ÿWPCü _c¼«B̃õ¬º„j!é`% ¸}j'21]–:ÜÎ=j!J#>Ãñ¡0QH_3]@­mé²ÀÞDÎj‰¿'ð¦@áÀ» F¢rÉ£ñ=ÿ‡pëM8™Ù¨™´Í’šº)»~ø÷©wžó;é@VG¿|Ù`-¼i8Zeƒ‚AÛnL®;%ppo÷œ¾p¸ùË•õÖA™}[ïpŠR13Ô b?wEû´í(~—M;òBóvÆjµÉÜ´#ð+D•fB˜à£ÔO#ÉàUN© %÷ 0:ýN7­9 0VæàZ<^ –w¢4¦bºÔã må˜Canon MG6200 series Printerì . .ì 0(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(üœ$¡¡ÔUSUS.,Ô £Ý ƒ½Þ'ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  Ýà@õ õ ìàÔ‡¼¾»XXÔò òAN€INTRODUCTION€TO€CALVINISMó óÔ#†Xâ4X»¼¾?#Ô(.3½Þ$§§Ý ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  Ý8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUEÇ kCôÈ6PCntFoldPage ù of &ù3|xÿU‹ÿÿÿÿÝ ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÓ  ÓÔ_ÔÖ€ÿÿÖÑ€ ÑÑ8€â4XXdìdÈ8ÑCalvinism€is€a€doctrine€held€to€by€Reformed€Churches,€Presbyterians,€Reformed€Baptists,€SovereignÐ Œ ÐGrace€Baptists,€Landmark€Baptists,€Primitive€Baptists,€and€some€others.€Calvinism€is€the€doctrineÐ xì Ðthat€states€that€the€salvation€of€every€man€and€woman€is€decided€by€God€before€those€men€andÐ dØ Ðwomen€are€ever€born.€The€Calvinists€believe€that€specific€men€and€women€have€been€predestinedÐ P Ä Ðto€go€to€heaven€before€they€are€even€born.€€The€Calvinists€also€believe€that€specific€men€and€womenÐ < ° Ðhave€been€predestined€to€hell€before€they€are€even€born.€€There€is€no€choice€in€the€matter€for€the€lostÐ ( œ Ðsinner.€€Those€predestined€to€go€to€hell€will€go€to€hell.€€Those€predestined€to€go€to€heaven€will€goÐ  ˆ Ðto€heaven.€€According€to€them,€you€have€no€choice.€€We€are€here€to€tell€you€that€Calvinism€is€aÐ  t Ðdoctrine€of€devils€and€a€philosophy€of€man€based€in€Roman€Catholic€and€Gnostic€heresy.€€ManyÐ ì ` ÐBaptist€pastors€will€tell€you€that€they€are€a€two,€three,€or€four€point€Calvinist€without€trulyÐ ØL  Ðunderstanding€what€each€of€the€five€points€means.€€Much€of€the€doctrine€of€Calvinism€really€soundsÐ Ä8  Ðgood€on€the€surface€until€it€is€examined€under€the€light€of€the€Bible.€€WE€REJECT€ALL€FIVEÐ °$  ÐPOINTS€OF€CALVINISM.€€WE€ALSO€REJECT€ANY€DOCTRINE€THAT€SAYS€THAT€YOUÐ œ  ÐCAN€LOSE€YOUR€SALVATION.€€The€reason€that€we€make€both€those€statements€together€is€thatÐ ˆü  Ðmost€Calvinists€will€tell€you€that€you€are€either€a€Calvinist€or€you€are€an€Arminian.€€We€are€neitherÐ tè  ÐCalvinistic€nor€Arminian.€€We€are€Biblical.€€The€Arminians€are€a€group€of€people€that€believe€thatÐ `Ô  Ðyou€can€lose€your€salvation.€We€reject€both€viewpoints€as€being€unscriptural.€€We€believe€thatÐ LÀ Ðsalvation€is€available€to€all€and€is€a€whosover€will€salvation€that€cannot€be€lost.€€To€support€his€falseÐ 8¬ Ðdoctrine,€the€Calvinist€has€to€throw€out€every€all€and€every€whosoever€will€in€the€Bible€that€relatesÐ $˜ Ðto€salvation.€€In€every€point€of€Calvinism€they€take€good,€sound€Bible€doctrine€and€then€start€pullingÐ „ Ðrotten€fruit€from€the€tree€of€knowledge€to€ADD€to€the€word€of€God.€€When€they€do€not€add€to€theÐ üp Ðword€of€God,€they€wrest€the€scriptures€to€their€own€destruction.€€They€read€election€andÐ è\ Ðpredestination€into€practically€every€scripture€that€deals€with€salvation.