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It is amazing that so many Christians call themselves Calvinists and yet so few actually understand the distinctives of Calvinist doctrine. A careful look at Calvinism in light of Scripture, before it is embraced, is the best possible way for Christians to protect themselves against this error of considerable consequence. In this book, George Bryson not only allows you to hear directly from some of the world's most famous Calvinists of the past, including John Calvin, but also from leading proponents of Calvinism today. What Calvinists admit may surprise you. Each of the much touted (but little understood) 5 points of Calvinism are carefully compared with the clear teaching of God's holy and infallible Word. The Five Points of Calvinism--Weighed and Found Wanting offers a serious scriptural challenge and correction to the extremes of Calvinism.
The Five Points of CalvinsimReviewed by Anthony B. Badger, 2009-09-10
There are four or five major Christian cults (those which use the
name of Christ and somewhat rely on the Bible as the basis for
their beliefs), but Bryson introduces Calvinism as an additional
system of theology to beware of. Unfortunately, Calvinism has been
developed, systematized, and reduplicated in most Christian
commentaries, theology books, and even institutes of higher
eductation. It is not recognized by most as a man-made system of
thought that significantly departs from the teachings of the Bible.
Whereas the Bible teaches that 1) man can and does respond to the
truth of the gospel, that 2) the believer (on the basis of his
position in Christ) is selected for service and ultimate
glorification (in accord with the foreknowledge of God), that 3)
the Lord Jesus died for and redeemed the whole world of men without
exception, that 4) man is indeed able to refuse the gospel message
and is not irresistibly forced to believe it by the Holy Spirit,
and that 5) the believer can utterly fail in his Christian life
(and therefore lose blessings in this life and rewards in the life
to come, but can't lose or forfeit the non-revocable eternal life
promised by God), it is abundantly clear that Calvinism, as a
system, is an unfortunate aberation of true biblical doctrine.
Bryson, in this work, makes the faults of the Calvinistic system
abundantly clear.
Bryson Bryson does a brilliant job of summarizing the teachings of
reformed theology in the area of salvation. For my consideration of
the five points of TULIP, see:
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A wonderful little book for those who are just starting to lookReviewed by Duane Waller, 2009-06-03
This is an awesome little book for those who are just starting to
look into this perennial issue.
Fully persuaded calvi's will not find anything new or stimulating
to sharpen their swords on here.
No letter-by-letter exegesis, no smarting accusations.
Just a very simple review of the scriptures which, on-surface, read
as-is, along with the classic Caliv interpretation which reads them
otherwise.
The standard replacements of "All", "World", "Men" with the word
"Elect", within select verses necessary to support the
theology.
And the numerous other verses which make one scratch the head
looking for the possible logic, when likewise changed.
- Man is held responsible for that which he is not
response-able.
- A review of the proposition that God gives commands to men which
He refuses to allow them to obey, and then condemns them for their
disobedience.
- A review of the proposition that God created the vast majority of
human souls throughout time, for the express purpose of watching
them twist in torments within an eternal lake of fire, simply for
good entertainment.
(a view not adhered to by all Calvi's)
- A review of the proposition that since God finds human sufferings
entertaining, such entertainment is also acceptable for His elect
to impose on the non-elect today.
(a view not adhered to by all Calvi's)
- A review of the proposition that God plants the seed (of
salvation) within the soil (human soul) involuntarily.....symbolic
of rape.
Based upon the reasoning: If the woman (human soul) actually
voluntarily gave herself to the seed planting process (salvation)
this would be considered work, and therefore the seed planting
process could not be considered a free gift, therefore exemplified
as rape. (a view not adhered to by all Calvi's)
- A review of the proposition that God proposes marriage
(evangelism of the unsaved) to those whom He has no intention of
marrying.
That is to say, God offers salvation to those whom He has no
intention of giving it to. Therefore His offer is made without
integrity.
My own personal observations, external to the content of this
book:
If one carefully and quietly examines the observable fruits before
stepping into the spider-web of exegesis, it is suggested that one
will recognize the following:
Observable demographics from inception to today.
- A belief system exclusively for to the white Anglo-Saxon male
with a bent for intellectualism, philosophy, an over-sized ego, and
a need to belong to an advanced guild.
- A body posture which predominates chest puffed out, nose up
high.
- A full allowance made for all historical acts of torture,
mutilation and murder on those outside the guild.
- On aggregate, a persona of grandiose self-perception. A strong
manifestation of Christian narcissism.
So, if your just looking, this little book is a great read.
And while your examining the fruit, see if you don't also recognize
the observables listed. I think you'll find it entertaining. :^D
Imagine That...Reviewed by J. R. Cornett, 2009-03-14
Imagine, the Arminians love it and the Calvinists loathe it.
Perhaps we have too eagerly divided ourselves into these two
categories; "Calvinist" vs "Arminian". Perhaps God is more
sovereign than the Arminian would feel comfortable believing and
more gracious than the Calvinist would ever be willing to accept
(and, yes, I know Calvinists have a special explanation for grace:
evidently God's grace picks some and not others)
My question is, why is this debate important? Will a thorough
understanding of either theological position lead one sinner to
salvation? No. This stuff trips people up, creates fear and
undermines faith.
calvinism discussed poorly by an advid hater of the aformentioned.Reviewed by Dan Jones, 2008-07-17
i think the title says it all. george bryson is doing nothing more
here then poorly trying to degrade calvinism.
the question that keeps coming to my mind that no arminian can seem
to answer is; what do you say to the clear and numerous scriptures
regarding election?
answer that, then write a book.
One of the best short treatments of Calvinism in printReviewed by Terry L. Burnett, 2007-10-03
I bought this book from Amazon last year, and I was greatly
impressed with it. One of the most important points it stresses is
that the Calvinism-Arminianism debate is actually improper, because
there exists a THIRD (more biblical) alternative that is neither
Calvinist nor Arminian. Alas, that point is forever lost on critics
from the Reformed camp especially, who have been brainwashed by
their elders into believing that all non-Calvinists like Bryson are
"Arminians".
And predictably, some reviewers are upset because Bryson dares to
insinuate that their sacrosanct Reformed tradition departs from
scripture on the salvation issue -- which it surely does. Dave Hunt
explains the details of all that in his 600-page book, but George
Bryson does a very admirable job in pointing out the basic
scriptural weaknesses of Calvinism in this relatively brief volume.
And, in spite of reviewer accusations to the contrary, I believe
Bro. Bryson does so with a gracious spirit.
Way to go, George! :-)
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