DO CALVINISTS REALLY HAVE TO LOVE ARMINIANS? John 13:35

[jerreye]

This is unbelievable. Calvinism is a doctrine of self-justified HATE. You WANT to hate your enemies. If God says to LOVE our ENEMIES, then God MUST do the same!

You have become "ENEMIES of the CROSS of Christ" if you believe that God does not love ALL.

Hebrews 2:9

"But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for A-L-L [not just the elect]"

Wake up!

[NewDirection4us]

In fact, I was an Arminian for the first 50 years of my life, even after i was baptized many years ago. It is only in recent years after much Bible study that I have come to the conclusion that the doctrines of grace are the truth; that God chose me, I didn't choose him.

[CBALLEN]

The Arminian teaches that man comes to God by his own"free will''by repenting and believing in Jesus,therefore making himself born again,but is is always the case that the babe is always cleaned up after the birth,which ever birth it is.

[aTruster]

My brother was led astray by the Armenian non gospel. He led my mother astray who led my sister astray.

The Lord came and saved me. I didn't ask Him to come, didn't expect Him to come and I didn't want Him to come...but He did. praise the Lord O my soul.

They pretend to love me and I have to admit I hate them and the filth they speak and believe.

[Blogrich55]

@aTruster Though God does indeed hate the workers of iniquity we are not allowed to do so. He who became man for our sins commanded us to love even our enemies. We are to pray for those who mistreat and abuse us. I freely admit I have not always shown love in my videos and comments. This is to my shame. God is love. It was the love of the Father that sent His Son to die for the elect. It was because of the love for His sheep Jesus came. Now the Holy Spirit sheds this love in our hearts.

[CBALLEN]

Amen,so many "CHRISTIANS'' believe that telling a sinner the truth about their sin is unloving and mean.This just goes to show that the Gospel is hard to find in most of these,so called "churches".

[1Montyism]

@Blogrich55 , i tried hard to find fault in this video, but nay, there was no fault.

We all(me 2) want Jesus to be %110 tolerant/forgiving towards us but are often a little bit economical in returning the same grace toward others.

Strong words Jesus declares to us All in: Matt6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

1StPeter1v7~*22*.good work bro.

[1tmoch]

@aTruster Arminian, not Armenian. I say this because i live in a city with a bunch of Armenians, which is a culture from a geographical plot of land called Armenia. Anyway. I think you'll enjoy my vids.

[nestosolo]

That quote is RUBBISH. Are you in agreement that a man may adhere, love and cherish the false gospel of free will-Arminianism and still have the same God as the bible reveals in the Scriptures? So...Arminianism is, to you, just another form of the gospel with errors mixed in,, is that it? How many gospels do you believe in then?

[nestosolo]

Do you believe that those that believe the error of Free will, and Jesus dying for all people, including those that end up lost are still to be considered Believers, or are they in a false gospel?

[Blogrich55]

"An Arminian may be a truly regenerate Christian; in fact, if he is truly an Arminian and not a Pelagian who happens to belong to an Arminian Church, he must be a saved man. But he is not usually, and cannot consistently be assured of his salvation. The places in which his creed differs from our Confession confuse the mind, dilute the Gospel,and impair its proclamation."

WHAT DO PRESBYTERIANS BELIEVE pg174

Dr. Gordon H Clark

[aTruster]

@Blogrich55 An arminian gives glory to man and therefore does not have the Holy Spirit dwelling within. The Holy Spirits work is to glorify Messiah not man.

[Blogrich55]

@aTruster All of what you say is true. But do you believe all Arminians are unsaved? Is it not possible to be an Arminian and inconsistent or confused doctrinally but still saved by God's grace through faith alone? Food for thought. God bless you.

[aTruster]

@Blogrich55 The Eternal Almighty does NOT save a person and leave them in doctrinal ignorance. Grace and truth came by Messiah so you don't have grace without truth.

[Blogrich55]

@aTruster So what about issues like infant baptism? Is that the truth? If it is, then all Baptists must be in doctrinal ignorance. This would certainly include John Gill one of God's greatest. Did God leave Gill in ignorance? Was Gill saved?

How about those who oppose infant baptism? If they are right then all of us who practice infant baptism are surely in doctrinal ignorance. This would certainly include both Luther and Calvin. Were they saved?

