R.C. Sproul 💢Versus💢John Calvin, Martin Luther, and Philip Melanchthon on Predestination
Calvinism is the only system that can answer the so-called "problem of evil." This is because Calvinism is the logical, grammatical, contextual, and literal interpretation of the Bible alone. In other words, Calvinism is Biblical Christianity. Any attempt to answer the problem of evil apart from Scripture alone will necessarily fail.
Consider nominal Presbyterian R.C. Sproul (1939-2017). In his 1986 book Chosen By God, Sproul attempts to use his unbiblical doctrine of "compatibilism" to answer the problem of evil.
Compatibilism idiotically claims that men have wills free from God's determination, while never demonstrating this belief from the Bible alone.
What makes compatibilism different from Pelagianism, for example, is that compatibilists also claim that God predestinates all things.
Rather than admit the obvious, that if God predestinates all things, then the wills of men are not free but predestinated—compatibilists say that God's predestination of all things and human free will are logically compatible.
Of course, they can never demonstrate this, especially from the Bible, so they must, when all their braying is done, appeal to mystery (i.e., irreconcilable paradox).
One of the logical consequences of adopting the human tradition of compatibilism is that compatibilists cannot answer the problem of evil correctly. Their answer is an appeal to irrationalism—asserting that God is a self-contradicting and unreasonable Being (utter blasphemy). Such an assertion further implies that Christianity in general, and the Bible in particular, is false. This is Sproul's position, and it is wrong.
Calvinism, actual Calvinism, teaches that God predestinates all things, and that no man has ever had a will free from God's determination. Men do not have free will, for the Sovereign God of the Bible has eternally decreed whatsoever comes to pass (Proverbs 16:1, Isaiah 46:9-11, Ephesians 1:11).
That men have free will from God's predestination is not found in the Bible, for the Bible never teaches such a myth. If something is predestinated by God, then that something is not free but determined by God.
Jehovah predestinates all things, man's will is something, and so man's will is predestinated by Jehovah. Simply put, God's absolute predestination of all things is logically incompatible with the myth of human free will.
The Bible's teaching on God's absolute predestination of all things is the only correct answer to the problem of evil. We will see John Calvin provide this answer below, but for now, let's see how Sproul failed to meet the challenge of the problem of evil. Sproul writes the following:
Calvinism sees Adam sinning by his own free will, not by divine coercion.
(Chosen By God, Chapter 4, page 97)
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Must I Join a Church to be Saved?
Some wicked people today, some claiming to be Reformed, idiotically claim that God is only with a Christian when the Christian is physically present in the assembly of an institutional church meeting on the Lord’s Day. Simply put, if you don’t join and attend the local Presbyterian or Dutch Reformed church in your town, you are not a Christian. This version of justification by faith and works also teaches that if you do not have a local Presbyterian or Reformed church to join or attend in your area, then you are not a Christian. These heretics claim that you must move to a place where one of their churches exist, join it, pay tithes (give them money), obey its elders, and never leave in order to become justified, that is, saved from your sins. They will go as far as to say that if you are one of the elect, you will find a way to move to their location and join their cult.
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The Implications of Believing the Pope is Infallible
You cannot believe someone is infallible in matters of faith and practice without also worshipping and serving that individual. If you think the Pope of Rome is infallible, then he will become your god. The pope is Antichrist.
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Giants, Nephilim, Bigfoot, Fallen Angels, Mermaids...What Scripture actually says.
If you have recently heard the claims that the Bible teaches that there are all kinds of cryptozoological things running around and that these things came from fallen angels mating with women, then you need to watch this video. The Bible teaches no such thing.
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What Martin Luther actually thought of Thomas Aquinas!
If you don't know what Martin Luther thought of Thomas Aquinas, then watch this video.
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Which English Translation of John Calvin's "Institutes of the Christian Religion" should you get?
In this video, Presbyterian author Monty Collier discusses why you should get the John Allen translation of John Calvin's "Institutes of the Christian Religion."
It's the best English translation.
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Republicanism & Presbyterianism: Calvinism gave us our constitutional democratic republic
In this video, Mr. Collier speaks of how Calvinism gave us our constitutional democratic republic and Bill of Rights.
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P. Andrew Sandlin's "Wrongly Dividing the Word" refuted (Sandlin is a Federal Vision heretic)
In this video, Mr. Collier refutes P. Andrew Sandlin's book "Wrongly Dividing the Word: Overcoming The Law-Gospel Distinction." In Sandlin's book, the Federal Vision heretic rejects basic Calvinism, while he assaults the teachings of the Protestant Reformation. Federal Vision is a heresy that rejects justification by faith alone and asserts justification by a "faith-filled obedience," also known as justification by covenant faithfulness. The leading champion of the Federal Vision heresy is Douglas Wilson, a good friend of P. Andrew Sandlin and James White.
