Calvinism Insults God

#calvinism #christianity

Calvinism is insulting to God. However, many Calvinists would not think so. But do many modern Calvinists know what John Calvin actually taught, or where his doctrines came from?

Michael Pearl teaches through some of the history of Calvinism and what it teaches.

𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝙋𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡…

[kevinclint]

TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL THINE HEART ; AND LEAN NOT UNTO THINE OWN UNDERSTANDING . PROVERBS 3 : 5 KJV ❤

[auntiemsplace]

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!❤

[chriscross]

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.

[therealeugenecussons]

I keep learning new things with every video. Can’t believe how much there is to learn and understand. God bless you Mr. Pearl

[andrewtsousis]

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.

[vondaberryman]

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 🙏 🙌 ❤️

[IdolKiller]

I'm just discovering your channel. Thanks for challenging Calvinism (Augustinian philosophy)!

[meetjohndoe]

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.”

[MrCapitalizer]

Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

[kyle]

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.

[Glockshooter]

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.

[bobclifton]

Amen! Calvinism is the great heresy of our time.

[--AE--]

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.

[BrianAz]

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 YouTube that focus on Soteriology and I highly recommend looking them up, folks like Soteriology101 on YouTube. 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.

[a.k.]

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.

[MinZealous]

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.

[JohnGodwin]

“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

[gp]

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. Youtube comment section doesnt isnt the place for a long format conversation, but i hope youd be open to debate.

[crazycatman]

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.

[eunomad]

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.