How Can I Know if I am One of the Elect? | Calvinism w/ Dr. Leighton Flowers from @Soteriology101

Does God Choose some to be saved and not others? How can I know if God really forgave me? Can a Christian come to God by their own free will?

Today we have a special interview with Dr. Leighton Flowers. He was named the Director of Evangelism and Apologetics for Texas Baptists in 2018. He is the host of the Christian podcast @Soteriology101 where he speaks out against reformed theology after renouncing his position as a 5-point Calvinist. He is a speaker, debater, and author of “The Potter’s Freedom: A Biblical Defense of Traditional Soteriology” and “God’s Provision for All: A Defense of God’s Goodness”.

TALKING POINTS:
1.) Dr. Leighton Flowers speaks on his journey in and out of reformed theology, commonly referred to as "Calvinism".
2.) What was the "straw that broke the camel's back" when it came to him renouncing reformed theology? Also, what he finds many Calvinists overlook that prevent them from doing the same.
3.) What advice he has for those who have been damaged by Calvinism and continue to ask themselves if they are truly saved, whether they have trusted enough, do they have enough good works, do they have too much sin in their life, etc.
4.) Why has Calvinism become so prominent, especially on the internet where it seems like their resources dominate every search result?
5.) What presuppositions are present in the Armenian and Calvinist debate that he does not hold to that allows for him to be neither?
6.) What is Provisionism? How was it developed and what does the PROVIDE acrostic stand for?
7.) Answering to the objection that one cannot consistently believe in the doctrines of eternal security and imputed righteousness, if they also believe man is capable of placing faith in Jesus Christ.
8.) What are some key considerations that someone should take into account when confronted with a reformed proof text and what are some passages of Scripture that you feel decimate the TULIP acrostic?
9.) What defense can people use against these common reformed arguments?
When the Bible uses the word “all”, is that all without exception or all without distinction? If all men truly are capable of being saved, then how do men perishing not eternally frustrate God, unless one adheres to universal reconciliation?
Do you believe Jesus is a perfect Savior or can only try to save? How can God be sovereign in a theological model that demands synergism instead of monergism?
If you believe man is capable of “activating” their own salvation, how is this not an attempt to steal the glory from God? Does this no make someone a semi-pelagian?

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