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Law/Gospel Distinction is reasonable—not unreasonable
In this video, Mr. Collier argues that the Bible is logical by nature, and, as a result, the Law and the Gospel, as well as their distinction, is also logical. Check it out.
Here's a link to Mr. Collier's book on Sola Scriptura:
https://www.amazon.com/20-Simple-Lessons-Sola-Scriptura/dp/B0BXNK58RS/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2N74E60CFREMF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pS1oyyb-Erag19NFvcVMwxHJ_7xg1FPC1Hl_D1lHtFA2_K6GXW2woI9aR8OPCwYribL4fXYXo-faeELultEjoatisYj-iZUJV5vhsD8QumCL62hH4eTucV4piuLK3CD-S2b96oPaccrFwthOudhYzwcgS3b5jHLYPrS-COHWO3R8lC_OVYa4hYxxSVy-fLToPiRRf91zpfCiUxDQxEUOsdEelqol_W34R_B_qMcanLo.lYOtC-iIheF-efEObT_3wMJU3mzA7D8HaZVK59uoSL0&dib_tag=se&keywords=monty+l.+collier&qid=1715117784&sprefix=%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-2
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The Positive & Negative Tests for Truth: Sola Scriptura
In this video, Mr. Collier, a Presbyterian author, teaches you an important lesson in basic Calvinism: how to spot the truth. Can you identify the truth? If not, you better watch this video.
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God's Knowledge & Righteousness is superior to our knowledge and righteousness!
When we compare the righteousness and knowledge of God to our own, then one thing becomes crystal clear: Jehovah's knowledge & righteousness is far superior to our own, for it is all powerful and able to save us from our sins!
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Gay Marriage Prohibited by Scripture
The Bible alone is the Word of God, and it prohibits queers from getting married, for homosexuality is a prohibited form of adultery. In this video, the great German Protestant Reformer from the 1500s—Philip Melanchthon—makes his argument from Scripture that sodomite marriage is an abomination before God.
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Does Calvinism Teach The Heresy of Lordship Salvation? No, it does not.
Because we have many heretics running around today pretending to be Calvinists, while also teaching the heresy of justification by faith and works (Lordship Salvation), some people have wrongly concluded that Calvinism teaches Lordship Salvation. It does not. Calvinism teaches justification by faith alone, by God's grace alone, according to Scripture alone.
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The True Temple of God (basic Calvinism)
What is the true temple of God?
Is it found in Jerusalem? If you cannot answer these questions correctly, you need to watch this video.
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John Calvin rejected the "Free Offer of the Gospel" (1st Point of Common Grace)
Common grace is an Arminian concept utilized by advocates of human free will and synergism. Common Grace advocates teach that God purposes to save the reprobates in a decretal sense, and this is why Calvinism rejects Arminianism. Because the free willers chose the term 'free offer of the gospel' to represent their synergism, some think the old Protestants and Reformers may have taught this nonsense when they see them say that God freely offered the Gospel to this group or that group. Calvin never taught that God desired the salvation of the reprobates in a decretal sense, as Common Grace proponents teach.
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On Private Individual Judgment (Basic Calvinism)
This is an important teaching in Calvinism that is rarely heard today.
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Why Christianity Emphasizes Words, NOT Images
Biblical Christianity emphasizes the importance of words and their meanings, rather than images. By contrast, evil religions, such as Roman Catholicism, emphasize images, rather than words. The devil's idea is to dumb people down by moving them away from reading the Bible. This is why the Pope of Rome, who is Antichrist, places so much importance on sensationalism, rosaries, images to pray to, statues, and other idolatries.
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Systematic Theology & Logical Coherency
Systematic theology requires logical consistency and coherency. This is essential for understanding Sola Scriptura and verbal plenary inspiration. Presbyterian author Monty Collier explains in this video, then shows you how to spot hucksters who attack this Biblical truth.
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Jesus Christ stood there silent (Why was Jesus Silent when on trial?)
Have you ever wondered why our Lord Jesus Christ stood silent when he was falsely accused before Pontius Pilate by the Sanhedrin? The answer very important!
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The Bible's simple answer to the so-called "Problem of evil"
Can you answer the problem of evil?
The Bible can—and it does! God has absolutely predestinated all things that come to pass, both good and evil. Watch the video and learn more about basic Calvinism.
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Biblical Christianity (a.k.a., Calvinism) and Freedom!
This nation was caused by Calvinism. It originates in the theological, economic, and political thought of Reformed Theology. From Samuel Rutherford to John Calvin, our constitutional democratic-republic and Bill of Rights is thoroughly Calvinistic.
