What Is Calvinism?

Ask Pastor John
Episode: 341

[romeohamosa]

No one understands God’s 100%, He is endless, infinite, unconditionally graceful but sovereign over everything in Christ, thru Christ, because of Christ~ so Christ is not an option to believe! Thank you JP

[WordAboveAll]

I was predestinated before the foundation of the world not to be a Calvinist and I use my free will to reject Arminianism

[BigMo]

We MUST read ALL of Romans, NOT just Romans 6 and 7 which, when read by themselves, can make a christian think they will always be controlled by the flesh. The answer is found next door in Romans chapter 8. Romans 8:12-13 tells us we are no longer under obligation to the flesh once we are saved. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:31, "I die daily." It's a choice everybody.

[stanleygeorge]

The gospel was made plain and simple so that even the simplest person could understand it... Christ came to redeem us and to show us our need for him. He pointed out the evil in our heart compared to His goodness and His holiness. He died to take our punishment upon himself. But death could not have victory over him, rather he overcame death. And because He has overcome death we too have been given that victory. If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, YOU WILL BE SAVED!! It doesn’t mean that the next day you’ll wake up a brainwashed person “programmed” to do only good things. But what it means is that a work has started in your heart. You are being restored into the image that God originally intended for you. Stop scaring people and giving them anxiety about their salvation by telling them they might not being one of God’s elect... He said “behold I stand at the door and Knock, ” he isn’t knocking at the door of some, but he is knocking on all our hearts, we can either ignore it or open it. God will hold us accountable for our CHOICES!! Love is a CHOICE, it’s soooo plain, and it’s sooo simple to understand! Christ already won the victory, we can either accept his victory or reject! And in the end he will hold us accountable for our choices. I simply don’t see how God could hold you or me accountable for something we didn’t have the ability to choose... I like John Piper but this is one video that I have to disagree with 🤔

[amandacarmel]

Calvinism is just wrong. Pastor John skated around the point. There are NO elect and predestined. Christ died for ALL and all are called but few are chosen because only a few actually say yes! Not all get saved but that’s their choice not their fate. Calvinism is very unbiblical and is heresy.

[besttunesbyventure]

All the Good things comes from God, wisdom, knowledge, love, mercy, faithfulness, forgiveness, patience all good in us is from God nothing ours. All bad things is from us hate, lust, lieing, curruption, jealousy, envy, desires of body etc.. Nothing good in us we are useless. Praise the God for Giving us all of this, but not all have it. So praise Him for giving your goodness in you coz its not your own but God's.
We are His chosen sheeps, lets go astray no more and glorify His name in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who gave His life on the cross in behalf of us so that we the lost sheeps of the God will become righteous and He became sinner in behalf of us. The innocent Holy being came on earth to die for our sins as God's Lamb so that we will live eternity in His and our Father presence forever and ever in His Holy promise land. Amen

[olinadajardep]

Now that you have told what Calvinism is, will you tell now what is christianity?

[Fishtank]

Thanks for the free books on your website!

[gagelynch]

I’m a Christian. But if God forces me to love Him and gives no free will. I do not want to serve Him. And yes, that is my free will talking. The free will He loved me enough to give. The free will in which I choose to love Him with as well.

[jaypatterson]

Dude can you just say what calvinism is..

[robynahgreen]

That sounds like the Scripture to me. Why is the Scripture labelled as Calvinism? Schism? That's all YaHuWaH's Word 🙌🏾🙌🏾
Though Calvin may have been used of God in the past, he was not perfect; not 💯. So I'd rather see Scripture through Christ's point of view, and be labelled as His. We have His Spirit, and we have His mind ("the mind of Christ"). He's our common ground, and the source of our unity.

[samuelharris]

According to this, I'm not saved. No matter how bad I want to trust Christ, believe, accept, call on and ask Jesus to save me, I'm going to burn in Hell. I'm not free from my sins. I continue to commit the same sin over, and over again. So it's a good thing I don't believe in Calvinism. I'm not Armenian either. I'm a "Whosoever will may come", and a "God is not willing that any should parish, but that all should come to repentance" type of guy.

[robertcain]

I dissagree only with the last part of John's statement hete about the freewill. Election and freewill do not contradict oneanother, they are the same from different perspectives. When Pharoah's heart was hardened by God he was not like a robot with no freewill. So, he could not say to God, it wasn't my fault because you predestined my response. The clay does not instruct the potter. This is the awe inspiring majesty of God and the mystery of his ways which are much higher than the ways of man.

[rjcontra]

Calvinism lives matter. Jesus according to John Calvin
Jesus lives matter. Jesus according to Jesus

[dalestovall]

The one thing I will say is, God does not create anyone and send them to Hell. We seem to think as humans that no one deserves Hell. That is where we are mistaken, we all deserve Hell. We have forgotten that none are good, we were completely without hope without the grace of God.
The unfair thing isn’t the fact that one gets into Heaven and one doesn’t, the true unfair thing is that any get into Heaven because all are undeserving. Why God would “choose” someone whatever that may be, God can do whatever He pleases and He is still good!
Rather we have complete free will in our salvation or rather we are chosen, God is still good and is the only reason salvation is possible

[mcvideos]

Describe Calvinism as simply as possible, * Proceeds to ramble for 10 minutes.

[snow.flower]

this is so confusing...I just read the bible and love Jesus!!! why are there so many different theories to Jesus's love? T_T

[dmeek]

There sure are lots of people in this comment section calling the theological beliefs of their Brethren wicked. Let's not be so quick to throw around weighty words.

And on the flip side, let's not inject our American, western, individualistic culture into soteriology. There are extremely valid arguments for reformed theology and against the arminian stance. Keep perspective and major in the majors... Christ!

Sadly, my brothers in the reformed camp do the same to y'all, but guys, we agree that whosoever believes will not perish.

These debates and discussions should seek to edify the body and glorify Christ. You say our theology is wicked, but it could truly be boiled down to simply this: we believe it is all of Christ.

If we claim Christ then we should continuously pray for discernment. We should pray for our brothers. We should beg Christ to teach us new things from Scripture each day. And we should remain humble in dealing with those brothers on the other side.

[theoldpaths]

Are you teaching Christians about authentic Calvinism or New Calvinism?

[susiedyck]

How is it that God has given EVERYONE the ability to have faith in someone or something. Has given everyone the ability to worship. Has made it very clear how He hates idol and false god worship.

Yet our Creator, who created everyone with a soul in HIS own image, who LOVES His creation. Who is a jealous God has made it impossible for most to come to Him, to believe in Him, to place their faith in Him, to trust and obey Him. In limit atonement God never provided a Savior for most souls. But Jesus says He came to save the lost. He became a ransom for all, He didnt just die for our sins but for the whole world.

Love in gentle never forced. God loves His creation so dearly. He gave His only Son. He will never force us to love Him back. He has provided a Savior for all, Jesus is always knocking on the door, but He will not force Himself in. The gift of salavtion is avalible to everyone. The sad truth, not all want to be saved. Seek and you will find