Links To Other Anti-Calvinism Posts

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Some of my thoughts and research on Calvinism (Why I believe it's not Scriptural!):



These four are really long posts with lots of information and bunny-trails (but I broke them up into smaller posts in the links below):


The smaller posts, in order:


What Others Say About Calvinism (more posts or blogs from other Anti-Calvinists): 
(FYI, I haven't read everything on all these blogs, and so just because I link to them doesn't mean I necessarily agree with everything in them.  In particular, I do not agree that a true believer can lose their salvation, as Arminianism teaches.  I believe, like the Calvinist does, that we cannot lose our salvation.  But I see it very differently than the Calvinist.  

 And for the record, I came to my belief about what the Bible says by reading the Bible, not extra-biblical books or articles.  And after I came to my conclusion that Calvinism is most definitely NOT biblical, I researched online to find others who believe the same thing and their reasons for believing it.  I do not want to be accused of letting another person's writings influence my beliefs.  I stand on the Bible alone!)



Some MUST-VISIT BLOGS:   
Soteriology 101  (From a former 5-point Calvinist, Leighton Flowers.  He does a great job breaking Calvinism down, calling out its errors, contradictions and illogicalness, and how it misunderstands the Bible and God.  Here's the Facebook page and YouTube channel.)

Beyond the Fundamentals  (Some great YouTube videos disproving Calvinism.  However, I think it confuses things for him to go after both Calvinism and Provisionism/Leighton Flowers, as he has been doing lately.  I'm not a fan of it, and I just want you to be aware of it.  And I do have some other concerns about him and the direction he's headed in, so be discerning.)

And Hoppers Crossing Christian Church (click here for blog link) - a great look at the problems of Calvinism from several different angles.

Idol Killer - An anti-Calvinist my husband started recently watching and enjoys.  (Here is his YouTube channel.  I haven't yet watched him, but I trust my husband's judgment.  FYI: In his Statement of Faith, it sounds like The Idol Killer believes we can lose our salvation.  I do not agree that true Christians can lose their salvation.)

Also see these newer (to me) ones (My husband has watched some of these, but I haven't checked them out too deeply yet - I'm more of a reader than a watcher/listener - but I am passing them on to you to check out for yourselves, adding to your "against Calvinism" resources): Alana L.... Living Christian... Great Light Studios... Faith on Fire 

The Bible vs. Calvinism: An Overview by Patrick Myers (one of the best overviews to read about Calvinism and its errors)



Some MUST-WATCH VIDEOS:
A look at Calvin and today's Calvinists: What would they have done if they'd been there? from Discerning the World.  Interesting!  Very interesting!  Watch it.  It makes me sick to my stomach.

A 4-minute video - Hitler & Calvinism.  Brilliant and gutsy!

And here is a great 6-minute "satire" video we just found: "The Candid Calvinist", giving you a good idea of what Calvinists say vs. what they really mean.

 And you can find some links to a few more great videos in this post.




And many more great Anti-Calvinism posts and websites: 

