If you were called a Calvanist, what are they saying?

Question

What do you believe if your a Calvinist?

Answer 1

Broadly speaking, Reformed theology includes any system of belief which traces its roots back to the Protestant Reformation of the 16th Century. Of course, the Reformers themselves traced their doctrine to scripture, as indicated by their credo of “sola scriptura,” so Reformed theology is not a “new” belief system but one that seeks to continue apostolic doctrine.



Generally, Reformed theology holds to the authority of Scripture, the sovereignty of God, salvation by grace through Christ, and the necessity of evangelism. It is sometimes called Covenant theology because of its emphases on the covenant God made with Adam and the new covenant which came through Jesus Christ (Luke 22:20).



Authority of scripture. Reformed theology teaches that the Bible is the inspired and authoritative Word of God, sufficient in all matters of faith and practice.



Sovereignty of God. Reformed theology teaches that God rules with absolute control over all creation. He has foreordained all events and is therefore never frustrated by circumstances. This does not limit the will of the creature nor does it make God the author of sin.



Salvation by grace. Reformed theology teaches that God in His grace and mercy has chosen to redeem a people to Himself, delivering them from sin and death. The Reformed doctrine of salvation is commonly represented by the acrostic TULIP (also known as the five points of Calvinism):



T - total depravity. Man is completely helpless in his sinful state is under the wrath of God and can in no way please God. Total depravity also means that man will not naturally seek to know God, until God graciously prompts him to do so.



U - unconditional election. God, from eternity past, has chosen to save a great multitude of sinners, which no man can number.



L - limited atonement. Also called a “specific redemption.” Christ took the judgment for the sin of the elect upon Himself and thereby paid for their lives with His death. In other words, He did not simply make salvation “possible,” He actually obtained it for those whom He had chosen.



I - irresistible grace. In his fallen state, man resists God’s love, but the grace of God working in his heart makes him desire what he had previously resisted. That is, God’s grace will not fail to accomplish its saving work in the elect.



P - perseverance of the saints. God protects His saints from falling away; thus, salvation is eternal.



The necessity of evangelism. Reformed theology teaches that Christians are in the world to make a difference, spiritually through evangelism and socially through holy living and humanitarianism.



Other distinctives of Reformed theology generally include the observance of two sacraments (baptism and communion), a cessationist view of the spiritual gifts (the gifts are no longer extended to the church), and a non-dispensational view of scripture. Held in high esteem by Reformed churches are the writings of John Calvin, John Knox, Ulrich Zwingli, and Martin Luther. The Westminster Confession embodies the theology of the Reformed tradition. Modern churches in the Reformed tradition include Presbyterian, Congregationalist, and some Baptist.

Recommended Resource: The Moody Handbook of Theology by Paul Enns.

Answer 2

The Things that John Calvin did for Christianity are with out quantity. The complete Evangelical Movement is situated on Calvinism, Luther, Huss, Tyndale, Cloven, the entire Great guys of God have been a aspect of Calvinism. It is the one actual to the Bible doctrine. The Geneva Bible was once the made of Calvinism, the record is going on and on. God be with you, William, a bond-servant of Jesus <'(((><

Answer 3

if you are called a calvanist it simply means you belong to the church formed by john calvin. what they practice i am not entirely sure so i don't want to offer anything half truth or pointless. you might find something about them if you google calvanist/calvanism etc...........www.beliefnet.com might have something aswell.

Answer 4

The most common connection is the "once saved always saved doctrine."

At first blush i vehemently disagreed with this doctrine when I first heard it. But once it was fully explained to me, I don't think it is that far out of the mainstream of Christianity, I think we are just expressing it differently.

Answer 5

John Wesley founded the Methodist Church.

Answer 6

Grace alone,
Faith alone
Christ alone
etc

The sovereignty of God in all things including salvation.

Answer 7

Methodist, as that church was founded by John Calvin.

Answer 8

John Calvin------>

Answer 9

One who is called Calvinist is one that follows the teaching of John Calvin who is known as the butcher of Geneva. His teaching is defined by the Council of Dort into the TULIP doctrine which is as follows:

The five points of Calvinism, which can be remembered by the English mnemonic TULIP are:

Total depravity (or total inability): As a consequence of the fall of man, every person born into the world is enslaved to the service of sin. According to the view, people are not by nature inclined to love God with their whole heart, mind, or strength, but rather all are inclined to serve their own interests over those of their neighbor and to reject the rule of God. Thus, all people by their own faculties are morally unable to choose to follow God and be saved because they are unwilling to do so out of the necessity of their own natures. (The term "total" in this context refers to sin affecting every part of a person, not that every person is as evil as possible.)

Unconditional election: God's choice from eternity of those whom he will bring to himself is not based on foreseen virtue, merit, or faith in those people. Rather, it is unconditionally grounded in God's mercy.

Limited atonement (or particular redemption or definite atonement): The death of Christ actually takes away the penalty of sins of those on whom God has chosen to have mercy. It is "limited" to taking away the sins of the elect, not of all humanity, and it is "definite" and "particular" because atonement is certain for those particular persons.

Irresistible grace (or efficacious grace): The saving grace of God is effectually applied to those whom he has determined to save (the elect) and, in God's timing, overcomes their resistance to obeying the call of the gospel, bringing them to a saving faith in Christ.

Perseverance of the saints (or preservation of the saints): Any person who has once been truly saved from damnation must necessarily persevere and cannot later be condemned. The word saints is used in the sense in which it is used in the Bible to refer to all who are set apart by God, not in the technical sense of one who is exceptionally holy, canonized, or in heaven.

Fundamentally the TULIP doctrine is not supported by Scripture and it is one man's speculation on soteriology who was untrained and unskilled in theology and was instead a lawyer intent on creating a theocracy in Switzerland. He murdered His enemies and ruled Geneva with an iron fist destroying all that opposed his rule.

In spite of this history there are those who follow his teaching which in its changing of the gospel of our Lord and Savior becomes heresy and false teaching unreconcilable with the Sacred Traditions of Christ's Church or the Holy Scriptures.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 10

A Baptist. Once saved alway saved.