10/4/2023 0 Comments Andy stanley election![]() Having said all this, I am determined to stay open everyday to God’s voice and the possibility that he would direct me out of the calvinistic camp. Whom has God called?) And then Acts 13:48, which declares, “as many as were appointed unto eternal life believed!” This would be a totally misleading and unnecessary verse if Calvinism were not true! Two of my favorites to mention are Romans 8:30, where Paul says that EVERY person God called got justified! (Would love to hear an exegesis on that passage. There are tons of scriptures that support Calvinism, versus only a few that seem to oppose it. ![]() Russell Moore (Andy Stanley said he said he embraces reformed theology) ohn Owen Broadus (” The people who sneer at Calvinism might as well sneer at Mont Blanc.”) A bunch are actually universally acclaimed as giant pillars of the Church and theology, and includes the man who would be considered the greatest Baptist pastor of all time and one of the greatest evangelists of all time, Charles Spurgeon…. Nor does this list I have constantly updated of wonderful Calvinists you know of, but it is a staggering array of the men who have most affected the Church in the last centuries. None of the above proves anything theologically. He went to Seminary opposed to Calvinism by the way, but, like RC Sproul, who was in the same boat, he was dragged into Calvinism once he allowed scripture to say what it says. And of course John Piper, also as humble a man as you’ll ever meet, has arguably done more for missions in the modern day and is more passionate about them than anyone I know of. Also interesting that the recent head of the International Mission board and pastor of a thriving mega church is David Platt, one of the most mission-minded people who have ever breathed oxygen and also one of the most humble. Regarding Calvinists not coming from mega churches, interesting that three of the most dynamic churches in Texas are led by Calvinists: Matt Chandler, Todd Wagner, and Matt Carter (The Austin Stone). You could hear the sound of crickets after I mentioned that! I remember bringing that point up in seminary when my Systematic Theology professor at Southwestern had just said that Calvinism is an inhibitor to evangelism. Just a thought!Īlso interesting that the SBC was started by Calvinists, the man who gave the modern Church and Southern Baptist the greatest tool for training lay people in evangelism, D James Kennedy and evangelism explosion, was a five-point calvinist. It’s always been interesting to me that far and away, the theologians and Bible teachers we look to for the greatest level of teaching, both today and in centuries past, are virtually all Calvinists! Doesn’t prove a thing, but….
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