€The€five€point€CalvinisticÐ ÔH Ðdoctrine€of€salvation€is€referred€to€by€the€acronym€TULIP.€€Ð À4 ÐÌThe€word€TULIP€is€an€acronym€for:€ò òTó óotal€Depravity€of€man;€òòUóónconditional€Election;€ò òLó óimitedÐ ˜  ÐAtonement;€ò òIó órresistible€Grace;€and€finally€ò òPó óerseverence€Of€The€Saints.€The€five€tenets€can€be€brieflyÐ ˆü Ðdescribed€as€follows:Ð xì ÐÌà8  à(1)€Total€depravity€states€that€the€lost€person€has€absolutely€no€free€will€and€isÐ P!Ä Ðabsolutely€incapable€of€responding€to€God.€€In€other€words,€the€sinner€cannot€repentÐ <"° Ðunless€God€overpowers€him.€Ð(#œÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à(2)€Unconditional€Election€states€that€a€lost€sinner€is€chosen€to€be€saved€regardlessÐ %t! Ðof€whether€they€want€to.€Ðì%`"Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(3)€Limited€Atonement€states€that€Christ€died€only€for€the€elect€and€not€for€all€men.€ÐÄ'8!$Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à(4)€Irresistible€Grace€states€that€the€elect,€or€in€other€words€those€predestined€to€beÐ œ)#& Ðsaved,€will€not€be€able€to€resist€the€saving€grace€of€God.€€They€will€be€saved€in€spiteÐ ˆ*ü#' Ðof€themselves.€Ðt+è$(Ð Ð  Їà8  à(5)€Perseverence€Of€The€Saints€states€that€the€ð ðelectðð€will,€by€nature€of€theirÐ Œ Ðsalvation,€persevere€to€the€end€and€that€the€identifying€mark€of€one€who€has€beenÐ xì Ðpredestined€to€be€saved€is€his€perseverence€in€the€things€of€God.€à8@<Ð Ð àÐ dØ ÐÌDave€Hunt€on€pages€108€and€109€of€his€book€"What€Love€Is€This"€describes€theÐ < ° ÐTULIP€briefly€as€thus:Ð( œÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àò òð ðTðð€stands€for€Total€Depravity:€ó óthat€man,€because€he€is€spiritually€dead€to€God€ð ðinÐ  t Ðtrespasses€and€in€sinsðð€(Ephesians€2:1;€Colossians€2:13),€is€incapable€of€respondingÐ ð d Ðto€the€gospel,€though€able€to€make€other€moral€choices.€The€Westminster€ConfessionÐ ÜP  Ðof€Faith€declares,€ð ðOur€first€parentsð8ðbecame€dead€in€sin,€and€wholly€defiled€in€allÐ È<  Ðthe€faculties€and€parts€of€soul€and€bodyð8ðwholly€inclined€to€all€evil....€Man,€by€hisÐ ´(  Ðfall€into€a€state€of€sin,€hath€wholly€lost€all€ability€of€will€to€any€spiritual€goodÐ    Ðaccompanying€salvationð8ðbeing€altogether€averse€from€that€good,€and€dead€to€sin,Ð Œ  Ðis€not€able€by€his€own€strength,€to€convert€himself,€or€to€prepare€himself€thereunto.ððÐxì Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àò òð ðUðð€stands€for€Unconditional€Election:€ó óthat€God€decides€on€no€basis€whatsoeverÐ PÄ Ðbut€by€the€mystery€of€His€will€to€save€some,€called€the€elect,€and€to€allow€all€othersÐ @´ Ðto€go€to€hell,€even€though€He€could€save€all€mankind€if€He€so€desired.€The€CanonsÐ ,  Ðof€Dort€declare,€ð ðThat€some€receive€the€gift€of€faith€from€God,€and€others€do€notÐ Œ Ðreceive€it€proceeds€from€Godððs€eternal€decree...[by]€which€decree,€he€graciouslyÐ x Ðsoftens€the€hearts€of€the€elect,€however€obstinate,€and€inclines€them€to€believe,€whileÐ ðd Ðhe€leaves€the€non-elect€in€his€just€judgment€to€their€own€wickedness€and€obduracy.ððÐÜPÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àò òð ðLðð€stands€for€Limited€Atonement:€ó óthat€the€elect€are€the€only€ones€for€whomÐ ´( ÐChrist€died€in€payment€of€the€penalty€for€their€sins,€and€that€His€death€is€efficaciousÐ ¤ Ðfor€no€others,€nor€was€intended€to€be.€Dort€declares:€ð ðFor€this€was€the€sovereignÐ  Ðcounsel,€and€most€gracious€will€and€purpose€of€God€the€Father,€thatð8ðthe€mostÐ |ð Ðprecious€death€of€his€Son€should€extend€to€all€the€electð8ðall€those,€and€those€only,Ð h Ü Ðwho€were€from€eternity€chosen€to€salvationð8ðhe€purchased€by€his€death.ððÐT!ÈÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àò òð ðIðð€stands€for€Irresistible€Grace:€ó óthat€God€is€able€to€cause€whomever€He€will€toÐ ,#  Ðrespond€to€the€gospel;€that€without€thisenabling,€no€one€could€do€so;€and€that€He€onlyÐ $  Ðprovides€this€Irresistible€Grace€to€the€elect€and€damns€the€rest.€The€WestminsterÐ %|! ÐConfession€states:€ð ðAll€those€whom€God€hath€predestinated€unto€life,€and€those€only,Ð ô%h" Ðhe€is€pleased,€in€his€appointed€and€accepted€time,€effectually€to€call,€by€his€Word€andÐ à&T # ÐSpirit,€out€of€that€state€of€sin€and€deathð8ðeffectually€drawing€them€to€Jesus€Christ;Ð Ì'@!$ Ðyet€so,€as€they€come€most€freely,€being€made€willing€by€his€grace.ððи(,"%Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àò òð ðPðð€stands€for€Perseverance€of€the€Saints:€ó óthat€God€will€not€allow€any€of€the€electÐ *$' Ðto€fail€to€persevere€in€living€a€life€consistent€with€the€salvation€that€He€hasà8@8Ð Ð àÐ €+ô$( Ðsovereignly€given€them.€The€Westminster€Confession€states:€ð ðThey,€whom€God€hathÐ Œ Ðaccepted€in€€his€Beloved,€effectually€called,€and€sanctified€by€His€Spirit,€can€neitherÐ xì Ðtotally€nor€finally€fall€away€from€the€state€of€grace,€but€shall€certainly€persevereÐ dØ Ðtherein€to€the€end,€and€be€eternally€saved.€This€perseverance€of€the€saints€depends€notÐ P Ä Ðupon€their€own€free€will,€but€upon€the€immutability€of€the€decree€of€election.Ð< °Ð Ð  ÐÌIf€you€are€a€€pastor,€preacher,€or€evangelist€who€is€teetering€on€the€destructive€Calvinist€cliff,€weÐ  ˆ Ðwould€encourage€you€to€put€down€every€book€that€you€have€ever€read€by€a€Calvinist€and€before€youÐ  t Ðproceed€any€further€search€the€scriptures€for€understanding.€€€If€you€state€that€you€are€a€two,€three,Ð ì ` Ðor€four€point€Calvinist,€do€you€really€understand€what€you€are€saying,€or€are€you€taking€the€word€ofÐ ØL  Ðanother€man?€How€would€you€answer€the€following€questions€in€the€light€of€the€fact€that€GOD€ISÐ Ä8  ÐLOVE€and€is€the€author€and€finisher€of€JUSTICE€(THE€RIGHTEOUS€JUDGE)€:Ð °$  ЀÌà8  à1.€Do€you€really€believe€that€you€are€unable€to€be€saved€without€being€regeneratedÐ ˆü  Ðfirst;€in€other€words,€that€you€cannot€respond€to€the€gospel€without€beingÐ tè  Ðoverpowered€by€God?€€What€if€God€chose€not€to€overpower€you?€€Would€that€makeÐ `Ô  ÐGod€a€respecter€of€persons?€€Would€that€mean€that€God€does€not€love€you?