The previous six postings in this series have been
devoted specifically to the exposure of the major heretical doctrines which
make up dispensational theology, i.e. also known as Christian Zionism. The
series was intended to be a summary study to enlighten the multitudes in the
Christian community who embrace this totally false paradigm. The church in
America and indeed at least the western world lies in a state of extreme
apostasy largely as a result of the widespread and prevalent acceptance of
Zionism. It is a spiritual cancer which has not only produced death through a
prevailing apostasy but has also laid the foundation for the powers of darkness
to advance their agenda for a Zionist centered New World Order. This will
ultimately become the deceptive kingdom of the Antichrist.
Underlying
all of the unscriptural and deceptive doctrines we have previously examined and
exposed lies anther deception which provides the foundation for all of those
already identified. That deception is the subject matter of this final
presentment in the series and is defined as Calvinism. Let me state up front
that dispensationalists are not pure Calvinists but they have embraced two of
the five tenets of Calvinism which provided the basis to assist them in the
perpetration of their theological error. In April of this year I posted a five
part series covering the five major tenets of Calvinism defining and refuting
each one separately. Because theological issues are not well understood by the
vast majority of religious people it is necessary to break down theological
systems and expose and explain the errors contained within them by testing them
against the Scripture. The two main tenets of Calvinism which give pillars of
support to dispensational theology are first unconditional election and then perseverance of the saints. Dispensationalists have termed the
second of these as the “doctrine of eternal security.” These can be reviewed in
full from my previous postings as the second and fifth posting in April
respectively.
Looking
first at unconditional election we find that dispensationalists have applied it
first to all Jews or the people of Israel at the end of the age including the
tribulation and extending into the millennial age. This rests entirely on their
ethnicity assuming them to be the
descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob which they are not. And, therefore,
claiming to retain the right of inheritance of the earthly kingdom encompassing
the “Promised Land.” This then means to them that they are a “chosen people” or in other words they
have been selected based entirely on the Calvinist doctrine of unconditional
election. It should be obvious even to the casual student of the Scripture that
even the people of Israel under the Old Testament were not unconditionally elected.
Witness first the death of virtually all of that first generation which exited
Egypt after the Passover. Then witness
the numerous judgments executed against them by the Lord in the Assyrian and Babylonian
captivities and their subsequent total dispersion at the hands of the Romans. Yet
they are allegedly now being gathered and destined to be unconditionally elected to possess the future kingdom. The second
major problem is that the vast majority of “Jews” on the earth today are Ashkenazim
and are not the descendants of Abraham. We have previously exposed and
destroyed all of the secondary arguments.
Now
what can be said to debunk the Calvinist doctrine of perseverance of the saints
otherwise identified as the doctrine of “eternal security.”? Literally dozens
of scriptures deny this false doctrine adopted by dispensationalists to support
their corrupt paradigm. Those who hold to this doctrine will proclaim from
thousands of pulpits in America and probably elsewhere that to be “born agsin”
is to be “saved”. That is salvation and the new birth are equal to and the same
as each other. To preach this heresy is to deceive and completely disarm the
new believer in Christ for he has been assured that he has been “saved”
regardless of what his subsequent life experience or conduct may be. He can
safely ignore the following:
“Work
out your own salvation with fear and trembling……(Phil.2:12 in part). Or “If ye continue in the faith grounded and
settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel…(Col. 1:23 in part).”It
is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and tasted of the heavily
gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, if they shall fall away to
renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of
God afresh and out him to an open shame”. (Heb. 6:4-6). “Wherefore, beloved, seeing ye know these
things before lest ye be also led way with the error of the wicked fall from
your own steadfastness.” (II Peter 3:17).“Let no man
deceive you with vain words; for because of these things (several enumerated in
the previous context) cometh the wrath of God on the children of disobedience.
Be not ye therefore partakers with them. (Speaking to believers). (Eph
5:6-7).”For if we sin willfully after that we have received, there remaineth no
more sacrifice for sin, but a certain fearful looking for judgment and fiery
indignation which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses law died without mercy under two or three witnesses; of how much sorer punishment
suppose ye, shall be thought worthy, who have trodden underfoot the Son of God,
and hath counted the blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified, an
unholy thing, and hath dome despite unto the Spirit of grace?” (Heb. 10:26-29). There are many, many more throughout the New Testament.
So are you hearing from the preacher or
teacher “once saved, always saved” or to be “born again” is the sum total of
salvation stating the two are equal? For that person is guilty of deceiving you
and is endorsing a false gospel assuring those who have been born again that
they are “saved” and “eternally secure” because of the false Calvinist doctrine
of perseverance of the saints. If you are being subjected to any of these
heresies you should depart from that place for it is placing your soul in dire
jeopardy of God’s judgment.
David Lance
Dean
website:authordavidlancedean.com
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