Subject: What are your views of once saved always |
Bible Note: Dear Hank It's not that I don't believe and agree with you that Spurgeon definitely was a man who believed in Calvinism's teaching of Eternal Security. He did. I never intended or specifically stated otherwise about Spurgeon. All I merely did was use part of that message from him, where I believe I could agree with Spurgeon. I probably should have specifically stated that to eliminate any confusion. In the instances where I quoted Mr. Spurgeon, I personally believe he was right on track Scripturally. I found no use to quote him further since I believe he later in the very same message, as well as many other messages contradicts his ownself with statements he previously makes. It is my honest opinion that Spurgeon never remained Bibically consistant in his sermons, but appears to me to have made many contradictions in his messages. Thats why I said he appears to me to be a man who spoke with a forked tongue. Spurgeon even seems to me, to disagree with many of his Calvinistic brothers who say we don't have a will. Here is an example "Spurgeon stated: In his sermon #442 God's Will and Man's Will www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0442.htm "there is a class of strong-minded hard-headed men who magnify sovereignty at the expense of responsibility." "the will of man has its proper position in the work of salvation, and is not to be ignored." "When a man receives the grace of Christ, he does not receive it against his will." "We are not saved against our will; nor again, mark you, is the will taken away; for God does not come and convert the intelligent free-agent into a machine." "When he turns the slave into a child, it is not by plucking out of him the will which he possesses." "men are not saved against their wills." So my freind Hank, I believe that I can find things that Spurgeon stated that I believe are Bibical, while at the same time disagreeing with him, when I personally believe he departs from Scripture. In His service New Creature |