By Hal Bekemeyer – Berean Grace Fellowship – Orlando, Florida
This “quick listing” was the body of an email response by Hal to a disciple of John Calvin. It makes for good study and ties the “rag on the bush” so to speak.
Enjoy! – Pastor Doug
Calvinism …
Makes God the author of sin.
Cheapens the grace of God by limiting it’s scope.
Populates the planet with a majority population of un-redeemable un-men like creatures who were created by God as “vessels of wrath fitted to destruction.”
Denigrates faith by teaching that regeneration precedes faith.
Falsely teaches that faith is the gift of God rather than salvation.
Takes what should be the RESULT of salvation and makes it the REQUIREMENT of salvation.
Denies the truth of the two natures in a believer.
Denies a literal 1000 year millennial reign of Christ on earth.
Denies the truth of generic nature of the word “church” (requiring a modifier) and by doing so falsely identifies Israel and the Body of Christ as being the same church.
Denies the principle division in scripture of Prophecy vs., Mystery
Makes no distinction between Israel (little flock) and the Body of Christ.
Attempts to appropriate Israel’s covenants for the Body of Christ.
Makes no distinction between the Gospel of the Kingdom and the Gospel of the Grace of God.
Makes no distinction between the Apostleship of Peter and that of Paul.
et al
I take note of Frank’s (name changed – ed.) quote concerning me (& others);
“What a great opportunity to understand further dispensationalism in all its forms. (there are many, and many are not as ignorant as others.)”
Surely, since I am so ignorant you shouldn’t be concerned about little old me. You just keep telling each other how smart you are and maybe someday you might really believe it. Enjoy your earthly kudos.
You might want to keep this scripture in mind.
2 Pet 3:15-16 “And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; {16} As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.”
See you at the Judgment Seat, I hope.