Predestination & Free-Will – Calvinism & Arminianism

What the bible says about being chosen by God for salvation versus you choosing God.

Discipleship materials about election, predestination, limited atonement (particular redemption), perseverance of the saints, free-will, Calvinism, Arminianism, Pelagianism, semi-Pelagianism, and more.

 

 
RELATED ISSUES DISCUSSED IN THESE MATERIALS: universalism, monergism, synergism, pelagianism, semi-pelagianism, particular redemption, eternal security, total depravity, original sin, unconditional election, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints, preservation of the saints, TULIP, the doctrines of grace, reformed theology, and propitiation and how it relates to the nature and scope of Christ’s atonement.
 

 

Predestination & Election Article Highlights

1. Famous Calvinists – MOST POPULAR:

 
Check out our most popular article on Calvinism titled ““Famous Calvinists”. As of September 2019 this article has had over 44,000 views and it usually comes up on page 1 of a google search for “famous calvinists”. This brief and concise article mentions many Christians of the past who believed that the 5 points of Calvinism represent the truth of the Gospel as declared in the Bible. Those Christians include the famous Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon and the famous Bible commentary writer Matthew Henry as well as John Foxe, who wrote Foxe’s Book Of Martyrs, and John Bunyan who wrote Pilgrim’s Progress.
 

2. Very informative and accurate article on Free Will:

 
“The Myth Of Free Will” by Walter Chantry explains the human will and to what extent it is “free” to make choices.
 

3. Brief article discussing whether or not Jesus died for the ENTIRE world:

 
“Jesus Died For Whom?” examines the scope of Christ’s atonement. Was it for everyone who ever lived and who ever will live or for specific people as believed by those who subscribe to the doctrine of Predestination?
 

Predestination & Free-Will Posts:

• The Justice Of God In The Damnation Of Sinners
• Salvation Taken Into God’s Own Hands
• Salvation Is Of The Lord By Charles Spurgeon
• The Love Of God And The Depravity Of Man
• Some Comments On Dave Hunt’s Book On Calvinism
• There Is No Such Thing As The Age Of Accountability
• Why Should A Calvinist Preach The Gospel?
• A Word On Personal Evangelism And Soul Winning
• Robert Morey Videos On Calvinism And Arminianism
• Jerry Johnson Videos On Election & Predestination
• The Lamb Of God And Me
• Does Faith Precede Regeneration
• Old Paths – Chapter 18 – Election
• Orthodoxy Is Heresy
• Election And Predestination As Taught In The Bible
• What Is Duty Faith And Is It Biblical
• Unconditional Love?
• Why I Like The Free-Will Gospel So Much
• God Desires That ABSOLUTELY NONE Should Perish?
• Variety of Salvation Views Categorized
• Common Grace And Free Offer Articles
• The Efficacy Of Christ’s Atonement
• Two Gospels And Therefore Two Preaching Styles
• Jesus Died For Whom?
• The Pelagian Captivity Of The Church
• The Arminian Captivity Of The Modern Evangelical Church
• The Phrase “Accepting Christ” – Why I Hate It
• The Extent of the Atonement: Answering Objections
• Particular Redemption By Doyle Dewberry
• Why Calvinism Has To Be The Gospel
• What Is The Purpose Of The Preaching To The Non-Elect?
• The Extent of the Atonement: Who Did Christ Die For?
• What Is The Worth Of A Person’s Soul?
• Is Arminianism A Damnable Heresy?
• The Free Will Gospel Refuted By John 3:16
• Universal Atonement Doctrine Dishonors God
• The Sovereignty Of God In Reprobation
• The Remnant According To The Election Of Grace
• Intended Atonement
• Cause Thy Face To Shine Upon Us
• To Deny An Effectual And Particular Redemption Is To Deny The Gospel
• The Hope Of Arminianism
• God’s Hardening Of Men’s Hearts – Sovereign Or Judicial?
• Predestination Forum – Is God Glorified In Damning Some People
• Misunderstood Bible Verses – Acts 16:31
• A Lengthy & Heated Dialog About Free-Willism
• Letter To An Arminian Friend
• Are You An Amyraldian?
• The Mystery Of Salvation By God’s Grace Alone
• Arminianism: The Golden Idol of Freewill
• Arminianism At Its Core Is A Man-Centered Unbiblical Heresy
• The Best Video On Calvinism
• A Sermon On Particular Redemption
• Dialog With A Staunch Arminian (Free-Willer)
• The Idea Of Exercising One’s Faith
• The Problem With The God Of Calvinism
• The Free-Will Version Bible
• A Letter From George Whitefield To John Wesley On Predestination & Free Will
• A Defense Of Calvinism
• About Following John Calvin And Calvinism
• Salvation Is Of God Even Though It Seems To Be Of Us
• The Quick And Easy Gospel
• The Election Collection
• Free Grace By John Wesley
• A Biblical Critique of Chuck Smith’s Calvinism Study
• Sufficient For All But Not Efficient For All?
• The Sovereignty Of God
• Does God Predestinate People Based On His Foreknowledge?
• A Free-Will Prayer
• Is The Age of Accountability Biblical?
• The Gospel For Misinformed Christians
• Tulip Or Weeds?
• The God Nobody Knows
• Accepting Christ
• Free Will – A Slave
• How Dead Is Dead?
• For Whom Did Christ Die?
• Free-Willism Preaches “Another Jesus”
• The “Free-Will” Gospel Is Anti-God!
• Who Accepts Whom?
• Election Or Atheism – No Middle Ground
• Objections to God’s Sovereignty Answered
• Sheep & Goats
• The Choice – Man’s or God’s?
• Famous Calvinists
• The Myth Of Free Will
• Election Or Atheism: No Middle Ground
• What Do We Believe?
• The Most Believed Lie

