John MacArthur: Calvinism vs. Arminianism

please listen carefully to I think a thoughtful balanced response from dr. John MacArthur at an event from give or take about a decade ago regarding Calvinism versus arminianism now you're probably one or the other if not this will be a bit of an introduction to you might I ask both camps both sides to at least consider what dr. John MacArthur is setting forth let me do it this way okay I'm gonna give you a little test okay do you believe that God is sovereign and salvation of course we went through that today do you believe God chooses who will be saved course do you believe the father draws yes do you believe that the Sun keeps yes do you believe the Sun raise yeah it's all sovereign it's all predestined it's all established absolutely right this is what the Bible says do you believe that whosoever will may come yes that's what the Bible says do you believe that God finds no pleasure in the death and judgment of the wicked yes do you believe that Jesus wept because sinners wouldn't repent of course the are you willing to call all sinners to repent and do you believe they're responsible if they don't come yes well how do you harmonize that I don't know I don't know how to harmonize that where your expect you're asking too much of me I'm not God you want my little peanut P Q syllabus brain to grasp that give me a break it's not my problem but the one thing I can't do is is deny what scripture says this will comfort you who wrote Romans this is basic Christianity 101 here who wrote Romans can't answer the question can you why all of Paul all his vocabulary all his heart all his thoughts all his words all of God and yet not mechanical said she did so well in that question I'll ask you another one who lives your Christian life God so you want to hold him responsible for the condition of your Christian life who lives your Christian life this is pretty pretty basic right you're doing it right now every day who's living your Christian life you say I am really say God is I don't know whether you could convince everybody who knows you you can't even answer that question listen to what Paul said I am crucified with Christ nevertheless I live yet not i he didn't know either [Applause] they said this is the divine mystery and it's all of me and all of him and what's wrong is me and what's right is him in every major doctrine of the Bible in every major doctrine you have an apparent paradox that you cannot resolve I know that I'm kept eternally secured by God but I also know I'm commanded to persevere in faith two sides of the same thing I know I can't be saved unless I'm chosen and called and I know I can't be saved unless I'm willing to repent and believe I don't have to harmonize it but nor can I deny those things in the end market folks in the end God will get all the glory for every righteous thing that is done because it is all his work so rather than answering the question by removing your confusion I just spread your confusion over a wider area and you rest in the fact that you don't need to grasp the mysteries that are clear in the mind of eternal God God elects it's clear man has genuine human responsibility it's clear how do you reconcile friends you don't need to they're already reconciled even if we cannot grasp it if and you happen to be a progressive liberal squishy seeker-sensitive sort of a Christian prepare yourself according to you I'm about to use us swear word if an you are not participating in some way shape or form in the Great Commission being obedient to the command our Lord left us when he said go and make disciples than you are here it comes sinning there I said it this is one way there are other ways we're simply trying to provide you with the easiest way possible to be obedient to the command to preach the gospel this is called don't stub your toe it is a thorough law gospel presentation you can simply give it to somebody leave it on the table at the restaurant pass it off to the drive-thru person as you're putting your foot on the gas whatever you do consider getting 12 and leave one with somebody once a month get 52 once a week by the time the year is done you can look back and say hey this is the year I wasn't sinning get yourself some copies of I don't stub your toe at wretched

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Length: 6min 0sec (360 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 11 2018