Beware of One Point Calvinist Reformed Teachers

It's the "one point" of Calvinism that rears its ugly head even with so called Grace teachers. In this case the one point preacher believes that a person faiths forgiveness. They won't say that, but by their fruits of what they teach that is what they are claiming to be the case. In essence God hasn't really forgiven a person at the cross unless a person believes it. So the preacher can not say to anyone "your sins are forgiven by God" because he does not know if a person truly believes it (and is saved with the Holy Spirit alive living in them giving them LIFE) or will believe forgiveness of sins in the future. There is no good news in that message of conditional forgiveness. It's a limited propitiation message; the old code name was "limited atonement" (which is what many preachers use the erroneous atonement statement for what Jesus did on the cross), which is the one main tenet of Calvinism. It is the "L" in the T.U.L.I.P. acronym for Calvinism, also known as Reformed teaching. In this view, Jesus did not die for the sins of the whole world, just for those that would believe (the elect in their minds). This is a false gospel. It is a fake gospel message.

Bottom line is, if Jesus did not die for "ALL" then no one could come to God the Father in the first place. The offer of Life Eternal to anyone that would believe is hollow and makes God out to be a liar.

JESUS DIED...

1. For all (1st Timothy 2:6; Isaiah 53:6).
2. For every man (Hebrews 2:9).
3. For the world (John 3:16).
4. For the sins of the whole world (1st John 2:2).
5. For the ungodly (Romans 5:6).
6. For false teachers (2nd Peter 2:1).
7. For many (Matthew 20:28).
8. For Israel (John 11:50-51).
9. For the Church (Eph. 5:25).
10. For "me" (Gal. 2:20).

For those that deny the completed forgiveness on the cross for all people, I have the following questions and thoughts for you to ponder.

Does "faithing" forgiveness cause God to go backwards and forgive you your sins on the cross? God's word says, "For without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins." (Hebrews 9:22)

Christ Jesus died for "sinners." Guess what, we were all sinners to begin with! So did God die for you while you were still a sinner or when you were a saint according to God's word? "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

If your pastor/teacher is a one point Calvinist or doesn't believe that Jesus forgave everyone their sins on the cross, then they are preaching a weak gospel and not preaching the Gospel of Christ. And as far as the message of the cross is concerned for you, if Jesus did not forgive everyone, then how can you be sure you are included in the ones that Jesus did forgive on the cross? Is it your faith in your faith that saves you, or is it the Grace of God, through faith in completed forgiveness on the cross that saves a person? Have you really worked out your salvation if you can not answer the question? I plead with you, work out your salvation today. Understand what you believe and who you place faith in. Do not place faith in your own belief system or in your own understanding, but on the word of God.

"Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose." Philippians 2:12,13

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