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What is Calvinism?. What is Calvinism?. Five major doctrines (TULIP):. T otal Inability. U nconditional Election. L imited Atonement. I nfallible Grace. P erseverance of the Saints. John Calvin, Catholic, theologian of Protestant Reformation. What is Calvinism?. T otal Inability.
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What is Calvinism? Five major doctrines (TULIP): • Total Inability • Unconditional Election • Limited Atonement • Infallible Grace • Perseverance of the Saints John Calvin, Catholic, theologian of Protestant Reformation.
What is Calvinism? • Total Inability • Ezek. 18:19-20; Deut. 24:16 • Ja. 1:13-15 • Matt. 18:3-4 • 1 Cor. 14:20 Five major doctrines (TULIP):
What is Calvinism? • Unconditional Election • 1 Tim. 2:4 • 2 Pet. 3:9 • Heb. 10:26 • Phil. 2:12 • Gal. 5:4; Heb. 12:15 Five major doctrines (TULIP): • Total Inability
What is Calvinism? • Limited Atonement • 2 Cor. 5:14-15; 1 Pet. 3:18 • Heb. 5:9 • Rev. 22:17 Five major doctrines (TULIP): • Total Inability • Unconditional Election
What is Calvinism? Five major doctrines (TULIP): • Total Inability • Unconditional Election • Limited Atonement • Infallible Grace • Rom. 1:16; 1 Th. 2:13 • Jn. 3:5-8; 1 Pet. 1:22-23
What is Calvinism? Born of the Spirit through God’s word! Five major doctrines (TULIP): Spirit give life / word gives life • Total Inability • Jn. 6:63; Ps. 119:50, 93 • Unconditional Election God saves through the Spirit and word • Limited Atonement • Tit. 3:5; Ja. 1:21 • Infallible Grace Sanctified, washed by Spirit and word • Rom. 1:16; 1 Th. 2:13 • 1 Cor. 6:11; Jn. 17:17 • Jn. 3:5-8; 1 Pet. 1:22-23
What is Calvinism? Every conversion ascribed to the word! Five major doctrines (TULIP): • Acts 2:40-41 Pentecost • Total Inability • Acts 8:12-13 Samaritans • Unconditional Election • Acts 8:35-39 Eunuch • Limited Atonement • Acts 9:6-18 Paul (Acts 22:16) • Infallible Grace • Acts 10-11 Cornelius • Rom. 1:16; 1 Th. 2:13 • Acts 16:13-15 Lydia • Jn. 3:5-8; 1 Pet. 1:22-23 • Acts 16:31-34 Jailer • Acts 18:8 Corinthians (1 Cor. 15:1-2) • Acts 19:1-7 Men at Ephesus
What is Calvinism? Five major doctrines (TULIP): • Total Inability • Unconditional Election • Limited Atonement • Infallible Grace • Rom. 1:16; 1 Th. 2:13 • Jn. 3:5-8; 1 Pet. 1:22-23
What is Calvinism? Once Saved, Can Be Lost Five major doctrines (TULIP): • Gal. 5:4; Heb. 12:15 fall from grace • Total Inability • Ja. 5:19 stray from truth • Unconditional Election • 1 Tim. 4:1-3 depart from truth • Limited Atonement • 1 Cor. 10:12 fall away from God • Infallible Grace • Jn. 15:1-6, 10 branches cast into fire • Perseverance of the Saints • 1 Cor. 9:27 Paul could be lost • 1 Tim. 5:15; 6:21 Christians turned • 2 Pet. 2-3 false teachers turn Christians away from God
What is Calvinism? Christians admonished to. . . . Five major doctrines (TULIP): • Phil. 2:12 obey, work out salvation • Total Inability • 1 Cor. 10:12 take heed lest fall • Unconditional Election • Heb. 10:35-39 endure, not throw away • Limited Atonement • 1 Tim. 4:6-10 nourished, words of faith • Infallible Grace • Heb. 3:6-15 take care not hardened • Perseverance of the Saints • Heb. 4:11 be diligent, lest fall away • 2 Pet. 1:10 be diligent make calling and election sure • Heb. 5:12-14 exercise senses to discern good and evil
What is Calvinism? Five major doctrines (TULIP): • Total Inability • Unconditional Election • Limited Atonement • Infallible Grace • Perseverance of the Saints
God’s desires. . . . who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.