The Anti-Calvinist Rant

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Merry Christmas, Y'All!

December 25, 2020

Merry Christmas, Everyone! May God bless you today and this next year. May He show Himself to you in new ways, to encourage you, to help you along the hard paths, to restore your faith in Him (or draw you to Him for the first time), to lift you up when your heart is broken. Two songs that I love: Hallelujah Christmas and Little Drummer Boy "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the LORD." Luke 2:11 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 "... 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.... Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:9, 13 Merry Christmas, y'all!

Leaving You with the Links to Anti-Calvinism Posts

December 24, 2020

I don't know if I will get back to writing posts anytime soon; I really need a break (other than I do want to finish reviewing John Calvin's Institutes someday ... yuck!). But for easy reference, I will repost the links to a bunch of anti-Calvinism posts. Some are mine (a selection of my posts) and some are from other blogs. But first, here are a few other of my posts I want to provide links for: Why I Could Never Be An Atheist! A Little Girl's Nonsensical Sign An Overview of World Religions Support for Jesus and the Bible Starting Your Own Relationship With Jesus Help for Anxiety, Depression, and Suicidal Thoughts War Rooms, Praying Scripture, and Spiritual Warfare Now, Some of my posts on Calvinism : Why is Calvinism So Dangerous? If Calvinism is true, then God is a liar! What's The Best Way To Make People Agree With Your Calvinist Views? Letter To Our Elders Regarding Calvinism Growing In Our Church Acts 13:48: Not As "Predestination" As It Sounds Sove

FYI:

This blog is the result of seeing our wonderful Evangelical Free church, which we attended for nearly 20 years, being aggressively taken over by Calvinism, and no one in leadership cared about our concerns. So thank you, Calvinist elders, for not listening. This blog wouldn't have been made without you!

FYI: My name for Calvinism's god is Calvi-god. And Calvi-god is NOT the God of the Bible. That's why I gave him his own name.

And these are long posts. Try as I might, I can't do "short and simple." I write long and complex stuff. So be prepared!

And you have my permission to copy or repost any of my posts or parts of posts, on a few conditions:

1. Your intention is not to trash what I write but to educate others about Calvinism, about its dangers and heresies and what it hides under the deceptive layers it wraps itself in.

2. You keep what I say in context.

3. You provide a link back to the original post or blog, so that people can find the original one if they want to see it.

And that's it. I'm allowing this because I would love to see this information out there, to help as many people as possible understand what Calvinism is really about.

Why I started this blog:

I've been studying and speaking against Calvinism for awhile now, over at My Crazy Faith. But I wanted all this info on its own blog. The title is about me opposing Calvinism in general and dogmatic, theologian-type Calvinists. "For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve." (2 Corinthians 11:13-15) Satan's best schemes involve wolves in sheep's clothing, disguising lies as truth, darkness as light, and using God's Word against Him. This, I believe, is what Calvinism is!

But, to be clear, I am not ranting against the average "Calvinist" who probably isn't even aware of what Calvinism really teaches, and who, if they were aware, would probably not be a Calvinist anymore. These are the kinds of people I hope to help through this blog, to shed light on the theology they think they believe in.

Also, when I say I disagree with "predestination," I mean a Calvinist's view of it, which is far different from the Bible's view of it.

I do not claim to know everything about the Bible or Calvinism. I will make mistakes. I am human. I am still learning. And my view of Calvinism is, of course, based on the encounters I've had with Calvinists and with what I've read from Calvinists. It's not meant to be representative of all Calvinists, of Joe Shmoe Calvinist online who I never talked to but who has a slightly different view of Calvinism than what I present. (And when I talk about what the Calvinist "says," I don't mean the words they actually use. I mean what their theology actually teaches. I know they will read what I write and say, "We don't say that!" And they're right; they don't SAY it, but they mean it. I'm just taking off all the deceptive layers they wrap their theology in, exposing what it really teaches, in spite of what they say to cover it up.)

But even if I make some Scripture mistakes and even if I don't totally accurately represent all Calvinists and even if my thoughts are still a little fuzzy about all this, my bottom-line concern is to properly represent the character of God and the Gospel's message. (And sorry about the random color changes in the paragraphs. Stupid computer! Also, when I say "concordance," it's Strong's concordance with Vine's Expository Dictionary.)

As Always ...

Just because I link to someone else's blog doesn't necessarily mean I agree with everything they believe. So be discerning for yourselves. Run everything they say (and everything I say) through Scripture.

[And for the record, just because I'm not a Calvinist doesn't mean I'm an Arminian. (Arminianist?) I do not agree with them at all that true believers can lose their salvation. I have not studied Arminianism, nor do I intend to. I study the Bible. So I guess I might describe myself as I've seen others do it: Biblist. I'm not looking to any other person's theology or interpretation of Scripture; I just want to know what God says in His Word and who He is according to His Word. Another way might be "Provisionist," as identified by the Statement of Faith from Soteriology 101, which comes closest to summing up my views as anything I've seen. I was delighted to see that not only are the people at Soteriology 101 anti-Calvinists but that they also believe true believers can't lose their salvation. It's hard to find that combination. And it gives me more reason to trust what they say and their interpretations of Scripture. And another highly recommended site is Beyond the Fundamentals. My husband loves how this guy attacks Calvinism from Scripture. Watch some of his videos and see. And I also recommend Hoppers Crossing Christian Church (and see their blog here) for all the work they've done exposing the problems of Calvinism too.]