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August 15, 2007 Calvinists have 'TULIP' / Biblicists have 'PULPIT'
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John Calvin - Calvinism - TULIP

The following is my response to TULIP. TULIP has many shortcomings therefore this is what I would love to see preached from the PULPIT!

P Preservation of the Saints

The believer in Jesus Christ does not necessarily persevere in fellowship with God but is preserved unto salvation from the lake of fire.

U Unconditional Election of Believers (the Church)

God chose to save “Whoever believes in (Jesus Christ)” from the lake of fire. This was not based on Him foreknowing who would respond to the gospel but was based on His foreknowing the cross of Christ and His gift, eternal life, to all who would receive it.

L Limitless Atonement

The atonement - won by the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, His subsequent resurrection and His victory over death - is applied to whoever believes in Him without limits.

P Personal Election of the Believer

The individual who believes in Jesus Christ for eternal life, is placed “in Christ”. Those in Christ are chosen of God and thereby have a personal, individual aspect to their election derived from the corporate election of all believers.

I Immutable Grace

The grace of God does not change - it is a rock - it is immutable. It is free for man to accept or reject. It is not forced on anyone and is not withheld from anyone. Once you believe in Jesus Christ for eternal life, you once and for all accept God's gracious gift - that can never change - the believer is eternally secure.

T Total Depravity of the Able

Man is born in a state of total depravation into an environment that, while fallen, is not totally depraved. God is at work in this world through His Word, the testimony of Jesus Christ and the convicting ministry of the Holy Spirit – without the intervention by God - no one would come to Him. God has given man the ability to have faith but does not gift faith to the individual.

posted by Antonio at 10:33 AM
No I will not, No I will not
Not go quietly
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