We are saved by grace through faith alone!

[NewDirection4us]

@Blogrich55 I wont go so far as to say I believe that Arminians are not saved. If they love Jesus and believe he is the son of God then the scriptures say that they are saved. Where Arminians are on a slippery slope is that they believe that Jesus died for the sins of people that he didn't die to save. they believe he died for their sins, but for everyone else's too if only they will only believe it. Only God knows the elect, but I don't think Arminians can't come to the truth eventually.

[nestosolo]

What does it mean in the Psalms when David said "Do I not hate those that hate thee Oh God"?

[Blogrich55]

Give a reference if you want an answer.

[nestosolo]

Psalm 139:21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

[Bibletouchstone]

What a great theme, Grace to you!

[Blogrich55]

God's love is real:) It is the cement that holds the Church together. The bricks and stones may be of different sizes, colors, and shapes but His love is truly, as the old hymn says so simply, the tie that binds. May God richly bless you.

[KeyboardPacifist]

I love your searching for Our Lord, Calvinists.... .even though I believe you to be wrong in deriving TULIP from the Gospel.

I believe that choosing God is merely a cry by which I answer the knock on my heart. ..... On my own, I would fall and foresake the Mercy He gives. It is not my work, by His Mercy sends the Holy Spirit to make a way. This is how He is glorified.

'that which I don't want to do, I do." My depraved state gets the better of me, but my Creator prepares me without blemish.

[Utopiang]

Much love to you in our precious Lord Jesus Christ, Rich. God bless you, my dear brother.

[Blogrich55]

God bless you sister.

[Utopiang]

Thank you, Rich. Your videos are full of God's powerful truths and are wonderfully uplifting to watch and listen to.

[AaronM144000]

Are you screening only certain comments of mine which you feel are convenient to refute and make me look like an idiot. It not ok for me to show similarities between the comments from calvie Yters and the WBC but it's OK for you calvies to associate an Arminian with Goerge Tiller. That is a filthy and stinking accusation.

[Blogrich55]

I have NO idea what you are talking about. I have NOT screened any of your comments. You appear to have an anti-calvinist chip on your shoulder. That is fine. I can show similarieties between a lot of things and it proves nothing. Jehovah's witnesses also like to tote and quote the Bible. Does that have anything to do with either you or I??

I don't have the foggiest idea who or what George tiller is. So how could I possibly be associating an Arminian with him? I am responding to Ms Monica.

[AaronM144000]

God hates the workers of iniquity but at the same time he endures them with all longsuffering and does not delight in their death and prefers them to repent.(Ps. 5:5, Ez. 18:23). God has always had a heart for the Gentiles to be saved. The only reason most people wont be saved is because they CHOOSE NOT to fear God, And thus reject the saving gospel(Prov. 1:29, Rev. 14:6-7)

[Blogrich55]

No man will choose God in his fallen state for the sinner loves his sins and hates God and His holy laws. Yet the miracle of God's amazing grace is when the Holy Spirit brings the spiritually dead sinner to life through regeneration and gives him the gifts of faith and repentance.

No man can come to Christ without this work of the Holy Spirit in him, where He removes the heart of stone and puts in its place a tender heart of flesh. God takes away the sinner's hatred for Him and puts in love.

[AaronM144000]

God will influence a sinner to repent. But the problem is many resist the Holy Ghost. (Acts 7:51). Being dead in sin means having no relationship with the heavenly Father. It does not mean no Free will.(Luke 15:32-the parable of the prodigal son)

[Blogrich55]

The parabol of the prodigal son is being misapplied by you here. Jesus is the one who said NO ONE could come to Him. God is NOT the Father of all mankind. This is a much cherished humanistic dogma.

[AaronM144000]

Manifesto of Westboro Baptist Church

We are a TULIP Baptist Church!

We believe -- and vigorously preach -- the 5 Points of Calvinism!

Anyone preaching otherwise is a Hell-bound false prophet, a messenger of Satan, to whom we say, Anathema Maranatha! and, Let him be accursed of God!

[Blogrich55]

So are you a member of the Westboro Baptist Church or what? Or are you ignorantly doing the work of the devil and slandering the bretheren by comparing them to demonic professors who drag Christ's precious name through the mud with their antichrist antics?

