So far we have studied two ideas put forth by John Calvin and followed by much of the religious world today: Total Hereditary Depravity (Original Sin) and Unconditional Election or Predestination. We now consider “Limited Atonement”, the idea that Christ only died for the elect, those predestined for salvation and not for the rest of the world. What does the Bible say?
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This is the third in the series on Calvin’s Tulip. Last time we looked at the idea of Total Hereditary Depravity and compared it to what God’s Word says. Now we consider the doctrine of Unconditional Election or, as it is commonly known, predestination. Unconditional Election holds that God chooses who he will save without [...] Last time I spoke of the doctrine of John Calvin and the acronym “TULIP” by which it can be remembered. I made the allegation that each tenet of Calvin’s doctrine, while accepted by most denominations today, is contradictory to plain Bible teaching. In this article, we will simply compare the first of these doctrines, Total [...] John Calvin was a theologian during the Protestant Reformation. Like many of his time, he sought to reform, or change the teaching of the Catholic Church. This is a lofty goal, and if carried out in conjunction with the teaching of the Bible, one that might indeed lead to true Christianity. However, Calvin’s ideas had little to do with Biblical teaching.  |
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