I never realized how much Calvinism has grown. I've noticed it in several Bible studies that I've done, when I would have never looked at that person as a Calvinist. I started listening to one very conservative pastor on YouTube. I listened to one of his audiobooks and loved it, never realizing he was a Calvinist. But when listening to his second book, I started doubting my son's salvation, because he was saved young and is still only a teenager. He has not fallen away, but the book made me wonder if he would persevere. I had to put the book away. I knew he was wrong in that area, but I couldn't even listen to any of it. What confuses me, is that these conservative Calvinist pastors believe in determinism, yet they preach to Christians about how to be better Christians. They call out people that believe in a false gospel, and they get very upset over the sin in the world. All of those things of course are things pastors and all Christians should focus on. But if one believes in determinism, how can that person be upset with anyone else's actions that were already determined and they don't have the free will to choose otherwise. The contradiction is so evident, yet they won't recognize the contradiction.

During covid we found a secret church, meeting in a garage at the back of a house and attended worship there.(churches were closed here). After several weeks it was dawning on me that their theology was leaning towards Calvinism. It came to a head one sunday when a question was asked "Can salt lose its savor?". I decided that as i had just joined this church that the best thing to do was to pray for peace and unity ,...but just leave. I talked with an elder later and said so your all calvinists there?. He replied "I didn't know i was a Calvinist i thought it was just the gospel. I was referred to a sermon by John MacArthur, I said " but hes a Calvinist " and they said "Is he?" I said "Yes he is a major exponent of it! It became clear that sometimes people in churches don't even know that they have been indoctrinated into 5 point calvinism ! God Bless you all.

Ladies know this, that the Calvinist Heresy is been going on for many years in our Churches. I was driven out of a Baptist church because I stood up to Calvinism that was being taught there, that was over 20 years ago. I felt so alone. There was no internet support groups. Even real Christian friends said don't worry about it, just agree to disagree and continue in fellowship with them. As Solomon said, that with much knowledge and wisdom comes much grief and suffering.

I said, how can I knowing that this Calvinism Hersey being apposed to the Gospel and just go along with it?

What does Jesus think of me if I did? I choose Jesus and left. that church. It was devastating.

Two Churches later that same Calvinism was so carefully hidden in another Baptist church that it was ten years before it came to the surface.

Same thing, I was driven out and a have for the last 3 years not attended any church. It's not that I don't want to go to a church, but that I cannot find a single church out there that has not been converted to the Heresy of Reformed 5-Point Calvinism.

Your not alone dear sisters.

Truth in Love

Hello. I am new to this site and hope I follow the comment rules appropriately.  I was saved (believed on the Lord Jesus Christ and the Blood atonement for my sins) a few years ago.  Finally got the courage to attend a Baptist church and even did my research to make sure it was not a reformed or calvinist church.  Nothing on the website points to calvinism.  After a year of attending this church I can not deny my convictions.  The pastor is constantly giving quotes from popular calvinist preachers of today and names former calvinist theologians without ever using the term "calvinist".  The pastor preaches from the KJV but a very telling sign for me is that every single piece of literature, (tracts, pamphlets) on display are from Crossway publishing and provides a website to the ESV site and is authored by known Calvinist preachers.  Everyone at the church seems to be highly educated and I never hear anything about struggles with the old man or the flesh or backsliding or if one does backslide they were probably never saved to begin with.  I get this "holier than though" feeling every week, and I knew something wasn't right.  I do believe I need to find another church to attend and thankfully I never became a member.  This should make it easier to just stop attending.

Thanks for your site and the info provided. God Bless.

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