Sonoftheday
Puritan Board Sophomore
I was having a discussion with a man of God whom i know and love lately over sotierology. I told him I hold to the reformed position, or Calvinism. To which he said he held to TUIP but not L. He then presented a view which is not TUIP and I was curious if there is a name for this teaching, if he got this teaching from well known preachers or if it is a misunderstanding on his own part. It goes like this.
When Jesus died on the cross he paid for every sin for every person except the sin of Unbelief. He made the claim that unbelief is the sin which is called Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. He said that since Christ paid for every other sin we have to believe then we go to Heaven, but those who do not believe go to Hell for thier unbelief. I think if pressed on the issue he would say that it is the Holy Spirit who calls the elect whom God chose from before time, so perhaps he is a 4-pointer.
I know that John Macarthur Jr. makes the case quite convincingly that Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is unbelief after being presented with truth from the Holy spirit. The real problems I see with this teaching is it says that God forgives our former unbelief just because we believe now, and not because it was placed on Christ. Anyways I am just curious as to where this doctrine comes from and if it has a name. Thank you.
When Jesus died on the cross he paid for every sin for every person except the sin of Unbelief. He made the claim that unbelief is the sin which is called Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. He said that since Christ paid for every other sin we have to believe then we go to Heaven, but those who do not believe go to Hell for thier unbelief. I think if pressed on the issue he would say that it is the Holy Spirit who calls the elect whom God chose from before time, so perhaps he is a 4-pointer.
I know that John Macarthur Jr. makes the case quite convincingly that Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is unbelief after being presented with truth from the Holy spirit. The real problems I see with this teaching is it says that God forgives our former unbelief just because we believe now, and not because it was placed on Christ. Anyways I am just curious as to where this doctrine comes from and if it has a name. Thank you.