Neo-Calvinism

1 JOHN 5:13 • DR. ANDY WOODS • NOVEMBER 16, 2025 • NEO-CALVINISM VS THE BIBLE

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EPHESIANS 5:5 • DR. ANDY WOODS • OCTOBER 26, 2025 • NEO-CALVINISM VS THE BIBLE

Notes & Slides : https://slbc.org/sermon/neo-calvinism-vs-the-bible-046/ Here’s a summary of the PowerPoint: Calvinism Critique: Calvinism is critiqued for imposing a philosophy on Scripture, altering meanings to fit its doctrines rather than Scripture itself 1 2 3 Perseverance Doctrine: The Calvinistic 'Perseverance of the Saints' emphasizes believer's faithfulness but is argued to cause uncertainty and lacks biblical support for final salvation assurance 4 5 6 7 Scriptural Interpretation: Verses used to support perseverance are often taken out of context, leading to misinterpretations and undermining sanctification and assurance of salvation 8 9 10 11 Assurance of Salvation: Calvinism is said to destroy assurance of salvation, leaving believers in doubt, contrasting with biblical teaching that assurance is a privilege for all believers 12 13 14 15 Got questions? Try ASK ANDY AI askandy.andywoodsministries.org

NEO-CALVINISM VS. THE BIBLE 045. “HOW PERSEVERANCE DOCTRINE DESTROYS ASSURANCE” EPHESIANS 2:10. DR. ANDY WOODS. 10-05-25 Here’s a summary of the PowerPoint: · Calvinism Critique: Calvinism is critiqued for imposing a philosophy on Scripture, relying heavily on Augustine and altering scriptural meanings to fit its doctrines rather than Scripture itself 1 2 · Perseverance Doctrine: The Calvinistic 'Perseverance of the Saints' emphasizes believer's faithfulness but is argued to undermine assurance of salvation and promote uncertainty 3 4 5 · Scriptural Interpretation: Verses used to support perseverance are often taken out of context, and biblical holiness and faith are necessary for final salvation, not mere perseverance 6 7 8 9 · Assurance of Salvation: Biblical assurance of salvation is presented as a privilege for all believers based on God's testimony, contrasting with Calvinism's view which fosters doubt 10 11 12

NEO-CALVINISM VS THE BIBLE 044 Critique of Perseverance 2 CORINTHIANS 13:5 • DR. ANDY WOODS • SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 • NEO-CALVINISM VS THE BIBLE Here’s a summary of the PowerPoint: download here https://slbc.org/sermon/neo-calvinism-vs-the-bible-044/ Calvinism Critique: Calvinism is critiqued for imposing a philosophy on Scripture, relying heavily on Augustine and altering scriptural meanings to fit its doctrines rather than Scripture itself 1 2 Perseverance Doctrine: The Calvinistic 'Perseverance of the Saints' emphasizes believer's faithfulness but is argued to cause uncertainty and undermine assurance of salvation 3 4 5 6 Scriptural Interpretation: Many verses used to support Calvinism's perseverance are taken out of context, leading to unbiblical conclusions and a subtle form of works salvation 7 8 9 10 Assurance of Salvation: True assurance of salvation is presented as a privilege for all believers based on God's testimony in Scripture, not on human worthiness or continuous works 11 12 13 Faith Definition: Biblical faith ('believe') is defined as reliance and trust, not mere intellectual assent, and does not necessarily imply continuous behavior 14 15 16 17 Got a Question? Have you tried Ask Andy AI yet? go to askandy.andywoodsministries.org

NEO-CALVINISM VS THE BIBLE 043 - JOHN 15:1-8 - DR. ANDY WOODS -SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - NEO-CALVINISM VS THE BIBLE Here’s a summary of the PowerPoint : Main ideas: Calvinism Critique: Calvinism is critiqued for imposing a philosophy on Scripture, relying heavily on Augustine rather than the whole Bible, leading to a distorted view of God and salvation 1 2 Perseverance of Saints: Calvinistic perseverance emphasizes believer's faithfulness, not God's keeping power, causing uncertainty in assurance of salvation 3 4 Scriptural Context: Verses supporting perseverance are often taken out of context; biblical passages like John 15:1-8 show pruning and discipline, not guaranteed eternal security 5 6 7 Assurance of Salvation: True assurance is a privilege for all believers based on God's testimony, not self-worth; Calvinism's doctrine damages this assurance 8 9 10 Questions? Try “ASK ANDY” AI Tool at askandy.andywoodsministries.org

NEO-CALVINISM VS THE BIBLE 042 MATTHEW 24:13 • DR. ANDY WOODS • SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 • NEO-CALVINISM VS THE BIBLE Here’s a summary of the PowerPoint: · Calvinism Critique: Calvinism is critiqued for imposing philosophy on Scripture, relying heavily on Augustine and altering scriptural meanings to fit its doctrines rather than Scripture itself 1 2 3 · Perseverance Doctrine: The Calvinistic 'Perseverance of the Saints' emphasizes believer's faithfulness to the end, but this view is challenged as unbiblical and undermining assurance of salvation 4 5 6 7 · Scriptural Context: Verses used to support perseverance are often taken out of context; proper exegesis shows these passages address believers but do not mandate continuous faith as a condition for salvation 8 9 10 11 12 · Assurance of Salvation: True assurance of salvation is presented as a privilege for all believers based on God's testimony, not on human works or continuous perseverance, contrasting with Calvinistic doubt 13 14 15 16 · Faith Definition: Biblical faith ('believe') involves trust and reliance, not mere intellectual assent, and salvation is conditioned on faith alone, not ongoing works or perseverance 17 18 19

Here’s a summary of the PowerPoint slides: Calvinism is critiqued for imposing a philosophy on Scripture, relying heavily on Augustine and altering scriptural meanings to fit its doctrines rather than Scripture itself 1 2 - Perseverance Doctrine: The Calvinistic 'Perseverance of the Saints' emphasizes believer's faithfulness to the end but is argued to cause uncertainty and lacks biblical support for final salvation assurance 3 4 5 - Biblical Examples: Scripture provides examples of non-persevering saints in both Old and New Testaments, challenging the Calvinistic perseverance view 6 7 8 - Assurance of Salvation: True assurance of salvation is presented as a privilege for all believers based on God's testimony, not on works or perseverance, contrasting with Calvinistic doubt 9 10 11