all godliness and wickedness of people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.

So are they suppressing the truth out of their own will or is total depravity suppressing the truth for them? If they are suppressing the truth that means they had to have been convicted first and then suppressed it out of their own will.

So to me it's pretty simple. The Holy Spirit Will convict everybody at some point in their lives to make a decision. Otherwise if you're born in total depravity you don't deserve to go to hell from the day you were born. Unless you are revealed and made known of your own depraved nature first. Otherwise all aborted babies are in hell right now.

God said Moses was the most humble man in his generation. Which was the reason why God chose him so where's Moses total depravity?

[AyeLos]

thank you Jesus Christ for this message from AoT and leading me to this information I've been pondering over a lot lately and this has helped. I truly appreciate you guys

[ArmorofTruth]

Chapters
0:00 The heresy of Clavinism
9:20 Protestant Reformation
20:00 The Synod of Dort
29:30 TULIP - The Doctrines of Grace
39:30 The Bewilderment of Free Will
1:02:00 History of The New Calvinism
1:20:40 Hyper Calvinism
1:29:30 Objections to Calvinism
1:45:54 Why I am a Calvinist

[karolinaszczudlo]

Appreciate this throughout research I wasn't familiar with, great history and cultural lesson with good commentary, did good job Brother Brat absolutely on your own ( mean without guest), Blessings for your work 🌹🕊️🌺

[bariduncannz]

Another great stream thank you! I'd never heard of Calvinism!