Confronting Calvinism  (A blog dedicated to addressing Calvinism, but no new posts are being added)
Words of Calvinism and the Word of God (links to a bunch of posts from Redeeming God blog.)
"Is Calvinism Biblical?"
120 Contradictions from Calvinists
John Calvin Exposed!  (While this is a little harsh, there's some stuff worth considering and researching more.  But for the record, he says things in other posts I do not like or agree with.  I am only considering what he says here, about this issue.)
Calvinism: The Horrible Decree  (A look at the kind of leader John Calvin was.  Is this the kind of man we should be getting our theology from!?!)
Three Words That Trip Theologians
Errors of Calvinism  (This person doesn't hold back, says exactly what they're thinking.  Love it.  Cracks me up.  And yet, it is a little harsh in some places.)
Calvinism: The Greatest God-Sent Delusion of All Time  (Yee-oww!  This is a long read, but it is well-worth it to sit down, take your time, and read thoughtfully.  And he uses a lot of sarcasm, so you have to really read it to see what he's really trying to say.)
Calvinism is Antichrist, Doctrines of Devils  (I like this person's bluntness and forthrightness.  And while I agree that Calvinism is unscriptural, I wouldn't go so far as to say all Calvinists are going to hell.  Only God knows our heart and can judge our faith.  I think many Calvinists, in general, are good, godly, well-intentioned people who are just trying to live their faith as best they've been taught by dogmatic Calvinist preachers, but they are not aware that they are being force-fed a false view of the Gospel.  They don't know to question it.  They're faith in Jesus is solid and real, but they haven't thought too deeply about the nonsense they've been told is "truth" or the implications of a Calvinist God.  Because if they did, they would be horrified.)
Why Calvinism Is Wrong (blog)
"Where Calvinism Leads"  (I agree with this person who says that the Calvinist God has probably led to atheism for many people.  Because who is going to want to believe in, trust, or love the Calvinist's irrational, contradictory, Monster God!?!  There are more posts on this site in the left side-bar.)
"Responses to Calvinism"
"The Insanity of Calvinism ..."
"Reflections of a Calvinist 'Unelect'"
"My Journey Into Calvinism"



 These two are particularly about their idea that God tricks some unelected people into thinking they are elected so that He can punish them in hell even more:  Beyond Calvinism: On Assurance Of Salvation And Calvin's "Evanescent Grace"  and Assurance Of Salvation And "Evanescent Grace" (This is a Catholic website, I believe.  And I don't agree with much of their theology/practices, but I am looking only at this post, at this issue of "evanescent grace.").



Some Refutations of TULIP:
https://biblelife.org/calvinism_election.htm
https://biblelife.org/calvinism_atonement.htm
https://biblelife.org/calvinism_grace.htm
(There is also post on this blog about the perseverance of the saints, which you can look up and read for yourself.  There are some good questions there about a Calvinist's (lack of) assurance of salvation.  But I do not agree that a true believer can lose their faith.  If they "lost the faith," they were not a true believer to begin with.  See my post "Can you lose your salvation?"  I believe that biblical warnings to Christians are about losing eternal rewards, not losing salvation.)
https://biblelife.org/calvinism.htm  (A post on John Calvin himself.) 


(Once again, this site has one on perseverance, but I do not agree with it, so I will not link to it.  But if you read it, you'll notice that one passage he looks at is Hebrews 10:26-31.  He says that it's about a true believer losing salvation.  But I do not think this is about a true believer, but about someone who heard the truth, understood it, yet consciously rejected it anyway.  Notice that it doesn't say the people received salvation or the Holy Spirit or eternal life, but that they received the knowledge of the truth.  They knew the truth, but chose to cling to their sin instead.  Big difference!)


https://www.wayoflife.org/database/calvinisms_proof_text.html


"Why I Disagree With All 5 Points of Calvinism"


"What's Wrong With 5-Point Calvinism"



From Bible Baptist Church website:

Calvinism Destroyed (Total Depravity)

Calvinism Destroyed (Unconditional Election)

Calvinism Destroyed (Limited Atonement)

Calvinism Destroyed (Irresistible Grace)

Calvinism Destroyed (Perseverance of the Saints)

Sovereignty of God (Calvinism)

Calvin's Rhetoric vs. Biblical Vocabulary




Here's a PDF file of hundreds of pages against Calvinism, which includes "My Journey Into Calvinism."

Here are some quotes directly from Calvin and Calvinists to show that they do believe Calvi-god is the cause of all sin and evil:  John Calvin Quotes, Calvinist Quotes, Unbelievable.


