We live in such a dark spiritual hour that people who taught a confused, contradictory message (which often flatly contradicts the Scriptures), are held up as great spiritual lights. John Calvin is such a man. Many find it hard to believe that John Calvin taught a license for immorality at times. This is easily seen by reading his comments on Ezek. 18:24. Before we see what Calvin wrote, please note what that important Scripture declares:
But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked man does, will he live? None of the righteous things he has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness he is guilty of and because of the sins he has committed, he will die.Ezekiel is addressing the backslider and clearly says he will die spiritually for his wickedness, just like God warned Adam would occur for an act of disobedience (Gen. 2:17). A prime example of such occurring was King David when he backslid into adultery, murder and other sins.
But what is far worse, the saints sometimes rush headlong, as though utterly desperate. For the example of David shows that the elect, although regenerated by God's Spirit, not only sin to a small extent, but, as I have said, plunge into the very lowest abyss. David became a perfidious homicide, and a traitor to the army of God; then that wretched king fell into a series of crimes: yet he failed in only one thing, and showed that God's grace was only suffocated within him, and not altogether extinguished.Hence, any other statement that John Calvin himself, or any of his followers today might say, which would imply the truly saved live holy lives or they were not truly converted, is nothing but empty talk and a smokescreen designed to hide the license for immorality that Calvinism truly is. We know this because here Calvin taught, in contrast to the clarity of Ezek. 18:24 (and other Scriptures), that a righteous man would not extinguish God's grace by sinning like David. Please note he used the word grace. Calvin, just like Charles Stanley and others, have changed grace into a license for immorality by teaching eternal security and must be opposed by all Christians (Jude 3,4).
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