"If God Has Predestined Men Unto Salvation, Why Evangelize?"

"If God has predestined men unto salvation, why evangelize?" It's the question that's often asked by those who either do not agree with the doctrines of grace, but more often it is asked by those who sincerely would like to know the answer to this question. Mark Kielar expounds upon this question and shows that evangelism and the doctrine of predestination are equally taught in Scripture and do not contradict one another. In fact, if you were to do a little study into history, you'll find the greatest preachers and evangelists were Calvinists or held to Calvinistic beliefs for the most part.


"God has called me to preach His word and if I knew that all the elect had a yellow stripe painted down their backs, then I would give up preaching the Gospel and go and lift up shirt tails!"

- Charles Haddon Spurgeon


This is from a Word Pictures series named "The Sovereignty of God" It is 16 discs. Kielar goes into many of the arguments raised against the reformed position as the videos I've posted show. I highly recommend it. You can get it here: www.crosstv.com

Category:

Education

Tags:

• election
• predestination
• calvinism
• arminianism
• heresy
• crosstv

[ORBuddha]

Why would God Predestine someone not to believe in him and then punish them with Hell for doing what he Predestined them to do? I assume I was predestined by god to have my doubts about predestination, how can I be wrong for being the way I was Predestined to be?

[m1tchish]

IT IS SIMPLE...BECAUSE GOD COMMANDED US TO EVANGELIZE...WE ARE PART OF THAT PLAN...AND THOSE WHO WERE CHOSEN WILL HEAR THE MESSAGE & HAVE THEIR EYES OPENED...CALVINISTS(INCLUDING PAUL) HAVE BEEN ACTIVE EVANGELIZING SINCE CHRIST CAME...

[ImSoPeeved]

@SapphireDiamond19 I am a Christian, I'm trying to understand the Calvinist predestination view, but I don't really agree with it. However, your statement that the true Christian believes homosexuality is a choice does not fit me. I do not know if it is a choice, but what is so wrong about them being born gay? We're all sinners. We're all born that way. I believe Christ can save and change a homosexual the way He saved you and I.

[jledford72]

If God knows the outcome of a coin flip than he knows the outcome of your life. A God who does not the outcome of your life is not a God to begin with. If God gave us free will than we would all have a fair chance for salvation just like the coin flip, but we dont. A rich American kid who is born into a christian family has alot more opportunity than does a poor child in the remote African interior who will never even hear the word of God. The proof sits right in front of our minds everyday.

[baaaconman]

If God saved Paul he can save anyone including dirty politicians, rapists, and serial killers.

[jundurias]

PREDESTINATION is scriptural but the CALVINIST'S VIEW IS NOT CORRECT. They believe that God will just pick from random and choose whom He will predestined and whom He won't.

The truth is that God predestined all Hs children 100% without a single one who will be lost.

It is also a fact that the devil has his own children and they will not be saved. "Wheat and Tare."

Cain,Judas, some of the Pharisee are biblical ex of Tare. Serial killers, dirty politician, rapists, and Hitlers are in our time.

[SapphireDiamond19]

God doesnt "kill." For Him to kill would mean that He is breaking His own commandments and that would reduce God to human characterisitics which is unholy. What a way to bring down God. Ananias and his wife did something wrong so God punished them for it.

[SapphireDiamond19]

If people are born gay then thats giving homosexuals an excuse for their behavior and since they were born that way, they cant change. Thats pretty much your argument. Homosexuality is a CHOICE. Eve had a CHOICE to bite the apple. God didnt intend for this planet to be like this cause remember there were TWO trees and if they would have bit the Tree of Life, this world wouldnt be the way that it is so the Calvinist doctorine is flawed.

[CHARA523]

@SapphireDiamond19 Ppl r born gay. We all were born in sin and shaped in iniquity...thus the need to be born again. We come here flawed, however once born again, the old man is dead. We are new creatures, alive in Christ Jesus.

[lessingtom]

If you sincerely desire to evangelize the lost you should stop promoting unconditional election and limited atonement in particular and start to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.