Chuck Smith, Calvary Chapel, and their Ignorance Fest on Calvinism (James White)

eqdj · #41 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jesus is my friend

It's funny that Dr. White is dead on right,My dear friends at Calvary would tell us to read our Bibles constantly and gave us that good biblical foundation and through it realized they were wrong on their soteriology and other issues too and just like Dr White said these people would read their Bibles,see the Truth and leave,(on good terms).We were one of those families among others who left,as much as we love our brothers there we are glad to be in a Reformed,Confessional Church that's all about God and His Glory

Thanks for posting this I will past it on with discernment

That was my experience as well

Amazing Grace · #42 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 10:42 AM

CC, as a rule, follows expository V by V teaching. One possible result of this style is a lack of cohesiveness and no woven theme throughout the scripture. Without a Systematic Approach, you do not acknowledge the Analogy of Scripture and most likely will end denying Calvinism.

**KMK** · #43 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Amazing Grace

CC, as a rule, follows expository V by V teaching. One possible result of this style is a lack of cohesiveness and no woven theme throughout the scripture. Without a Systematic Approach, you do not acknowledge the Analogy of Scripture and most likely will end denying Calvinism.

Glad your back, AG! And I agree with you.

Amazing Grace · #44 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by KMK

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Originally Posted by Amazing Grace

CC, as a rule, follows expository V by V teaching. One possible result of this style is a lack of cohesiveness and no woven theme throughout the scripture. Without a Systematic Approach, you do not acknowledge the Analogy of Scripture and most likely will end denying Calvinism.

Glad your back, AG! And I agree with you.

Good to be back KMK. I used to listen to CS years ago prior to my conversion to RT(Reformed Theology). I remember him specifically saying that V by V teaching allows one to approach the bible with no bias or presuppositions. Since he is a good salesman, I agreed at first, but found myself in a maze of contradictions that I was told all must be true. The irony I found is out of one side of his mouth he would proclaim tolerance to all understanding within the broad Christian denominations, then bash Calvinism. "We welcome all to CC" then backdoor the denigration of RT.

**KMK** · #45 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Amazing Grace

CC, as a rule, follows expository V by V teaching. One possible result of this style is a lack of cohesiveness and no woven theme throughout the scripture. Without a Systematic Approach, you do not acknowledge the Analogy of Scripture and most likely will end denying Calvinism.

I just ran across this by Lloyd-Jones this morning:

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I would lay down a general proposition that preaching must always be theological, always based on a theological foundation. We should be particularly careful when we preach on isolated texts and deal with each one separately. The reason for that, of course, is that we may well find ourselves becoming guilty of contradictions. We deliver a message on the basis of one text, but because it is not related to others, and to the whole truth, when we come to deal with another text we may say something that contradicts what we have said in the first sermon. Preaching and Preachers; pg. 64