{"id":1410,"date":"2009-08-03T02:21:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-03T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2009\/08\/03\/charismatic-calvinists\/"},"modified":"2009-08-03T02:21:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-03T10:21:00","slug":"charismatic-calvinists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxgoad.ca\/2009\/08\/03\/charismatic-calvinists\/","title":{"rendered":"charismatic calvinists?"},"content":{"rendered":"
I\u2019d like to call your attention to a series of sermons I ran across on SermonAudio. The series is in five parts, apparently just recently completed, preached at the First Baptist Church of Parker, TX by pastor Hal Brunson, Ph.D.<\/p>\n
I have never heard of this church or this pastor heretofore. I don\u2019t know how the pastor or church would classify themselves in the ecclesiastical spectrum.<\/p>\n
Here is the blurb that accompanies the first message:<\/p>\n
\nIf ever there were a jewel of gold in a pig\u2019s snout, charismatic Calvinism is it. What should be a humorous and ridiculous oxymoron, \u201ccharismatic Calvinist,\u201d is now a nauseating and repugnant reality. Charismatic Calvinists open the door for false teaching in the Calvinist church; they blemish the reputation of orthodox Calvinists; they expect legitimacy, thinking that their claim to be Calvinists insulates them from the charge of heterodoxy; they denigrate the primary work of the Spirit in regeneration and sanctification, ultimately denying the scripture that affirms \u201cof His fulness have we all received\u201d; they inherently and unavoidably align themselves with the most despicable charletains of contemporary fundamentalism; they create a false expectation of sensational spiritual experience for young and naive believers; they are apparently unsatisfied and unsatiated with the primary work of the Holy Spirit in regeneration and sanctification; they have pirated and defamed the phrase \u201csovereign grace\u201d; and they are an embarrassment and an annoyance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
I have listened to the first message. I heartily recommend it. I plan to listen to the rest. I hope you will take them in as well.<\/p>\n
Pastor Brunson shows more clarity and courage than many wishy-washy Calvinists who talk nice about the Charismatic Calvinist false teachers.<\/p>\n
Charismatic Calvinists, Part 1<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
Charismatic Calvinists, Part 2<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n
Charismatic Calvinists, Part 3<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n