A Defense of Calvinism (C.H. Spurgeon) [2of4]

"I have my own private opinion that there is no such thing as preaching Christ and Him crucified, unless we preach what nowadays is called Calvinism. It is a nickname to call it Calvinism; Calvinism is the gospel, and nothing else. I do not believe we can preach the gospel, if we do not preach justification by faith, without works; nor unless we preach the sovereignty of God in His dispensation of grace; nor unless we exalt the electing, unchangeable, eternal, immutable, conquering love of Jehovah; nor do I think we can preach the gospel, unless we base it upon the special and particular redemption of His elect and chosen people which Christ wrought out upon the cross; nor can I comprehend a gospel which lets saints fall away after they are called, and suffers the children of God to be burned in the fires of damnation after having once believed in Jesus. Such a gospel I abhor."

- C.H. Spurgeon


A Defense of Calvinism:
http://www.spurgeon.org/calvinis.htm


Thanks to Henry Velez of http://www.intruth.net for providing the narration for the video.

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[Sanctum85]

i love this series. thanks for putting it up.

[crazedbagpiper]

Just for convenience; it is much easier to say 'Calvinist' than 'God is soveriegn over salvation and elects people of his own choosingist.' But point well taken.

[007briancook]

P (perseverance of the saints [or, eternal security])--Jn. 10:28: "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." Heb. 13:5: "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." I Pet. 1:5: "Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." II Pet. 1:9: "But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins."

[rkg62976]

"According as HE has chosen us in him BEFORE the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love. Having PREDESTINATED us unto adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the pleasure of HIS WILL, To the praise of HIS grace, wherein HE has made us accepted in the beloved (Jesus Christ). Eph.1:4-6. [Bold is mine] Soli Deo Gloria!

[ichbindarren]

This is because Calvanism is just a theory, not a proven biblical teaching.

[jettmanas]

Great message. Except I don't get why anyone wants to be called a Calvanist. Christ is the most important name.

[holymoly1234]

Brother, if you had any God-honoring desie to live, it came from Him. If you are saved it is not because you on your own didn't want to die, you already were dead in your sins and trespasses. Eph 2:1-9 and John 3:16-21.

[tallerideas]

I'm wondering if Spurgeon could have overlooked something? He say's there's nothing in a man that God should save him. I alway's thought that God might have saved me because in myself I didn't want to die, I wanted to live.

Just a thought....