“Amazing Grace” Calvinism Video Series

The History And Theology Of Calvinism – Part 1

The History And Theology Of Calvinism – Part 2

The History And Theology Of Calvinism – Part 3

The History And Theology Of Calvinism – FULL Video

The History And Theology Of Calvinism – Brief Excerpt:

Predestination & Free-Will Video Messages:

• Calvinism Part 1 – Robert Morey
• Calvinism Part 2 – Robert Morey
• Does God Love Everyone? – Robert Morey
• Does God Love His Enemies? – Robert Morey

 

• Why We Can’t Choose God – R.C. Sproul
• Why are so many against reformed theology? – Steve Lawson, John MacArthur, R.C. Sproul
• What Is Free Will?: Chosen By God – R.C. Sproul

 

• Predestination – Dr. Duane Spencer

 

• God is Sovereign over all things including Election – Mark Kielar
• The Comforting Doctrine of God’s Unconditional Election – Mark Kielar
• Does God Predestine Men to Hell? (Double Predestination Explained Correctly) – Mark Kielar
• Does John 3:16 Refute Calvinism? (1 of 3) – Mark Kielar
• Does John 3:16 Refute Calvinism? (2 of 3) – Mark Kielar
• Does John 3:16 Refute Calvinism? (3 of 3) – Mark Kielar
• Jacob Have I Loved; Esau Have I Hated… (Not of Works) – Mark Kielar
• If God Has Predestined Men Unto Salvation, Why Evangelize? – Mark Kielar
• Does Predestination Make God Unjust? (Does Anyone *Deserve* Salvation?) – Mark Kielar
• He’s Not Willing That ANY Should Perish. ANY of WHOM? – Mark Kielar
• Believer, You’re Saved Because God Chose You First Not Because You Chose Him First. – Mark Kielar

 

• God’s Sovereign Election – A. W. Pink

 

• Amazing Sermon on Election – John MacArthur
• The doctrine of Election (1 of 3) – John McArthur
• The doctrine of Election (2 of 3) – John McArthur
• The doctrine of Election (3 of 3) – John McArthur
• Arminian Theology Destroyed & Calvinism Affirmed – John McArthur

 

• The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination – Loraine Better

 

• Calvinism is the Gospel – Jerry Johnson
• Arminianism & Works Salvation – Jerry Johnson
• Why I Am A Calvinist – Jerry Johnson
• Free Will & Liberal Christianity – Jerry Johnson
• Does Man Have Free-will? – Jerry Johnson
• The Perversion of Perseverance – Jerry Johnson
• Is the Age of Accountability Biblical? – Jerry Johnson
• The Reformed Difference – Jerry Johnson

Calvinism Is The Gospel

By Jerry Johnson

Predestination & Free-Will Audio Messages:

• Predestination – Roy Hargrave
• The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination (1 of 26) – Loraine Better
• Doctrine of Election (1 of 2) – Arthur Pink
• Doctrine of Election (2 of 2) – Arthur Pink
• God’s Sovereignty in the Salvation of Men – Jonathan Edwards

 

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