€€See:€Ð LÀ ÐGOD'S€WILL€AND€MAN'S€WILLÐ8¬Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à2.€Do€you€really€beleve€that€God€has€predestined€YOU€to€heaven€or€HELL€withoutÐ „ Ðyour€having€a€choice;€how€can€you€be€sure?€€Do€you€believe€that€God€has€predestinedÐ üp Ðyour€baby€boy€or€baby€girl€to€hell;€what€about€your€mother€or€father?€€Would€you€callÐ è\ Ðyour€mother€a€loving€mother€if€she€brought€forth€an€infant€who€she€planned€to€throwÐ ÔH Ðinto€the€lake€of€fire?€€Yet,€that€is€what€the€Calvinist€accuses€God€of€doingÐÀ4Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à3.€Do€you€really€believe€in€the€doctrine€of€limited€atonement;€that€Christ€did€not€dieÐ ˜  Ðfor€everyone?€€Do€you€really€believe€that€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€did€not€die€for€yourÐ „ø Ðbrother,€your€sister,€your€daughter,€your€wife,€your€husband,€your€father,€or€yourÐ pä Ðmother?€€If€he€did€not€die€for€your€mother€or€your€father,€then€who€did€he€die€for?Ð\ ÐÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  à4.€Do€you€really€believe€that€men€and€women€cannot€resist€the€grace€of€God€inÐ 4"¨ Ðturning€them€to€salvation?€Have€you€ever€known€anyone€to€resist€the€grace€of€GodÐ  #” Ðin€salvation?€€€€Did€you€resist€the€grace€of€God€for€a€long€time€before€you€wereÐ  $€  Ðsaved?Ðø$l!Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à5.€Do€you€really€believe€that€men€and€women€must€persevere€unto€the€end€to€beÐ Ð&D # Ðsaved?€€Does€that€mean€that€they€are€working€for€their€salvation?м'0!$Ð Ð  ÐÌIn€our€study€and€research€over€the€last€several€years€we€have€noticed€that€Calvinism€is€runningÐ ”)#& Ðrampant€in€Independent€Baptist€churches€as€well€as€other€churches.€€We€really€believe€that€if€saved,Ð €*ô#' ÐBible€believing€preachers€would€research€what€Calvinists€actually€believe€and€then€compare€it€to€theÐ l+à$( Ðscriptures€they€would€come€away€in€shock.€The€list€of€five€questions€just€above€defines€a€lot€of€whatÐ Œ Ðthe€Calvinists€believe€about€salvation.€€To€get€a€deeper€understanding€of€what€Calvinists€believe,€weÐ xì Ðrecommend€the€books€"What€Love€Is€This"€by€Dave€Hunt€and€"The€Other€Side€of€Calvinism"€byÐ dØ ÐLaurence€M.€Vance.€Dave€Hunt€has€ties€to€the€Plymouth€Brethren€and€Laurence€Vance€is€anÐ P Ä ÐIndependent€Baptist.€€These€two€books€are€probably€the€best€two€books€that€have€ever€been€writtenÐ < ° Ðin€defense€of€the€faith€against€Calvinism.Ð ( œ ÐÌThe€words€that€the€Calvinist€likes€to€play€with€from€his€Pandora's€toy€box€of€salvation€are:€elect,Ð  t Ðelected,€election,€choose,€chose,€chosen,€foreknow,€foreknowledge,€foreordained,€ordained,Ð ì ` Ðpresdestinate,€and€predestinated.€€The€Calvinist€does€not€even€like€talking€about€free€will.€€To€theÐ ØL  ÐCalvinist,€an€act€of€free€will€is€a€violation€of€the€sovereignty€of€God.€€To€the€Calvinist,€theÐ Ä8  Ðsovereignty€of€God€is€His€preeminent€attribute.€€To€them,€it€supercedes€every€other€attribute€of€GodÐ °$  Ðincluding€the€love€of€God.€We€have€looked€at€every€scripture€that€we€could€think€of€dealing€with€theÐ œ  Ðdoctrine€of€salvation.