Reformed Theology. Calvinism. God Is In Control. God’s Sovereignty Versus Free Will.
Sovereign / Sovereignty these words are not in the Bible. Calvinist Reformed Theology is based off of Unbiblical False Doctrine. Most people blindly follow Calvinist Reformed Theology. They do not think about what God is in Control actually means. God Gave Mankind Freewill. God’s Sovereignty is not at odds with man’s Free Will.
For words that do not appear in the Bible Reformed Theology (Calvinism) makes much of God being Sovereign. God’s “Sovereignty.” Reformed Calvinist Theology has invented a contradiction between God’s power and man’s Free Will that does not exist.
Reformed Calvinist R.C. Sproul said, “Our freedom is always and everywhere limited by God’s Sovereignty.” Sproul invents a problem that does not exist in the Bible.
There is no contradiction between God’s Omnipotence’s and man’s Free Will. God Omnipotence’s does not mean programming decisions. Mankind is not God’s computer toy to program as he wants to. God’s power and man’s Free Will are complimentary.
Consider these things.
Does God Control Everything? No. There are things man clearly Controls according to God.
Man controls what he does with God’s revelation, his Word found in the Bible, in the Holy Scriptures.
John 5:40 “And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.”
This is the perfect Scripture where God explains man’s Free Will. Which Reformed Calvinist Theology Rejects, completely Denies.
Man, has the Free Will to Reject or to Accept Jesus. To come to him for Salvation, Eternal Life. Or to Reject Jesus Free Gift of Eternal Life. This is the point of John 5:40.
Man controls where he puts his trust.
Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
Proverbs Chapter 3 Totally Destroys God Is In Control False Doctrine.
Proverbs 3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
Verse 1, Man is not compelled, forced to obey God’s Law. Obeying God’s Law is a chose to do or not to do. God does not Control Man’s Free Will to Chose.
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Verse 2, Obeying God’s Law will give a person long life and peace. Obviously everyone does not live a long life and have a peaceful life. Why not because people can chose not to Obey God’s Law.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
Verse 3, Let, describes a decision a choice people are allowed to make. We can Let, allow something in our lives or not allow. Let here means to Obey, Let, or Not Let. To Not Obey.
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Verse 4, A reward to those who choose to Obey God.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Verse 5, Is asking us to Trust in the Lord. Which means we have the Free Will not to Trust in the Lord.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Verse 6, If a person chooses to acknowledge God. God will direct their paths. Notice it does not Say God will command and control thy paths. Directions are something a person can choose to follow or choose to ignore. Having Directions means nothing if you ignore them.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
Verse 7, The Word Be is a Request NOT A DEMAND. A DEMAND, A COMMAND is: DO NOT. Be not: Again a Choice that God is Asking.
God is Asking for us to not trust in our own wisdom. He is asking us to Fear the Lord and to Depart from Evil. Everything here is just God Asking. God is giving us Choices. God is not Controlling us. He is simply Asking. These are NOT Demands from God.
8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
Verse 8, Benefits given to people who choose to Obey God.
9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
Verse 9, God is requesting not demanding.
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Verse 10, More rewards for choosing to Obey God.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
Verse 11, To chasten is to punish people who chose not to Obey God. Which again tells us that God is not in Control. He allows us to be Free to choose to Obey him. Or to Choose to Disobey him and be Chastened.
12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Verse 12, If God was in Control than there would never be a need to correct any of his Children. If God was in Control we would have no Choice in what we did.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Verse 13, To find something you have to choose to look for it. If God was in Control we would not have the opportunity, the choice to find things. God would just Control, Direct everything we do.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Verse 14, More Rewards for Obeying God. You do not get Rewarded if God is in Control. A Reward is something Earned. If God is in Control you cannot Earn anything for Obeying him. You have no Choice but to Obey him.
Man controls who his friends are.
1st Corinthians 5:11 “But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.”
Man controls his emotions.
Proverbs 16:32 “He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.”
Man controls his rejoicing.
1st Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice evermore, prayer life: 17 Pray without ceasing, gratitude: 18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. We could literally go on and on.
Again, Reformed Theology, Calvinism has a False dichotomy of man’s Free Will and God’s Sovereignty.
