Why I Don't Believe in Calvinism Anymore Part 3/5

Hear why I am no longer a Calvinist. I share my personal experience on leaving Calvinism after 11 years.

Timecodes:

0:00-Intro
1:14-Welcome
3:15-God’s Revealed and secret will
4:48-What is Decretal theology?
6:31-2 different types of Calvinists
12:26-Double predestination
16:35-Piety
18:18-Revealed vs Secret will
42:07-Is thisa primary or secondary issue?
43:34-is Calvinism a false gospel?
52:56-Sovereignty
58:38-ESV’s top 10 verses that”advocate” for divine determinism
1:19:25-Special message to my Calvinist friends
1:23:19-Outro

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Here is the 3rd of 5 videos that will explain why I am no longer a Calvinist. I share my personal experience and reflections on leaving Calvinism after a decade of embracing its teachings. This video goes into numerous elements that are hard to discuss, mainly, does God have a revealed and secret will? Find out in this video!

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[GoodBerean]

Here’s a copy of the presentation slides:

[jeanb]

Thank you so much for these videos... Honestly, having studied the scripture since I was 17. And now I'm 69 years old. I cannot for the life of me understand how any believer can embrace calvinistic philosophy... From my perspective, Calvinism runs contrary to the entire intent and scope of scripture and makes a mockery of the beautiful, deep, far-reaching, unfathomable love of Jesus Christ.

[sonnyh]

Thank you for making the videos. I have been a calvinist for almost 20 years, and I don't believe I can say that I am a Calvinist anymore. I have been listening to Leighton Flowers, and your videos are right there with his in quality, thoroughness, grace and love. I want to learn more.

[timmytap]

What could be more sovereign than giving your creation the free will to choose, yet STILL God is able to perform and execute His will regardless. What a God we serve!!

[elizabethl]

One of the best videos I've seen that goes into the gnosticism. Ex Calvinist here. God bless you!

[robcarter]

These videos are such an awesome resource! Rather than just stating what their claims are, you’re showing what verses they use to support their claims and demonstrating how these scriptures do not support the claims without having the “lenses” on prior to reading them! Clear and concise! Thank you brother.

[sharonlouise]

Did not disappoint! You're an awesome teacher! I noticed some Calvinists commenting. I wish they would have taken the time to study and then see if their Calvinism lines up with Scripture before commenting. Many say they read Scripture and came up with it, but that's not really true. They may have heard it at a church or a bible study they attended or a study bible they had, etc. My former pastor taught compatibilism but one day he crossed the line (at least for me). He said, "Didn't Jesus say, You did not choose me but I chose you?" He quoted half a verse to prove his point. That did it for me.

On the whole there are too many teaching Scripture who are merely giving you their opinion about what the text means rather than first studying it thoroughly to arrive at the meaning. I'm a woman, but don't get me going on how bad purchased bible studies for women are. They are horrible. They just say things that aren't true. Scripture is the very word of God and we should approach it with great reverence. What we teach others can have a profound affect on them and their lives and it seems many have forgotten the admonition found in James 3:1, " Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment."

[reyamami]

I dont know why God has led me to see your videos? I now learn of new things. I am a member of a reformed church here in the Philippines. God bless you for the revealing of His Word.😊

[andrewlineberger]

Man you really break it down like no other!
Calvinism/Lordship Salvation.. Macarthur, Washer, Platt etc caused me to doubt salvation and the goodness of God..
Thank you from Denver North Carolina

[Doogiecdog]

I was attending a Calvinist Reformed Church for about 6-7 months. The Pastor was cool and the people were great. However, Something always seemed a bit off. Though I did not know what it was. As I asked questions I was directed to books such as ‘Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport’ and ‘Grace Defined and Defended’. Both were great at presenting Calvinism. When the books left me still in disbelief I heard that the reason was I’m an infant and not capable of understanding the full-truth yet. Apparently Calvinism is the means to understanding holy scriptures. As I read the ‘L’ in TULIP (limited atonement) my heart began to ache. Something about such a non-biblical position convinced me I could no longer attend that Church. It broke my heart because it took me a while to return to church only to encounter what I consider a heretical doctrine. However, I do believe the Pastor and the people who attend there love Jesus. They are saved in my opinion. Just convinced of very bad theology. Then again…I’m open to being in the wrong. But my heart says I’m not.

