What is Calvinism?
Calvinism is a false doctrine that was conceived out of the deranged mind of John Calvin in the mid 1500's. John Calvin was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people because they would not believe his doctrine of predestination, Google "The Atrocities of John Calvin" If he didn't kill them he made them wish that they were dead. Many refer to Calvinism as reformed theology. Calvinism has nothing to do with the reformation that was led by Martin Luther. The reformation that was led by Martin Luther concerned the doctrine of justification by faith apart from the works of the law. Calvinism and justification by faith are opposing doctrines. Calvin and Luther were acquaintances, but had never met each other. The only thing they had in common was that they both had renounced Catholicism.
What is the Gospel?
The whole Bible is about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Old Testament is about how God brought forth a nation and a people from whom the savior of the world would come. When Adam and Eve sinned God promised them a savior. Jesus is the fulfillment of the promise that God made to them. In the Old Testament people were saved by faith in God's promise of a savior. They believed God and were justified by faith, just like Abraham, Romans 4:3. Things have not changed. Today, thousands of years later, people are still justified by faith, mainly faith in God's Son Jesus Christ.
Justification by faith is God's plan of salvation. Paul wrote, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Romans 5:1. To be justified by faith means to be justified by Christ. Christ is the justifier, Romans 3:26. Faith is what makes what Jesus has done ours. Justification by faith also means that we believe that Jesus has atoned for our sins and the sins of the whole world, 1 John 2:2. If you don't believe that Jesus has atoned for your sins and the sins of the whole world you don't have faith. If Jesus did not atone for the sins of the whole world then Jesus is not Lord, if Jesus is not Lord then we are all still in our sins, John 8:24.
Calvinist believe that God selected "Some Certain Persons" before the foundation of the world to be saved and damned the rest to hell. It is not humanly possible to have saving faith in such a horrible God as this. This is not teachable, nor is it believable, that God would do such a horrible thing such as this. The God that so loves the world, John 3:16, now condemns innocent people to hell because they were born after Adam, which is not their fault. This doctrine is in direct conflict with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and justification by faith and is false.
If this doctrine were true, which it is not. Then why didn't God just select everyone to be saved, why just some? Calvinism is nothing new, the Pharisees also believed that they were God's special chosen ones. Jesus refered to them as snakes, hypocrites and children of hell, Matthew 23:1-39. Calvinist have a lot of problems with the Bible, this is why they came up with the "Canons of Dort" that came out of the Synod of Dordrecht in 1619. Any religion or doctrine that needs writings other than the Bible is usually a cult.
Calvinism is a false doctrine that was conceived out of the deranged mind of John Calvin in the mid 1500's. John Calvin was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people because they would not believe his doctrine of predestination, Google "The Atrocities of John Calvin" If he didn't kill them he made them wish that they were dead. Many refer to Calvinism as reformed theology. Calvinism has nothing to do with the reformation that was led by Martin Luther. The reformation that was led by Martin Luther concerned the doctrine of justification by faith apart from the works of the law. Calvinism and justification by faith are opposing doctrines. Calvin and Luther were acquaintances, but had never met each other. The only thing they had in common was that they both had renounced Catholicism.
What is the Gospel?
The whole Bible is about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Old Testament is about how God brought forth a nation and a people from whom the savior of the world would come. When Adam and Eve sinned God promised them a savior. Jesus is the fulfillment of the promise that God made to them. In the Old Testament people were saved by faith in God's promise of a savior. They believed God and were justified by faith, just like Abraham, Romans 4:3. Things have not changed. Today, thousands of years later, people are still justified by faith, mainly faith in God's Son Jesus Christ.
Justification by faith is God's plan of salvation. Paul wrote, "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" Romans 5:1. To be justified by faith means to be justified by Christ. Christ is the justifier, Romans 3:26. Faith is what makes what Jesus has done ours. Justification by faith also means that we believe that Jesus has atoned for our sins and the sins of the whole world, 1 John 2:2. If you don't believe that Jesus has atoned for your sins and the sins of the whole world you don't have faith. If Jesus did not atone for the sins of the whole world then Jesus is not Lord, if Jesus is not Lord then we are all still in our sins, John 8:24.
Calvinist believe that God selected "Some Certain Persons" before the foundation of the world to be saved and damned the rest to hell. It is not humanly possible to have saving faith in such a horrible God as this. This is not teachable, nor is it believable, that God would do such a horrible thing such as this. The God that so loves the world, John 3:16, now condemns innocent people to hell because they were born after Adam, which is not their fault. This doctrine is in direct conflict with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and justification by faith and is false.
If this doctrine were true, which it is not. Then why didn't God just select everyone to be saved, why just some? Calvinism is nothing new, the Pharisees also believed that they were God's special chosen ones. Jesus refered to them as snakes, hypocrites and children of hell, Matthew 23:1-39. Calvinist have a lot of problems with the Bible, this is why they came up with the "Canons of Dort" that came out of the Synod of Dordrecht in 1619. Any religion or doctrine that needs writings other than the Bible is usually a cult.
