Product Description

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.

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Product Details

Publisher	Word for Today
ISBN	0936728671
Format	Paperback
Author	George Bryson
EAN	9780936728674
Label	Word for Today
Studio	Word for Today
Number Of Pages	117
Title	The Five Points of Calvinism
Publication Date	1996-01-01
Manufacturer	Word for Today

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Customer Reviews

The Five Points of Calvinsim

Review 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 look

Review 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

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Imagine That...

Review 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.

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calvinism discussed poorly by an advid hater of the aformentioned.

Review 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.

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One of the best short treatments of Calvinism in print

Review 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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