[terencealbertmcbain]

To all those who believe in Jesus Christ shall have Salvation to everlasting life.

[R.L.KRANESCHRADTT]

43:30 Love your videos and the spirit with which you deliver them. The message is needed and your work is really well done. We may be thinking past each other on the issue of what is "primary". But I cannot agree that the issue of Calvinism is a non-essential or not a 'primary' issue. I do not question the salvation of one professing faith in Christ, and I do not consider a believer who has become convinced of TULIP could be unsaved as a result. I know there are those on both sides who deny salvation to the other, and they should not.

Dr. Flowers debated a Calvinist who refused to call him a 'brother' .. and made a specific dramatic point of it.
However, the danger of tolerating Calvinism within the body of non-Calvinist believers is that it can grow like a cancer. Especially when the sermon "what's wrong with Calvinism" is never preached for the sake of "getting along".
The very purpose of the false doctrine it is to undermine the believers relationship with God which Christ came to make possible. It does this by casting a dark shadow over the character of God, and planting the same seed of doubt in the heart of a believer which the Serpent's lie did to Eve.... "you can't trust God to be honest with you". Calvinists honestly claim that God is really good... but they cannot explain 'how' or 'why' God is good within the parameters of their doctrine.... because it's a "mystery" and we're not supposed to ask that question.🤷🏻‍♂🤦🏻‍♂
Once you begin to doubt God's love for you, and worry your love for him may not last, or even be sufficient... there is no basis for any true relationship. And Satan really likes that about Calvinism.

[elaineauo]

Been waiting for this!! Part 3! Woohooo! 🙌

[janetdavis]

I can speak from my own experience that my heart was still hard when I submitted myself to God, after Him pursuing me for many years. The moment I repented and said yes to Jesus, the wall around my heart crumbled. I could literally feel it. My heart was THEN softened and opened to the things of God. I could finally really understand the Scriptures I was reading. After 37 years I am still being sanctified, which did not happen until Jesus saved me.

[ericedwards]

I remain convinced that compatibilism is just as dangerous as determinism because it is just attempting to hold to determinism AND a form of free will. The compatibilist still holds that God determines/ordains all things 👉 just that mankind has a choice 👉but has been to choose only from his greatest desires 👉which are determined/decreed/ordained before the foundations of the world 👉because of the doctrine of original sin/guilt. It's really a distinction without a difference.

[christopherjones]

I've been waiting for this!! :Your videos have been affirming as well as a joy to watch. Thanks for these brother, you are doing a great job of critquing Calvinism in a loving way, as a family member would to another family member. A sadly missing virtue today. Your videos have been instrumental in affirming my turning from the "big C" and realizing .. "no...I'm not crazy...others see it too!" thanks again for all you have done! I can't wait for the next in the series!

[ravissary]

So glad you're addressing this.
This critique has potential to function as a biblical theology barb against everything from classical Arminianism to Molinism and Thomist Catholic theology.

The bible simply doesnt support the idea of a primordial exhaustive decree.
Indeed decree is in the Bible but its the opposite. Its something not secret or primordial, but its recorded in scripture. He DECLARES his commands, plans and covenants openly. He references them and uses his prophets to remind us of his past declarations.

He is sovereign. But sovereignty =/= control. But just authority. And he's got the power to back that authority up.

[a.k.]

This opening segment is exactly the process I went through when I returned to my faith 20 years ago. I read my Bible every day and any time I heard or read some one say something about what scripture communicated, I checked it for myself.

[LovesHugItOut]

Yay really looking forward to watching this when I get home today! 😎

[elaineauo]

Jason, your videos are such a blessing. More than you could ever know. Thank you for allowing the Lord to use you. Thank you for sharing the passage at the end of the video. Truth in Love… just like our Jesus has done for every single soul. May we follow His perfect example. And thank you, Jason, for modeling this as well regard. Praise the Lord for good teachers he is raising up. Blessings, brother.