[AaronM144000]

No I am not. I am servant of God like Christ who is before me. And I wont to expose any system that dishonors the Holy Name. Cant you see the similarities between most the comments of calvie YTbers and the way the WBC approach things. I am just obeying Jude 1:3. Contending earnestly for the faith.

[Blogrich55]

I don't care what a bunch of haters think or say. They are certainly going to have to account to God for their sins. Calvinism is nothing more than the truth of the gospel.

You are an Arminian. You do not belive in reformed theology. That is your privilege. It is Arminianism, whiich is man centered that dishonors God. It is nothing but ill disguised humanism stated in biblical terminology.

Carried to its logical conclussion it can wind up being a subtle form of works salvation brother.

[calvinismisacult]

Calvinism is a cult.

[Blogrich55]

Get some new material dude:) Your lack of imagination is showing along with your ungodly bigotry. repent.

[hugiaino]

Calvinism, rearing it's serpents head, amongst the Primitive Baptists, is a heresy. See my 8 videos at: "hugiaino" - "My Two Cents Worth". Without the true understanding of the difference between Regeneration and Conversion - or of Temporal Salvation as opposed to Eternal Salvation.... you do not have true Christianity - Google: "Justification by Christ Alone" by Samuel Richardson [1647] - notice his use of the word "means" 32 times in that sermon. 362 years ago, and you still can't get it? UGH

[Blogrich55]

Dear Sir, and I DO mean this in the kindest and most gentle manner of which I am capable, but it appears to me as if you have reprinted your comment from another video word for word and put it here. I do welcome your input but if this is the extent of your contributions and nothing new, perhaps I should just save it and put it in from time to time in lieu of a rubber stamp? God bless you sir. Feel free to participate.

[KarensFaith]

This is great! Very wise words, my brother. There have been times that I just felt like "I cannot love this person! I can't even like them!" But Jesus did not ask us to try to love them, He commands us to. So then I pray for Him to help me love that person the way He wants me to love them. I don't have to agree but I do have to love. Also, I will admit I am not very lovable myself at times! But if I wrong somebody I do want them to let me know so we can make ammends.

God bless!

[Blogrich55]

"Also, I will admit I am not very lovable myself at times! But if I wrong somebody I do want them to let me know so we can make ammends." Karen

You're telling old Cactushead the Calvinist here that YOU aren't lovable at times? Look who you are talking to :D

Seriously though, sister, we do need to make ammends and that is hard when they block you. One thing that really bugs me is when they ask you a question and then block you so you can't answer.Makes it look like you cant answer. Blessings.

[KarensFaith]

LOL!!! ;0) Yeah, I really get frustrated with that too. I think that's being deceptive, to ask someone a question and then block them so that they can't answer. It's like a trap and it is an attempt to discredit you as well.

[silmalila]

Ooooh, Richard and Karen, that has happened to me soooo many times. This is why I am learning to make videos (and between my studies and life it is hard to find the time), because of this very reason.

I have been blocked by so many people after commenting at their channels, then they reply with something that makes me look foolish because I have been blocked. I simply have to make videos or burst, this is something that bugs me bigtime.

[Blogrich55]

It takes an awful lot to get the old blog to block anyone sister but a flooding and flaming troll will eventually get blocked. God bless you:)

[silmalila]

Mind you, that is not the only reason for making videos, I really have a lot I would like to share with the brethren, but for those who have painted me into a corner and left me without defense, I truly must defend my stance. Not me, my beliefs.

I am still shocked at the number of people that hate Calvinists and Calvinism.

Wow! I had no idea til Miss TicMeOff made her offensive videos...

It opened up a whole new world to me!

How could the sovereignty of God offend?

Beats me.

[Blogrich55]

Jewels, people hate the sovereignty of God because it denies the soveeignty of man. So it offends the sinner that he, the sinner, is not in control. Some will attack God hypocritically like Ms Monicker and pretend to love Him and be putting a good spin on His character. No one is fooled by this judas kiss. God is sovereign and we're not!

[silmalila]

Amen to that, Bloggie.

People don't mind feting God at Christmas and Easter and perhaps even on Sunday, but only those who belong to the Lord understand His absolute sovereignty and are OVERJOYED for it!

