By browsing to CalvinismCalmlyConsidered.com, you were directed
to this page of the ProphetsGospel.com website, on which is
available the book The Prophets' Gospel by Wayne Scott, as well
as books that Wayne feels should be part of any Christian's library.
(He quotes liberally from some of these books in The Prophets'
Gospel.) Of these other books, the most highly recommended is John
Wesley's Calvinism Calmly Considered. It cuts to the heart of
the significant differences in the doctrines of Calvinism and
Wesleyan/Arminianism, explaining in laymen's terms what being a
Christian is supposed to have to do with one's behavior.
Wesley was a great thinker in an age of great Christian thinkers.
Following in this tradition, the famous Wesleyan theologian C. S. Lewis
came to be known as the greatest defender of the Christian faith of the
twentieth century.
In Wesley's days, he attacked the Calvinist version of the gospel and
Calvinists attacked his. Both sides understood that Calvinism and
Wesleyanism (which he called "Arminianism") represented two completely
different and mutually exclusive gospels in a world where there can only
be one. In stark contrast to these men is the mentality of a growing
segment of today's Christianity, which seems to have the idea that it
doesn't matter what we believe as long as we believe.
The problem with our modern-day church is its well-documented
immorality. (This is a recent phenomenon in church history.) Its
immorality is rooted in its belief system. Immoral Christians are
usually not living in rebellion to what they believe, they are living
what they believe. They have believed a lie about the reason Jesus
came.
In this insightfully written easy-to-understand two-volume work, John
Wesley communicates the very real, significant differences in the
Calvinist and Wesleyan versions of God's New Covenant plan of salvation.
In the end, you will see that the doctrines of Wesleyanism, when
understood and applied, support a victorious overcoming Christian life.
You will also see that the salvation doctrines of Calvinism have broken
out of bounds, infiltrating churches that have traditionally been
Wesleyan in their doctrines and teaching, corrupting their belief system
and their morality.
If you would like to order a copy of Calvinism Calmly Considered,
see the instructions on the Order page.