Most Popular Posts of the Week:

Alana L.: 2e (sufficient/efficient)

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This series is based on this 14-minute video from Alana L.:   5 Signs Your Loved One is Becoming a Calvinist    Point #2:   E.  Alana then pointed out how Calvinists say that Jesus's work on the cross was "sufficient for all of humanity, but it's not efficient [for all]."   It's only "efficient" for some, for the elect. I love it when she said this about "sufficient and efficient": "Okay, huh, new words, not in Scripture."  Priceless!   I think these bogus terms - which are  not  in the Bible - are merely a way for Calvinists to sound like they're saying one thing when they really mean another, to sound like they're saying Jesus died for all when they're really not.  They know that  if they outright said Jesus didn't die for all, it would contradict certain verses and set off people's alarm bells - and so they speak on multiple levels to obscure what they're teaching, to buy them time to slowly, strategically m...
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She hit the nail on the head! Amen, come, Lord Jesus!

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A neighbor just sent this link to me , a video clip (just a minute long) from a woman sharing how she is just done with everything, how she's on autopilot and just wants Jesus to come back again. I absolutely get everything she said and have felt the same way for several years now. Can anyone else relate? Here's a transcript of what she said (I think she voiced what a lot of us have been feeling, like we've been treading water, just trying to get by until the end):  "Does anybody else just ... I'm just, like, checked out of this planet.  I told God today, like, I'm ready.  I've been ready, but I'm like  ready ready.  I don't feel like there's anything that I care about anymore.  I just want to go home.  You know, I just want to be done.   I don't want to battle all of the little battles anymore.  I don't want to pay my taxes anymore - because I know where the money's going.  I don't want to go to the grocery store and spend $40...
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Why Is It So Hard For Calvinists To Get Free From Calvinism?

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This was originally on the end of my post "If Calvinism is true, then God is a liar."   But I think it deserves its own post (I recently updated it a little bit, March 2021): I read something once about how very few people end up freeing themselves from the clutches of Calvinism because of the strong hold it has on people.  I think this is partly because ... 1.   We (I am talking as if I were a Calvinist here) would have to admit that we were misunderstanding Scripture this whole time, and no one wants to admit they could be wrong. 2.   Calvinism appeals to us prideful intellectuals.  (And prideful intellectuals have the greatest aversion to admitting we could be wrong.)  It makes us feel special, like we alone understand the "deeper, hidden meanings of Scripture," while the simple-minded Christians can't understand it.  Calvinism (with all of its contradictions, word play, round-about reasoning, and multiple layers of meaning for verses) gives u...
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List of Calvinist Preachers, Authors, Theologians, Websites, etc.

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I  found a lot more names to add to my list of known Calvinists (found in my various  "How to Tell if a Church, Pastor, or Website is Calvinist"  posts).  But instead of adding this huge list to all those posts, I am going to put it here, and I'll just provide a link on those posts to this one.  [FYI: I added a note at the bottom of this post on May 5, 2021.] So here it is, a "master list" of known Calvinists to help you be careful and discerning about who you listen to and where you get your theology from.  There are plenty more Calvinists out there, but these are just the names that I ran across the most.   These are either definite, self-professed Calvinists or "most likely Calvinist," in my estimation.  (I haven't heard of most of them, but it's good to know their theology before I do.)   After finding these names in various places online, I looked up each person to see if they are Calvinist.  If they did not self-identify ...
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"But predestination!" (16B: sin, evil, suffering)

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In this series, I'm examining some things that Calvinists (especially my ex-pastor) say about predestination.   Here's the posts in the whole series:  the pastor's sermons  ("When Calvinists say 'But predestination!'"), and my comments  1-4 (election)  and  5-6 (Romans and sovereignty)  and  7-9 (depravity, Book of Life, predestine)  and  10-11 (shaming tactics, Feb. 2015)  and  12-14 (dead, regeneration, born again)  and  15 (total depravity, manipulation)   and  16A (God's Will, babies)  and  16B (sin, evil, suffering)  and  17 (double-speak and the gospel) . For the shorter "for everyone" version which has a lot less quotes and a lot less of my thoughts,  click here . Sixteen B (I broke #16 up into two halves, so picking up where we left off in the last post...) And now, moving on from the bulk of my comments to the bulk of the Calvinist quotes, showing you Calvinism in its ...
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This One's For You! (A Christmas Sermon)

