Why is there a Resurgence of Reformed Theology?

Excellent testimony Pastor....welcome!

 

With me, recalling from my own experience, two options in the poll mainly applied: 'Dumbed-down shallow Theology is being rejected', and 'Dissatisfaction with the Theology I/we grew up with'. I was tempted to also choose 'An honest look back on ones own salvation experience leads them this way', but it wasn't until I was firmly ensconced in the doctrines of sovereign grace that I realized that mine was an old story indeed.

 

Yes this is a poll where you can easily select 2 of 3 points which are applicable (to me at least). good point.

 

I voted "dissatisfaction" and I agree with first paragraph or two of the OP. And then we part ways.

Why? Because I'm not a Calvinist. In spite of all those things that could lead someone toward Calvinistic beliefs, from my perspective, most of it is people who are looking for "something different" and who haven't been taught how to handle the tension in scripture between "freewill" and "God's soverienity".

People have moved away from wanting a set of rules to live by, but they still want a simple structure for their beliefs that allows them not to think and not to have to learn to lean on the Holy Spirit. Calvin's TULIP gives them that. Very few "Calvinists" that I meet away from this board can give more than lip service to the ideas that Calvin put forth.

This isn't a problem with Calvin or his ideas, some of which have merit and should be studied in light of scripture and the Holy Spirit. This is a problem with lazy Christians who don't want to study the scripture for themselves but find themselves dissatisfied with their current belief system.

 

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My study of Reformed Theology is to deepen my understanding of Scripture, not to become lazy in it. Plus I also sincerely believe in the Sovereignty element of the Doctrines of Grace & in my own walk I also found myself inexplicably drawn to God. See I dont call it Calvinism.....thats just a name. To me its Pauline in its nature ..... and so I get buy with the name Reformed.

 

Reformed

There was a man who wrote a letter that was being wide spread. It stated the main reason that he disagreed with the reformed theogy was that it was kept in a circle in the churches of the "Mature Christain". That a new believer could not take such a mesage at first. They hide with in the message, it was there. He said if this theolgy was true, they should bring it out in the open and people even infants should accept it.

I found after that letter the theolgy message had a comming out. I was just introduced to that theogy, through a universalist calvinist. I already was against it.

I don't know who wrote it or when. I praise God that it is out in th open.

I have grown to see it out of the universalist darkness, but it has never proven to me what God convinced me of in my youth that God loved the world. It is finished from God and now it is our turn to believe and enter the rest.

Pink version of world is what man sees not God.

 

People will not endure sound doctrine, so they turn to Calvinism.

 

Over

Here it is hope it is the best I can do with words.

There was a man who wrote a letter that was being wide spread. It stated the main reason that he disagreed with the reformed theogy was that it was kept in a circle in the churches of the "Mature Christain". That a new believer could not take such a mesage at first. They did hide the reformed theolgy with in the message, it was there. He said if the reformed theolgy was true, they should bring it out in the open and people even infants should accept it.

I found after that letter the reformed theolgy message had a comming out. I was just introduced to that reformed theolgy, through a universalist calvinist. So I already was against it.

I don't know who wrote the letter or when. I praise God that it is out in th open.

I do see reformed out of the universalist darkness, but it has never proven to me what God convinced me of in my youth that God loved the world. It is finished from God and now it is our turn to believe and enter the rest.

Pink version of world is what man sees not God.

 

Oh I disagree with you on your statement on many levels particularly your comment about Pink but I'm not going to belabor this either. I dont think its healthy for Brothers to fight, especially on issues of doctrine & theology. I could say much more but I will hold my tongue because this OP is not about your opinions on the Theology....rather its geared to folks who are moving in the direction of Reformed Thinking & whats put them there...pretty simple & well thought out I'm thinking.

 

When I was saved in 1986 I had no idea what reformed theology was. I still didn't know until about 5 years agts o when God put in on my heart to study apologetics and the school I studied at leaned very much towards reformed doctrines. Also we hired a new pastor at our SBC church and he was reformed. I learned quickly that reformed theology is what I believed in although I never knew its doctrines. I wasn't saved in a "Follow me in this prayer" type moment. I truly was broken over being a sinner and far from God and I simply repented and turned to God and I believe this was when I was borbn again although at the time I couldn't explain thoroughly what had happened to me.

I feel many are saved this way and later God reveals to them the correct doctrines as they renew their minds in His word. AMEN,

 

Forgive me

I do not want people to bring discord amoung their churches, this is a need to go to higher level.

 

Let me see if I understand you brother......are you saying that moving in the direction of Reformed theology is an individuals inner spiritual need to develop to a higher level (and appreciation of) worship? I just want to see that we are on the same page. Please advise.

 

Beyond

Calvinism is incomplete, just like anything that comes from man. There is so much more than me, calvin, and any man can reach, it can't be found in man, but in God and His word.

Man can not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from God, i am sorry but it is not from man.