INTRO: This is the second of three messages I have called Calvinism and John 6. I was challenged to answer John 6:44 as viewed by Calvinism and decided to do a few messages on Calvinism. Every Christian who reads Christian material and listens to online messages would do well to understand this teaching as it is so pervasive. When one comes to a passage like John 6 in light of Calvinism, to appreciate the difficulty one must have at least have some understanding of Calvinism. I think if one were not a Calvinist the question of John 6:44 would not become an issue. So to prepare we have looked at the character of John Calvin and the time in which he lived. We have looked at each of the letters of the acronym the TULIP; total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace and the perseverance of the saints. We then considered that assurance of salvation is an agonizing problem for Calvinists. That is because if you have to persevere to the end before you can know if you were ever really saved. And if you persevere to the end, you still cannot know with any certainty if you are saved. Some who claim to be Calvinistic in doctrine claim you can have assurance of salvation. John MacArthur holds to assurance of salvation. I listened to a message by him on that but he did not address any of the problems raised on assurance in Calvinism.
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