Deconstructing Calvinism Episode 14 -- What is Irresistible Grace?

This lesson overviews what is meant by the TULIP / Calvinist / Reformed doctrine of irresistible grace primarily based on quotes from Calvinist writers.

[hildarodriguez]

Very good breakdown of irresistible grace. Most of us are familiar with TULIP at the superficial level only. I do agree with Calvinism btw. Thank you.

[narellesimmons]

Thank you! Almost done with Better With Jesus!

[erixxu]

Pastor Hutson's Deconstructing Calvinism Episode videos very helpful for me, thank you.❤👍😊

[minorsingingairhead]

Regeneration - It seems to me that reformed Christians strongly emphasize this aspect of salvation, while, in comparison, talking much less about faith or believing. I think the emphasis in the NT is the exact opposite, though. Supposing I'm right, this makes good sense. Since we can't regenerate ourselves, but we sure can believe and receive the gift of regeneration as a result.

[janetdavis]

Scripture says God saves them that believe. Doesn’t say he saves those he irresistibly called.

[joshpeterson]

17:15
I wonder if you're going to address the efficacious call described in Hebrews 9:15, Romans 8:29-30, 1 Corinthians 1:20-22, and others.

[ManassehJones]

At 27:29 you left out the most important part of the verse. The reason why the Word bring saving faith. "Regeneration"

Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, 👉and hearing by the word of God.👈

Only born again sinners have eyes that see and hearing ears. Never before. When does God birth a sinner from above?

John 3:8
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

[joshpeterson]

17:00
Not derived from Scripture? What about John 8:41-47, where Jesus says sinners can't accept His gospel because they are not "of God, " which is a Johannine way of saying "born of God" or regenerated.

What about 1 John 5:1 and its parallels in 1 John 2:29 and 4:7? Do we get born again by doing righteousness, loving, and believing in Christ, or do we believe in Christ, love, and do righteousness because we already are born again? The grammar is clear. Regeneration causes faith, love, and works.

Those are just two passages from John's writings, let alone Paul and Jesus.

[joshpeterson]

15:15
Show me one famous Calvinist alive today who teaches that regeneration happens at any other time than when the elect beat the gospel. That's what we teach. We don't teach that the Holy Spirit regenerates someone years, months, weeks, or even days before they hear the gospel. He only regenerates the elect in conjunction with the preaching of the gospel (1 Peter 1, James 1).