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Did you ever listen to a sermon where you felt as if God was saying "This one's for you"?  I've never looked up Willow Creek sermons before, but for some reason I decided to watch one yesterday.  And you know what?  This one was meant for me.  It really hit me in the heart.  Watch it; it's good.  In fact, I couldn't stop thinking about it all day and into the night.  (Skip to the 35-minute mark to start the sermon.) "Christmas at the movies: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (December 18, 2022)" (Willow Creek Huntley YouTube channel) Merry Christmas, Everyone! [FYI: I've written before about how I disagree with woman being head pastors.  And it seems that, at Willow, the head pastor is a man but there are several teaching pastors under him, including women.  To me, that's a gray area.  And I'm not sure yet what I think of it.  But  since it doesn't break my hardline, definitive "no woman head pastor" rule , I've decided to ...
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On this Good Friday

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Take some time on this Good Friday to remember what Jesus went through to bring us forgiveness, to offer us all eternal life - and then thank Him for it.   Some great songs and videos about it: Jeremy Riddle's  "Sweetly Broken"   Cloverton's  "Christmas Hallelujah" Michael W. Smith's  "Secret Ambition" Crowder's  "I AM" "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood." ( Romans 3:23-25 ) “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life   in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  ( Romans 6:23 ) “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”   ( Romans 5:8 ) "This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us...."  ( 1 John 3:16 ) "Christ suffered for you... When ...
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Okay, One More ...

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(Update September 2021: I'll be adding new random posts over at my other blog, https://heathersgardenandhome.blogspot.com .  And I'll have new ones about Calvinism until the end of 2021 at  https://anticalvinistrant.blogspot.com .) Dedicated to all my brothers and sisters in Christ, the faithful few, in these crazy, uncertain times:   Eyes on the Prize   (from the movie Greencard) Listen to the words.  Hear the message.  And hang in there.  It's gonna be okay. Psalm 121:1-2 : “I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from?  My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Joshua 1:9 : “Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous.  Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Deuteronomy 31:8:  “The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.  Do not be afraid; ...
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What Does The Bible Say About Homosexuality?

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So Christian musician Lauren Daigle says she doesn't know either way what the Bible says about homosexuality, whether it's right or wrong.  She says that if anyone finds out, let her know.   Okay, so there's several possibilities about what's happening here.  Among them are: 1.   She has never really read her Bible.  (Or she doesn't want to know what it says, so she isn't studying it very closely.) 2.   She is afraid to say what she really thinks because she knows it would destroy her career.  Maybe it's about her desire to be popular.  Maybe it's about money.  Maybe it's about fear of losing potential listeners that she wants to reach through her music. 3.   She doesn't want to say the truth because she knows it will hurt people (particularly her homosexual friends) and turn people off, and she feels bad about offending anyone.  Maybe she is trying to protect people from the sting of Truth, of out genuine (misguided) conce...
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Songs About The Rapture and Heaven

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I'll be doing a short series on the "End Times" during the rest of August.   But how about we start with some music! First things first ... God's Not Dead  (by Newsboys). I assure you, He's not.   And Jesus is coming back again soon In The Sky  (by Bob Carlisle and others) I know that my family and I are ready. Are you? ( I Wish We'd All Been Ready ) My prayer:  Lord, please,  break open the sky   (by Toby Mac) ! I Can Only Imagine  (by MercyMe) what it will be like  on the day that we rise ( I Will Rise  by Chris Tomlin). How I long for that day ... when we finally make it  Home  (by Chris Tomlin)! We can't wait for the day  that we'll be singing Hallelujah  (by Newsboys)! And to all the scoffers:  Are you so sure He's not coming back again!?! Enough to bet your soul on it?   ( People, Get Ready  by Crystal Lewis)  Grab onto God's  Amazing Grace  (by Chris Tomlin)  while there's still...
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