€€Ð ˆü  ÐÌWE€SAY€AGAIN€THAT€WE€REJECT€ALL€FIVE€POINTS€OF€CALVINISM.€We€will€agree€thatÐ `Ô  Ðthe€depravity€of€man€is€a€scriptural€doctrine.€€We€object€to€the€addition€of€the€word€total;€particularlyÐ LÀ Ðas€it€is€defined€and€described€by€the€Calvinists€themselves.€€When€the€Calvinists€ADD€their€wordsÐ 8¬ Ðto€the€word€of€God€then€it€becomes€heresy.€€This€doctrine€states€that€man€is€either€not€capable,€orÐ $˜ Ðnot€able,€to€respond€to€the€gospel€without€having€been€regenerated€first.€€They€also€state€that€manÐ „ Ðis€incapable€of€exercising€faith€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€without€having€been€regenerated€by€the€SpiritÐ üp Ðof€God.€€One€Calvinist€stated€that€we€are€born€again€so€that€we€may€believe€in€Jesus.€€Both€of€thoseÐ è\ Ðideas€are€heresy.€€Both€ideas€are€a€direct€contradiction€of€the€Scriptures.€€In€the€Bible,€faith,€or€belief,€Ð ÔH Ðalways€come€before€regeneration€by€the€Holy€Ghost€of€God.€The€Bible€sets€faith€as€the€condition€forÐ À4 Ðregeneration.€€Also,€contrary€to€what€Calvinists€teach,€faith€by€scriptural€definition€is€not€a€work.€Ð ¬  ÐThe€Bible€no€where€says€that€faith€is€a€gift€of€God.€However,€the€Bible€does€say€that€salvationÐ ˜  Ð(through€faith)€is€a€gift€of€God€(Ephesians€2:8-10).€Ð „ø ÐÌà8  àEphesians€2:8-10Ð\ ÐÐ Ð  Ðà8  à8€For€by€grace€are€ye€saved€through€faith;€and€that€not€of€yourselves:€it€is€the€gift€ofÐ H!¼ ÐGod:€9€Not€of€works,€lest€any€man€should€boast.€10€For€we€are€his€workmanship,Ð 4"¨ Ðcreated€in€Christ€Jesus€unto€good€works,€which€God€hath€before€ordained€that€weÐ  #” Ðshould€walk€in€them.Ð $€ Ð Ð  ÐÌð ðThrough€faithðð€is€a€prepositional€phrase€that€modifies€the€noun€ð ðsalvationðð.€€Salvation€is€the€subjectÐ ä%X" Ðof€the€sentence.€€Thus,€it€is€salvation€that€is€the€gift€of€God€and€NOT€faith.€€The€sovereign€God€ofÐ Ð&D # Ðthe€universe€has€established€faith€as€the€condition€for€salvation.€€Therefore,€faith€cannot€be€a€workÐ ¼'0!$ Ðbecause€God€will€not€accept€our€works€as€a€basis€for€salvation.€€Ð ¨("% ÐÌWe€agree€that€the€doctrine€of€election€is€a€scriptural€doctrine.€€The€doctrine€of€UnconditionalÐ €*ô#' ÐElection€is€not€a€scriptural€doctrine.€€The€word€unconditional€is€an€addition€We€disagree€with€theÐ l+à$( Ðaddition€of€the€term€unconditional;€especially€as€it€is€applied€by€the€Calvinists€to€the€doctrine€ofÐ Œ Ðsalvation.€The€basic€meaning€of€election€is€to€choose€or€to€be€chosen.€God€speaks€of€choosing€andÐ xì Ðbeing€chosen€123€times€in€our€King€James€Bibles.€€Thirty€of€these€occurrences€appear€in€the€NewÐ dØ ÐTestament.€€Ninety-three€of€these€appear€in€the€Old€Testament.€€In€none€of€these€Scriptures,€is€itÐ P Ä Ðindicated€that€God€predestinated€particular€individuals€to€salvation€and€particular€individuals€toÐ < ° Ðdamnation.€Predestination€is€NEVER€to€salvation.€€Predestination€is€NEVER€mentioned€in€relationÐ ( œ Ðto€a€lost€man€or€woman.€€Predestination€is€NEVER€to€damnation.€€IN€THE€BIBLE,Ð  ˆ ÐPREDESTINATION€IS€ONLY€USED€OF€SAVED€PEOPLE.