Calvinism and Predestination
This page and section is being reworked considerably, but in the meantime we have retained links to the following articles and books we recommend.
Ephesians 1 and Romans 8The Five Points of Calvinism Considered - By David Servant of ShepherdServe.org (used with permission). A critical review of John Piper's arguments for Calvinism, predestination and eternal security. John Piper is a (rare) five point Calvinist, and one of the doctrine's more skillful defenders. We are glad to report that Piper is a sincere man and a brother in Christ. Nevertheless, he promotes a dangerous false doctrine. The 9th Roman Calvinist: A Critical Re-examination - By Nick Liguori. Contrary to the views of many, Romans 9 does not require a Calvinistic interpretation. Instead, Romans 9 and its context actually militates against Calvinism and predestination. Let it also be known that Christians did not teach a Calvinistic interpretation of Romans 9 until St. Augustine in the 5th century. Before Augustine, the Gnostics were the ones citing Romans 9 in support of their doctrine of predestination--very similar to modern Calvinists! But the early Christians correctly called the Gnostics heretics!
His Ashes Cry Out Against John Calvin - By Dan Corner of EvangelicalOutreach.org (Used by Permission)
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"After the Reformation, evangelical Christians tried for centuries to convince a scoffing world that our lives and eternal fates were arbitrarily predestined by God, and that this was a God we should love. How ironic, therefore, that originally it was the Christians who tried to convince a scoffing world that our lives and fates were not predestined." -David Bercot 1 |
- Justin Martyr (c. 150 A.D.)
- Irenaeus (c. 175 A.D.)
- Tertullian (c. 200 A.D.)
- Origen (c. 230 A.D.)
Other Related
Romans 7: Fixing the Yoke of Carnality Upon Paul's Neck - Does Romans 7:14-25 teach "the Christian experience," and that it's impossible not to sin?Speaking the Truth in Love - Principles for brotherly debate and edifying conversation
Off-site Articles
The New Perspective and Ephesians - By Keith SchooleyThe New Perspective and Romans 9 - By Keith Schooley
Being Drawn: Divine Election in John 6 - By Keith Schooley
The Early Church and Calvinism - By Lyndon Conn
John Fletcher's Third Check to Antinomianism
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