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I would be inclined to think they are mutually exclusive, for "Full Gospel" is associated with Pentecostalism, which came out of the Holiness Movement of John Wesley and others who were Arminian. Holiness and/or Full Gospel churches include:

Assembly of God
Church of God (Holiness)
Nazarene
Church of Christ
Christian Church
Quite a few others, too

You might find some churches that would be considered "Bapti-costal" but probably not truly "Full Gospel" and not Calvinist

 

Here's one group a simple Google search turned up:

http://www.charismaticreformed.org/about.html

 

The three pastors are the members the association's board.

 

Mahaney's (imploding) Sovereign Grace group is another...I'm puzzled why all this is news; he's been quite prominent pallng around with Mark Dever, Al Mohler, and co.

 

I'm curious if any Calvinists actually define themselves as Full Gospel. I can see that some are treading away from cessation, but I've never thought of the gifts as the entirety of the Full Gospel teaching.

I was raised in a Missionary Baptist Church, and by a mother who referred to herself as Full Gospel. I also attended an Assembly of God church back in the late 90s. From what I've seen, the hallmark doctrine of a Full Gospel church is the belief that every believer has guaranteed access to divine healing, per 1Peter 2:24:

Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

The claim is made that if your "gospel" doesn't include physical healing as being part of what Jesus paid for, then it is not a "full" gospel - only a partial gospel. Some stress this aspect far greater than others. For some, it is accessible through prayer and laying on of hands - as God sees fit. Most of this type seem to use the term "Spirit filled" rather than Full Gospel. Others think there is something spiritually wrong with a sick believer.


I could very well be wrong, but I have not seen any Calvinist who espouses this supposed fullness of the gospel including divine healing. I am not real familiar with Calvinists within the Charismatic Movement. Do anyone know if there are any who embrace this healing aspect of the Full Gospel teaching?

That's why I wrote that "Bapti-costal" churches are probably not truly "Full Gospel" and not Calvinist.

The Southern Baptist church I recently moved from has many there who consider themselves "Bapti-costal" because they believe all the gifts of the Spirit are active today.

I also believe this, but I shudder to think I would ever be associated with that brand of excess called Charismatic. I would also hide if I were ever thought of as Full Gospel.


I guess it could just be a few of my random thoughts, but this thread brought back memories of my childhood, and my time in that Full Gospel AG church before I became a believer. I've seen many of the excesses of both Spirit-filled and Full Gospel types

 

I think my wife and I came on one once back when we were searching for a church to go to, in the Niagara Falls region back in '06.
Had the whole shebang from bands to worship leader to choruses and repetitive singing.
Much as I agreed with most of their doctrines, my wife and I never went back.

 

Not very many, nor many that are Baptists either, as those who hold to that teaching NOT"rightly dividing the word of God!"

 

ALL true Christians preach and teach a 'full Gospel", as that is NOT what the Bible means, regardless of what pentacostalists/charasmatics think!

 

You're right. But from what I've witnessed, those who call themselves Full Gospel are the ones who believe divine healing was purchased on the cross, while those who believe the gifts of the Spirit are the fullness of the gospel simply call themselves Spirit Filled.

Like I said, I could be wrong, as it's only a first hand observation - not anything I've seen officially stated anywhere. Seems to be they all pretty much state it the same way officially, but I've noticed the different use of terminology

In my estimation, Full Gospel is one sector of Charismatics, but not all Charismatics teach the so-called Full Gospel, at least to the same extent


That's why I believe some Calvinists could be Spirit Filled, without actually being Full Gospel. Because for the Calvinist, the gospel is full without any guarantee of divine healing

It's a difference between the cross and Pentecost

 

Would still see it in Minority to have EITHER baptist/reformed holding to that, as that theology just does not seem to be 'rightly dividing the truth!"

 

think it depends on if one is pentacostal, or Charasmatic, as old time ones would see it as having the fulness of the Spirit, Charasmatics as 5 fold ministires...

problem is neither are really biblical correct in this!

 

Perhaps, but believe the Op was adressing more of can reformed, and I added baptist churches, can hold also to 'full" charasmatic doctrines, such as tongues, second act of grace, "baptism in HG" etc, and still hoold few would go that far!