Ð  t ÐÌWe€agree€that€the€doctrine€of€the€grace€of€God€in€salvation€is€a€scriptural€doctrine.€€Irresistible€graceÐ ØL  Ðis€NOT€a€scriptural€doctrine.€€The€addition€of€the€term€irresistible€turns€the€grace€of€God€intoÐ Ä8  Ðimposition.€€€For€grace€to€be€grace,€it€must€be€freely€given€and€freely€received.€€Grace€in€salvationÐ °$  Ðis€the€gift€of€God€to€all€men.€€For€a€gift€to€be€a€gift,€it€must€be€both€given€and€received.€€Titus€2:11Ð œ  Ðsays:€"For€the€grace€of€God€that€bringeth€salvation€hath€appeared€to€all€men,".€Grace€in€no€wayÐ ˆü  Ðimplies€the€imposition€of€the€will€of€one€upon€the€will€another.When€speaking€of€the€gospel€in€1Ð tè  ÐCorinthians€15:10,€the€clear€message€of€the€Holy€Ghost€of€God€is€that€the€grace€of€God€can€beÐ `Ô  Ðresisted,€or€bestowed€in€vain.€€If€you€are€a€preacher,€pastor,€or€teacher€how€many€times€have€you€seenÐ LÀ Ðthe€evidence€of€an€individual€under€conviction€resist€the€call€to€come€to€salvation.€€You€can€see€theÐ 8¬ Ðconviction€all€over€their€face€and€yet€they€resist€the€saving€grace€of€God.€€One€of€the€clearest€casesÐ $˜ Ðof€resisting€the€Holy€Ghost€of€God€occured€in€Acts€chapter€7€when€Stephen€was€preaching€to€theÐ „ ÐJews.Ð üp ÐÌWe€believe€in€the€doctrine€of€eternal€security.€€Many€Baptists€will€say€that€they€believe€inÐ ÔH Ðpersevernce€of€the€saints€because€they€confuse€it€with€the€scriptural€doctrine€of€everlasting€life€(orÐ À4 Ðeternal€security).€€A€scriptural€study€of€the€Calvinistic€doctrine€of€Perseverence€of€the€Saints€willÐ ¬  Ðprove€it€to€be€a€very€clever€presentation€of€a€works€based€salvation.€€It€lines€up€very€well€with€theÐ ˜  ÐArminian€doctrine€of€conditional€security.€€In€hearing€the€Calvinists€themselves€explain€it,Ð „ø ÐPerseverence€of€the€Saints€sounds€much€like€the€doctrine€of€the€crowd€that€says€that€you€can€loseÐ pä Ðyour€salvation.€€Persevernce€of€the€Saints€is€NOT€the€scriptural€doctrine€of€Eternal€Security.Ð \ Ð ÐÌCalvinism€is€a€synthesis€of€Augustinianism,€Platonism,€Gnosticism,€and€Bible€truth.€A€little€heresyÐ 4"¨ Ðis€added€here€and€a€little€heresy€is€added€there€and€the€first€thing€you€know€the€whole€BiblicalÐ  #” Ðdoctrine€of€salvation€is€leavened€with€philosophy,€gnosticism,€false€doctrine,€and€other€lies€of€Satan.Ð  $€  ÐThe€doctrine€of€Calvinism€kills€many€of€the€so€called€reformed€churches.€€One€of€the€problems€withÐ ø$l! ÐCalvinism€is€well€presented€by€the€question:€ð ðHow€can€you€know,€or€be€sure,€that€you€are€one€of€theÐ ä%X" Ðelect?ðð.€Calvinism€presents€seven€major€dangers.€€From€The€Landmarks€Of€Baptist€Doctrine€BookÐ Ð&D # ÐIII€by€Pastor€Robert€Sargent€the€following€seven€dangers€are€listed:Ð ¼'0!$ ÐÌà8  à1.€€Calvinism€destroys€missionary€and€soul€winning€endeavor.Д)#&Ð Ð  Ðà8  à2.€€Calvinism€wrests€the€Scriptures.Ѐ*ô#'Ð Ð  Ðà8  à3.€€Calvinism€leads€to€extremes€and€other€heresy.Ðl+à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  à4.€€Calvinism€is€a€doctrine€that€promotes€spiritual€pride.ЌРР Ðà8  à5.€€Calvinism€slights€the€character€of€God.ÐxìÐ Ð  Ðà8  à6.