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Calvinist Pastor Gaslighting People at Grace Community Church in Hudsonville, MI

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 (Updated: Friday, August 28, 2026)
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Pastor Keoni Hughes of Grace Community Church in Hudsonville, Michigan, recently preached a sermon in which he presented Calvinist doctrine to the congregation. Part of his sermon illustrates the lack of logic inherent in this philosophy. At a few different points, there is clear gaslighting going on. 

Why is it gaslighting? Because what Hughes is presenting makes no logical sense from the Scriptures. He is contradicting himself in his own sermon. The Calvinist pastor is calling people to repent while at the same time telling them it is all up to God’s sovereignty. Calvinists will appeal to “mystery” when they do this, but it isn’t mystery. It’s something else. A person listening to this sermon will be confused. He is called to repent while being told he may not be part of the “elect” of God. 




This is just one aspect of the troubling sermon. Jason Breda of the YouTube channel, Good Berean, breaks down the 15 ways this pastor is (in my words) causing current and future problems for the members of his congregation. 

If you are already struggling with or troubled by Calvinism, I encourage you to check out my other posts on Leaving Calvinism.

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Sallie Schaaf Borrink is a Christian, wife, mother, homeschooler, homebody, and autodidact. She owns a home-based graphic design and web design business with her husband (DavidandSallie.com).

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