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The Collier Method of Judo: Do our moves actually work in competition?
Having been featured in the Hollywood hit movies (the John Wick movies, starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, and so on), we often get asked if the moves in our particular style of combat judo can work in competition. The answer is that some of our moves will, but they will get you disqualified...LOL...our style was designed for bouncing, not winning shiny medals at tournaments. But, some of our moves work very nicely, as the video will show. Now you can also learn our style of judo at our patreon:
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Law / Gospel Distinction: Sermon 7 (the Preservation of the Saints)
In this video, Presbyterian author Monty Collier preaches on the preservation of the saints, and how a denial of God's promise to preserve His saints is a mixing of Law and Gospel.
The justified have had their judicial status before God permanently changed from condemned to acquitted—once and for all—the very moment they believed the Gospel of Jesus Christ. When God justifies a sinner, then all of the sinner's sins are forgiven—past, present, and future—and so it is impossible for those who believe the Gospel to forfeit their salvation.
God has promised throughout His infallible Word that those He justifies He also preserves, so in no way can they be separated from His saving love. They may backslide for a time, but they can never fall away for good. As the Good Shepherd, Almighty Jehovah can lose none of the sheep He has saved. God cannot lie and He cannot fail to accomplish His eternal purposes.
The notion that a believer in the Gospel can lose his or her salvation logically implies that the believer has not been justified, but that the believer is merely on probation—and that final salvation will be granted upon completion of a life of obedience and avoidance of sin. That believers are on probation, rather than being justified before God, logically implies that justification is a process of inward sanctification (this is, when it is all said and done, the old Roman Catholic teaching known as double-justification, Fides Formata, or, put simply, justification by faith and works). Those who deny the preservation of the saints have confused justification with sanctification. We are justified by the outward and imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ alone, not by an inward and infused righteousness.
Therefore, the teaching that one can lose salvation is a terrible mixing of Law and Gospel. It ignores the basic Bible truth that all who are justified are also adopted—and because God is now their Father—the Lord will NOT allow His children to live like the devil in this life, but God will lovingly chastise His children to put them back on the right path, to make them into better Christians, to strengthen their faith, and to develop their patience. Those who claim Christians can cancel their salvation have no doctrine of divine chastisement.
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Law / Gospel Distinction: Sermon 5 (Covenant of Works & Covenant of Grace)
In this sermon on Law/Gospel Distinction, Presbyterian author Monty L. Collier discusses the importance of Covenant theology. Specifically, Mr. Collier demonstrates the Biblical nature of the Covenant of Works.
For example, the Westminster Confession of Faith taught Law/Gospel Distinction in its 7th chapter by comparing the Covenant of Works to the Covenant of Grace.
This is an important study, for some have come out and denied the Covenant of Works as a means to teach the heresy of justification by faith and works.
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Law / Gospel Distinction: Sermon 6 (The Implications of Denying the Covenant of Works)
In this video, Presbyterian author Monty Collier preaches the sixth installment in his series on Law/Gospel Distinction. Specifically in this sermon, Mr. Collier concentrates on the consequences of denying the Covenant of Works—and how a denial of the Covenant of Works is a mixing of Law and Gospel that teaches justification by faith and works.
Those that deny the Covenant of Works (Law) mix it with the Covenant of Grace (Gospel), and so the Law leavens throughout the Gospel transforming it into good advice, rather than good news.
A denial of the Covenant of Works asserts that there is no legal basis for God to charge Adam's posterity with the guilt of Adam's sin. Because God is a covenant God, the Lord will NOT impute guilt or righteousness without a covenant being justly in place. Jehovah is a God of order. In the Garden of Eden, as our Federal Representative in the Covenant of Works, Adam's guilt was justly charged, not only to Adam, but to all of his natural posterity, making it legal for that natural posterity to be born guilty and to inherit Adam's sinful nature.
A denial of the Covenant of Works necessarily implies a denial of Original Sin, Total Depravity and inability, while conversely asserting that all men have free will. It also implies that all men are born on probation.
Furthermore, if there is no Covenant of Works, then Jesus Christ could not have come as our Surety and do what the first Adam failed to do for us—keep the Covenant of Works in our place! Because Christ succeeded for us where Adam failed, Jesus' righteousness can be legally credited to our accounts the very moment we believe the Gospel—and God is seen to be just, as well as the justifier of the elect!
Those who deny the Covenant of Works mix Law and Gospel, while they end up teaching some method of justification by faith and works. Some of these heretics teach that men must do the work of joining an institutional church, obeying elders, and paying tithes to merit their final justification, while others concentrate on transforming belief itself into a work that earns salvation (these hucksters claim that the act of belief is what justifies us before God, rather than the object of our belief [the Gospel alone]).
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