The two are not mutually exclusive or even Contradictory. While a King may be Sovereign. He is not personally Controlling any Individuals’ Decisions in his realm over which he is Sovereign.
According to Webster’s 1828 dictionary. Sovereign means Supreme in Power; possessing Supreme Dominion; as a Sovereign Ruler of the Universe.
There is no debate that God is Omnipotent – All Powerful.
But being All Powerful is not the same thing as Control. Notice the instruction to Obey the Government’s Sovereign powers.
Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
Did you notice that a Sovereign Power can be Resisted? Did you notice that what God ordained can be Ignored? Furthermore did you notice that Sovereign Power means Judgment of decisions, NOT CONTROL of decisions?
God’s Omnipotence is seen in Judgment NOT IN CONTROL.
Romans 14:12 “So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. And this judgment,”
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Man’s Free Will and God’s Omnipotence have a cause and effect relationship.
Not a contradictory relationship. God’s Judgment is a result of man’s wandering Will. God will pass all man’s work under His judgment. Because man has made his own decisions based on the Free Will God gave us. Is it really that difficult to understand?
A person is not Guilty until they have broken the Law. People have the Choice to Obey God. Or the Choice to Disobey God. When a Person Disobeys God they are Guilty. But they are not Guilty until they have Disobeyed God. God’s Judgment is only necessary because we have Free Will to Choose.
Reformed Calvinist Theology Has Evil Beliefs.
In Reformed Calvinist Theology, the False Doctrine of God’s Sovereignty leads to two particularly ungodly strains of defilement. One is there is no need to: Pray, for Evangelism, for Preaching, etc.
None of these things are necessary with a God who is in Control. A God who is in Control does not allow Free Will. No one can Choose to Believe on Jesus. Or to Reject Jesus. In Calvinism God decides who Goes to Heaven and who goes to Hell. This is very EVIL and not Biblical.
Reformed Calvinist are Hypocrites who do not even believe what they teach. They are vocal Evangelists always promoting their False Teachings. They dominate the TV, Churches. The Book Stores. The internet. Every possible outlet they can use.
Their False Theology says God is in Control. That Man cannot make any independent decisions. God decides everything. If they believed this they would not be the biggest sales people in the world pushing their beliefs.
Calvinism’s False Religion: “God is in Control” makes God Evil.
Makes God responsible for all the Sin people commit. For everyone in Hell. For everything horrible that happens. This is Absurd 100% unbiblical, not Biblical.
The other thing is the Smug Pride of Reformed Theologians that accuse their opposition of arrogantly trying to understand God. Because they deny what the Bible teaches about God. They have invented their own False god.
Reformed Calvinist Theology has corrupted the vast Majority of all “Christian” Churches.
Especially sad is all the Baptist Churches teaching Calvinism.
Shockingly IFB, Independent Fundamental Baptist, Churches are huge Calvinist’s. Not every IFB Church, but almost all. It is almost impossible to find a Saved IFB Church.
An IFB Church that Teaches the Gospel only for Salvation. I have recently visited several and they have all been Reformed Calvinist. They do not promote this.
They hide the fact they follow Reformed Calvinist Theology. You will not find them admit it on their websites. But if you visit their Churches. Hear their preaching. And see the books and tracts they sell. You will quickly see that they are Calvinist Churches.
I confronted these Pastor’s. “OK, you teach Calvinism.” Replies: “I understand why you say this.” “John Calvin is a great Church Father.” “This Church believes in Reformed Calvinism.”
People Believe, “God is in Control.” and “God controls everything.” Because these statements are Repeated to death on TV. In the music they listen to. In the books they read. And at the Churches they attend.
God is in Control is a Lie that False Teachers say.
The Bible neither says or teaches: God is in Control – God is Sovereign. What God does say is that all of man’s work will pass under His Judgment. Sovereignty is not being in Control.
It is the Authority and the Power to pass Judgment. Sovereignty is the final word on any decision whether good or bad. Not the programming of decisions.
You have the Free Will to Believe on Jesus or to Reject Jesus. Please Ask Jesus to Save you right now if you have not.
Romans 10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
