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"Without considering the consequences of such a system of belief, most professing Christians today have adopted a theology which makes God a failure! Historically, this system was first taught by Thomas Aquinas among the Catholics and is known as Thomism. Later, among some Protestants these ideas were popularized by James Arminius and others. Today they are known by the term Arminianism (not to be confused with Armenia). This free will system of doctrine is the tie that binds Catholicism and Protestantism together -- and in our day a host of nominal Baptists who also have fallen prey to it.

By carelessness in Bible study on the part of many -- and evident wresting of the Scriptures on the part of some -- many professing Christians now claim to worship a god who is a failure! Often these people slander the Bible by saying it contains two contradictory lines of teaching which cannot be reconciled. They may claim to believe in a sovereign God, but at the same time think mankind has a "free will" by which he can resist God and hinder His working. Thus, they take the Thomist/Arminian view and promote free-willism. (Nowhere does the Bible teach that man's will is free from his depraved nature!)

This free will system of doctrine sets forth a god who is a wimp. He loves everybody (in spite of clear Bible teaching that God has set His love only on His elect people). The god of this theological system is trying to save everybody, but cannot because they will not let him. Therefore this god is a failure!

Most often, adherents to this Catholic system of theology deny vehemently that they teach that their god is a failure. However, occasionally one of their preachers will say in words or substance, "God has done everything He can do to save you. The rest is up to you". Or perhaps their preaching takes the slant that you must "let God" do this or that in your life. If you do not "let God" He cannot accomplish His purpose in your life, according to the god-is-a-failure theory.

As further proof, we quote one prominent "Baptist" (BBF) preacher of some years ago as representative of this Thomist/Arminian view. He wrote, ". . . hell is a ghastly monument to the failure of the Triune God to save the multitudes who are there . . . sinners go to hell because God Almighty couldn't save them! He did all He could. He failed." [Noel Smith, "Universal Atonement," Defender Magazine, Springfield, MO., U.S.A., December, 1956]."

- excerpt from Is God a Failure? (libcfl.com)

 

One does not have to agree with my "ideas," but one does have to have their heart opened by the Holy Spirit and be regenerated by Him, and given the gifts of repentance toward God and faith toward Christ Jesus, in order to worship the God of the Bible. One has to determine if he is worshipping the God revealed in God's Word or if he is worshipping a false god. There is no salvation in believing a false gospel or in worshipping a false god.

Galatians 1:8-9 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

 

I am not changing at all.

 

The article is spot on about the false god that many people worship who is not omnipotent but dependent upon the creatures that He created to accomplish His purposes. According to the false teaching such people put forth, there could end up being no one saved at all by Christ's blood, since it is possible in their system that no one may have "let God" save them.

 

Nope.

 

I am speaking of anyone that doesn't believe that there is nothing that he can do to save himself; who don't believe that Christ met all of the conditions for God's elect; who believe that they are capable of meeting some condition(s) before one is regenerated; who believe that there are will be those in hell for whom Christ was their Surety and died as their Substitute to pay their sin debt.