€€Calvinism€makes€God€to€be€the€author€of€sin.ÐdØÐ Ð  Ðà8  à7.€€Calvinism€undermines€human€responsibility.ÐP ÄÐ Ð  ÐÌMuch€of€this€doctrine€cannot€be€explained€without€an€in€depth€study€of€the€theology€behind€it.€€TheÐ ( œ Ðproblem€with€much€of€our€theology€and€theologians€down€through€the€ages€is€that€much€of€theÐ  ˆ Ðtheology€and€many€of€the€theologians€€have€tried€to€reason€the€Scriptures€out€according€to€manððsÐ  t Ðunderstanding,€reason,€and€logic.€Much€of€man's€theology€is€not€enlightened€by€the€Holy€Ghost€ofÐ ì ` ÐGod,€but€is€rather€conceived€in€the€darkness€of€the€natural€man's€mind..€€Calvinism€is€an€elitist€gospelÐ ØL  Ðthat€appeals€to€intellectuals€and€human€pride€and€human€reason.€€God€says€in€1€Corinthians€2:12-16:Ð Ä8  ÐÌà8  à1€Corinthians€2:12-16Ðœ Ð Ð  Ðà8  à12€Now€we€have€received,€not€the€spirit€of€the€world,€but€the€spirit€which€is€of€God;Ð ˆü  Ðthat€we€might€know€the€things€that€are€freely€given€to€us€of€God.€13€Which€thingsÐ tè  Ðalso€we€speak,€not€in€the€words€which€manððs€wisdom€teacheth,€but€which€the€HolyÐ `Ô  ÐGhost€teacheth;€comparing€spiritual€things€with€spiritual.€14€But€the€natural€manÐ LÀ Ðreceiveth€not€the€things€of€the€Spirit€of€God:€for€they€are€foolishness€unto€him:Ð 8¬ Ðneither€can€he€know€them,€because€they€are€spiritually€discerned.€15€But€he€that€isÐ $˜ Ðspiritual€judgeth€all€things,€yet€he€himself€is€judged€of€no€man.€€€16€For€who€hathÐ „ Ðknown€the€mind€of€the€Lord,€that€he€may€instruct€him?€But€we€have€the€mind€ofÐ üp ÐChrist.€Ðè\Ð Ð  ÐÌMuch€of€the€doctrine€of€Calvinism€has€not€come€from€the€mind€of€Christ.€€Every€foul€word€that€fliesÐ À4 Ðfrom€the€mouth€of€the€Calvinist€god€ends€up€roosting€in€the€tree€of€knowledge.€€The€tree€ofÐ ¬  Ðknowledge€has€Gnostics€roosting€in€it.€€If€you€stand€around€the€tree€long€enough,€you€will€be€fedÐ ˜  Ðsome€of€the€posionous€fruit€from€it€from€the€pens€of€"Saint?"€Augustine,€Martin€Luther,€and€JohnÐ „ø ÐCalvin.€€All€three€of€these€men€were€arch€persecutors€of€Bible€believing€Christians€and€Jews.€€TheseÐ pä Ðmen€and€their€churches€either€advocated€and/or€participated€in€the€torture,€maiming,€and€murder€ofÐ \ Ð ÐBible€believing€Christians€and€their€offspring€including€infants€and€unborn€babies!€€Knowing€that,Ð H!¼ Ðcan€I€trust€their€theology?€Absolutely€not!€€Yet,€we€have€so€called€Bible€believing€Baptist€preachersÐ 4"¨ Ðand€teachers€that€appeal€to€these€three€heretics€to€support€their€elitist,€Satanic,€and€GnosticÐ  #” ÐCalvinistic€theology.€CALVINISM€IS€A€DOCTRINE€OF€DEVILS€AND€A€DAMNABLE€HERESY!Ð  $€  ÐÌà8  à2€Peter€3:17€(KJV)Ðä%X"Ð Ð  Ðà8  à17€Ye€therefore,€beloved,€seeing€ye€know€these€things€before,€beware€lest€ye€also,Ð Ð&D # Ðbeing€led€away€with€the€error€of€the€wicked,€fall€from€your€own€stedfastness.м'0!$Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àColossians€2:8€(KJV)Д)#&Ð Ð  Ðà8  à8€Beware€lest€any€man€spoil€you€through€philosophy€and€vain€deceit,€after€theÐ €*ô#' Ðtradition€of€men,€after€the€rudiments€of€the€world,€and€not€after€Christ.