What I'm teaching —
salvation by grace through faith alone, not by works or rituals like baptism — is
biblical Christianity, not necessarily
Calvinism.
@ChristRoseFromTheDead uses the label Calvinist when it doesn't even apply to what I've been teaching.
Here’s the distinction explained clearly:
What I'm Teaching
I've been emphasizing:
- Faith precedes baptism (Acts 10:43–47 KJV).
- Grace saves apart from works (Ephesians 2:8–9 KJV).
- Obedience and good works follow as fruit, not cause (Ephesians 2:10 KJV).
- Salvation is secure in Christ, not maintained by ritual.
That’s simply
Pauline doctrine — the gospel of grace found throughout the New Testament.
It’s the same truth taught long before John Calvin ever existed.
What Calvinism Teaches
Calvinism is a
system of theology summarized by the acronym
TULIP:
- Total Depravity – Man cannot seek God apart from His enabling grace.
- Unconditional Election – God chooses some for salvation without any condition in them.
- Limited Atonement – Christ died only for the elect.
- Irresistible Grace – The elect cannot resist God’s saving call.
- Perseverance of the Saints – The truly saved will persevere to the end.
I can believe salvation is by
grace through faith alone without affirming all of that.
In fact, many Bible-believing Christians (like most Baptists, non-denominational evangelicals, or Wesleyan believers) share my view of
faith and grace while
rejecting Calvinism’s narrower ideas about election and atonement.
Why They Label Me “Calvinist”
People often use “Calvinist” as a
lazy label for anyone who teaches salvation by grace alone.
To Oneness or works-based groups,
anyone who denies salvation-by-baptism looks “Calvinist” because they can’t separate grace from works.
In reality, I'm preaching
the plain New Testament gospel —
not a system, but Scripture itself.
Summary:
I'm not promoting Calvinism; I'm upholding what Scripture clearly declares:
“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.” — Romans 3:28 KJV
Grace alone.
Faith alone.
Christ alone.
I’m not promoting Calvinism — I’m simply preaching what the
Bible says about salvation by grace through faith alone.
Faith precedes baptism, grace saves apart from works, and obedience follows as the fruit of salvation — not the cause (Ephesians 2:8-10 KJV; Acts 10:43-47 KJV).
That’s not a system — that’s
Scripture.
People who mix works with grace often call anyone teaching faith alone a “Calvinist,” but Paul taught the same truth long before Calvin was born:
“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.” — Romans 3:28 KJV
Grace alone. Faith alone. Christ alone.