Thank God for His Sovereignty, I would not wish to live in a world that did not have a Sovereign King!

[Blogrich55]

Exactly so dear sister! God is God and our sovereign and loving Lord 24/7:)

[October31st1517]

Great Job Brother. Good message.

[Blogrich55]

Thanks brother Mark. That means a lot coming from you. God bless you.

[Glorthac]

Is that you Blogrich? I really like this format, you should continue to make your videos in this way. This is clearly your most moving work.

[Blogrich55]

Thank you. I plan to keep it up. Still want to use funny clips and things though once in a while. GBU

[RedBeetle]

The Bible says,

"Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him" (Leviticus 19:17).

Don't be afraid to love Catholics, Muslims, Mormons, Republicans, Atheists, Whores, Crooks, Liars, Democrats, Homosexuals, et. all by telling them they are violating God's moral Law.

Let the Law condemn them, convict them, drive them to the Gospel--for the Law will drive the sinner to the Gospel or to hell. Even so, God be praised!

[InTheSpirit12]

Great message Rich I want to love more also. I can not make anyone embrace the doctrines of grace its just frustrating to see a drop of humanism placed into the Gospel because I can see where it leads to.

By the way I loved the swirling pink and red heart effect it made me feel tingly inside.....:-)

[Blogrich55]

All tingly inside? Uhhh...are you sure it wasn't a burning in your bosom brother? Just funnin' ya:D

I agree that it is a drop of humanism. Tragically, everyone cannot see where it leads like we do. We really do need more patience though. God will get through to them.

God bless you.

[youratm]

Glad to see you, and Yes I too hope to soften my words, But I will stand up any time I hear some one attack the Gospel. I will stand up with Love and Truth.

My God Bless you and keep you.

TM

[Blogrich55]

I actually began my new policy with this very video. It contained a joke at the end which I was afraid might offend the premillenialists so I removed it. God bless you brother Tony. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us:D

[tezkingkong]

Excellent teaching,Rich! Nice work :)

[Blogrich55]

Thanks for your support. God bless you:D

[valambiguous]

Oh' Blog! it's really good to finally see you :) Thank you for sharing the love. i've been so grieved, ever since sister Monica's videos, and her spew of division, and discord among the family of Yah. Thank you, and Yah bless you, for aiding in healing the scism in the Body Of Christ..

Shalom and Agape,

Valencia.

[Blogrich55]

"Oh' Blog! it's really good to finally see you :) Thank you for sharing the love" Valencia

I took a big chance sister:D I had to risk breaking the camera and also scaring the YouTubeers. LOL

When the body divides itself with harshness and hurtful attitudes are displayed, the sinners of the world really get tickled. Lots of people can see these videos. We need to preach the truth in love. As the contemporary gospel songs says:

I wanna be more like Jesus,

and with His help I know that I can.

[crazypills2]

A couple of comments:

1) I liked the format of this video more than the others. It's nice to see your face and hear your voice. I recommend continuing this in the future.

2) Your message was more balanced this time. I guess you can take the boy out of Scotts Valley, but you can't take the Bethany out of the boy :-)

3) Wow, you actually quoted from the sermon on the mount, (even if it was in passing).

4) It'll be interesting to see how Monty reacts.

5) 5 stars!

[Blogrich55]

2) Your message was more balanced this time. I guess you can take the boy out of Scotts Valley, but you can't take the Bethany out of the boy :-) --Steve

I have had people tell me I still preach like a Pentecostal preacher even though the words have changed and the message is reformed. Oh well :)

I didn't know I quoted from the Sermon on the Mount. Where? Thanks for watching.

[crazypills2]

"I didn't know I quoted from the Sermon on the Mount. Where?" - Rich

You said you should love your enemies.

[Blogrich55]

"I didn't know I quoted from the Sermon on the Mount. Where?" - Rich

"You said you should love your enemies." Steve

You are paying attention you li'l Devil :D Thanks for the info Steve.

[theheat151]

Oh Blog, you're too sweet...lol. God bless you, brother. Have a great and Christ-filled weekend.

Shalom & AGAPE

[Blogrich55]

God bless you brother. Go show God's love to someone:D