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The Calvinism Debate Simplified:
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The crux of the debate set forth for you to discern for yourself.

What you need to know about Calvinism:
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A list of common misunderstandings which non-Calvinists often have about Calvinism.

Some "hard sayings"
of Calvinism explained:
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Especially for those who wish to learn more.

Three Legged Stool:
|Three maxims to keep in mind when interpretting the bible. Neglect any of the three, and the stool will fall.

Misconceptions about Calvinism put right:
|Not so much as an attempt to defend Calvinist doctrine but rather to tear away the nonsense which some people confuse with it.

Balanced Calvinism:
|A chart showing how Calvinism is balanced in its grasp of the Bible as contrasted with Arminianism on one hand and Hyper Calvinism on the other.

Why Calvinists believe
in evangelism:

|A list of seven reasons
why Calvinists evangelize.

Prayer and Calvinism: |Critics ask: If things are predestined, why bother praying for anything?

Free offer of the Gospel
|Quotes from the writings of prominent Calvinists to show that we do believe that salvation is to be offered freely and universally to ALL men without distinction and not only to the elect.  

How can God foreordain sinful events yet hold the sinner responsible?
|How can God ordain the Cross according to His determinate counsel and yet condemn the hands that carried out His will as wicked

Start with God -
Not with Man:

|A few thoughts on where to begin with your theology.

What do you know about Calvinism?:
|A quiz to test your knowledge of the Doctrines of Grace. With answers.

Calvin the Soulwinner: |Quotes from and about Calvin showing that he was not an Ivory Tower theologian, unconcerned about the lost, but greatly desirous for their salvation.

 

 

 
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DO YOU UNDERSTAND CALVINISM?

A PRACTICAL TEST

By Colin Maxwell

 
Calvinism - many write about it and preach about it- but how many really know what Calvinism is? A quick look around
a few anti-Calvinist sites reveal that an appalling ignorance is no excuse to hold fire on the subject. Below is a multiple choice quiz for all budding Calvinists (and others) which should reveal just how much you really do know!

Print it out on to a sheet and after you have done the quiz,
click here for answers with brief explanations.

1) The difference between a Calvinist and a hyper Calvinist is:

A/ Just one of degree

B/ No difference

C/ A hyper Calvinist denies some important parts of the Calvinist belief

2) When it comes to evangelism and soul winning, a Calvinist:

A/ Evangelize only the elect 

B/ Evangelizes (as much as he can) all men 

C/ Does not evangelize at all 

3) Calvinists "limit the atonement" in:

A/ It’s merits or worth 

B/ It’s intention or purpose

C/ It’s proclamation 

4) Calvinist’s believe that evangelism is:

A/ The means God uses to accomplish His own purposes 

B/ A waste of time 

C/ An Arminian invention 

5) Calvinist’s believe
TOTAL DEPRAVITY means:

A/ Sin has affected the whole man: body, soul and spirit 

B/ Every man must be as wicked as he possibly can be 

C/ No third option!

6) Calvinists believe that
God damns men for:

A/ The sheer fun of it 

B/ Their own personal sin 

C/ Only to prove His justice 

7) Calvinists believe that
God elected men to salvation
when they were viewed:

A/ In a state of neutrality 

B/ Were viewed as sinners 

C/ God didn’t elect men at all 

8) Calvinists believe that
God’s grace:

A/ Can never ever be resisted 

B/ Can never ever be resisted by the elect 

C/ At a certain point only can the elect never resist the grace of God 

9) Calvinists believe that the elect

A/ Are left to their own free wills to come to Christ 

B/ Are brought kicking and screaming to Christ 

C/ Have their wills renewed by the power of God and are brought willing to Christ 

10) Calvinists believe that
the saints

A/ Will persevere through God's appointed means and by God's help 

B/ Won't all persevere 

C/ Will be saved whether they are holy or not 

11) Calvinists believe that all non Calvinists are:

A/ Damned until they formally accept the 5 points of Calvinism 

B/ Heretics with whom we should have nothing to do 

C/ Fellow believers in the Lord 

Click here for answers

 

 

This page was duplicated in 2005 with permission of
Collin Maxwell, Pastor - Cork Free Presbyterian Church
10 Briarscourt (Annex) Shanakiel  -  Cork, Ireland
Email: cfpc@esatclear.ie     Website: Calvinism Index

 

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