Leaving Calvinism: Free To Decide
Free to Decide: Confessions of a Former Calvinist by Brandon Cox
This pastor tells us honestly how he was influenced into Calvinism, how it affected his ministry and pride, and how he came out of Calvinism.
He also shows us how all the points of Calvinism hinge on each other, making it stable in itself but fragile if any one of those points should be disproven. (Calvinism, I believe, hinges on Total Depravity and a wrong view of God's sovereignty. And therefore, they will guard these doctrines with all they've got, which is what gives rise to all their word games, mind games, twisted verses, double meanings, etc..)
I appreciate that he took the time to share his story of how Calvinism gets entrenched, as well as how people can come out of it. (I still have hope for those at my ex-church.)
I think this line says a lot: "Formerly I had sought proof of Calvinism, now I simply wanted God's answers to my deepest questions."
If more Calvinists adopted this principle, a lot more of them would see the light.
(Also read the that first long comment from Dawn at the bottom. It's good.)
This pastor tells us honestly how he was influenced into Calvinism, how it affected his ministry and pride, and how he came out of Calvinism.
He also shows us how all the points of Calvinism hinge on each other, making it stable in itself but fragile if any one of those points should be disproven. (Calvinism, I believe, hinges on Total Depravity and a wrong view of God's sovereignty. And therefore, they will guard these doctrines with all they've got, which is what gives rise to all their word games, mind games, twisted verses, double meanings, etc..)
I appreciate that he took the time to share his story of how Calvinism gets entrenched, as well as how people can come out of it. (I still have hope for those at my ex-church.)
I think this line says a lot: "Formerly I had sought proof of Calvinism, now I simply wanted God's answers to my deepest questions."
If more Calvinists adopted this principle, a lot more of them would see the light.
(Also read the that first long comment from Dawn at the bottom. It's good.)
