Dave Hunt of "The Berean Call", Calvinism and the Baptist Confessions

Larry Wessels, director of Christian Answers of Austin, Texas / Christian Debater (YouTube channel: CANSWERSTV, see websites BibleQuery.org, HistoryCart.com, & MuslimHope.com) is joined by Bob L. Ross, director of Pilgrim Publications of Pasadena, Texas, the world's leading publisher of the works of Charles Haddon Spurgeon (see website: PILGRIMPUBLICATIONS.COM), for this presentation. Arminian writer Dave Hunt wrote a book entitled, "What Love is This?" which claims Calvinists say men must be regenerated before they can believe the gospel, assurance of one's eternal destiny is related to performance, etc. Hunt has been exposed to be lacking in knowledge of classical Calvinism or basic hermeneutical skills in this area of theology. Hunt's major arguments are based on human tradition & emotionalism perhaps caused by his misguided beliefs presented in one of his early books as Bob Ross reveals. Bob brings out classic Baptist confessions to "clear the air" as well.

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[dallas88ism]

Why do we dispute each other over systems of beliefs when we should be focused on Jesus Christ who taught that we should love one another and have unity through His Grace. Check out 1 Corin. 3:4-9 What I hear here is anger over someone's teaching. My question is why do Calvinist believe that God choose's who he will save and damn the rest to hell Why create them just to send them to hell when He also says that He wishes not one to perish

[CAnswersTV]

@dallas88ism You need serious Bible study! God created HELL so He could send devils & people there (Matt 25:41, Gal 5:19-21) because He made the wicked for the day of evil (Proverbs 16:4). God does whatever He wants (Daniel 4:35). God WISHES people to PERISH. That's why He made HELL. 2 Peter 3:9 is talking about people God saves from HELL (cf 2 Tim 2:24-26) NOT EVERYONE! See our YOUTUBE video "Did Jesus Die for Everybody Who Ever Lived or Not? Debate #4: WHY DOES JESUS SPEAK IN PARABLES?"

[mcfirefly3]

If God makes a conditional statement that says, if A, then B, but it turns out there are no conditions under which A will result in B, God has lied. God is not a liar, and the Bible is full of that kind of conditional statements: Believe, and be saved. If it is impossible, God has lied.

[CAnswersTV]

@mcfirefly3 God isn't a liar & His Word is true (Psalm 119). Psalm 110:3 says, "Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power" which means that when God says to "believe" to His "people" they will "believe" because God has given the "power" to them to believe (Acts 13:48 - "as many as were ordained to eternal life BELIEVED"). Thus conditional statements are intended for those the Lord has chosen (Romans 9:10-23, Deut 7:6-10, Mark 4:11-12 - "Unto you it is given to know" otherwise v. 12).

[greghar2003]

I don't get it. They say there's a dispute of either being Saved by Grace or an individual's free will. To me, this is completely ignorant to separate the two. You have to make the choice to be good and believe in God which in turn Saves you through his good Grace. They are not mutually exclusive but rather dependent on each other! Without both, God will not know you as you think he should. What it IS about is goodness not works. Good vs evil. Only those worthy may enter - BE GOOD, have Faith.

[CAnswersTV]

@greghar2003 With all due respect you've totally missed the point of this entire debate. The Calvinist says that God, because of His grace & mercy, saves a man because of nothing the man has done AT ALL which includes his "choice" as you say (John 1:12-12, Romans 9:10-23). The Arminian & Pelagian say God's "grace" allows the man by his "free will choice" to get himself saved (man saves himself by his "free will choice" work which violates Ephesians 2:8-10 & John 1:12-13) Remember Acts 13:48.

[greghar2003]

@CAnswersTV Btw, nice presentation as I really enjoyed it. Thank you. However, I think both sides are too extreme (thesis/anti-thesis) and need to meet in the middle. Just my thoughts to share. Thanks again.