Defense of the Gospel

Some of the heresies of Calvin:

On Mary: Calvin believed in the "perpetual virginity" of Mary: "Because she is the ever-virgin, Calvin usually refers to the Virgin Mary and not just Mary in his writings The mother of God was Virgin, before, during and after birth. Joseph had no sexual contacts with his wife Mary." John Calvin, Calvini Opera Harm Ev ad Luc I, 34, op 45, 30

"To this day we cannot enjoy the blessing brought to us in Christ without thinking at the same time of that which God gave as adornment and honour to Mary, in willing her to be the mother of his only-begotten Son". John Calvin, Calvini Opera Harmonie Evangelique, Ser IX, op 46 309

On Infant Baptism: a. In his most renowned work, Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin takes up this issue endeavoring to prove that infant baptism is a divine institution(Wendel 324). Calvin declares that "infants cannot be deprived of it[baptism] without open violation of the will of God"(Inst.4, 16, 8).
b. Calvin declares that this questioning of infant baptism is a work of satan. Institutes of the Christian Religion, 4:16.32. on Infant baptism

Video: Calvinists believe in infant Baptism 2nd Link Search Bible for word Baptism (Can an infant "believe" the Gospel?)

On the "Trinity":

As you can see in the diagram to the right. Calvin and thus Calvinists err regarding who God is.

Scriptures that refute their claim that The Father is NOT the Son and the Son is not the Father and that both God the father and the Son are NOT the Holy Spirit :

"I and [my] Father are ONE." John 10:30

"Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?" John 14:9

"Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works." John 14:10

"Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake." John 14:11

"God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." John 4:24

"And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam (Jesus) was made a quickening (Eternal Life Giving) spirit." 1 Cor 15:45

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is ONE LORD." Deut. 6:4, Mark 12:29, Eph. 4:5.

Calvin's "Conversion":

"God by a sudden conversion subdued and brought my mind to a teachable frame.... Having thus received some taste and knowledge of true godliness I was immediately inflamed with so intense a desire to make progress therein, that although I did not altogether leave off [legal] studies, I yet pursued them with less ardor." ~John Calvin (speaking of his "conversion.") He doesn't mention anything about conviction of sin, Christ's blood, or the fear of God. Additionally, I have never heard a Calvinist give a "salvation testimony", period.

LINK: My Doctrinal Statement
LINK: DAVE HUNT'S POWERFUL REFUTATION OF CALVINISM
Martin Luther's view of Mary. (Worse than Calvin's View)

Good video I found on youtube by a level-headed young man.

"Is it wrong to disagree with John Calvin?"

The Burning at the Stake of Servetus at the recommendation of John Calvin for heresy

Why I did this web page:

12/26/07

Dear Friends and Brethren,

Unfortunately, by me simply telling my salvation testimony where I met the God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ when I was at my most desperate time in my life I have been persecuted by people in this earth who label themselves Christians. Mainly a certain Calvinist. Upon researching into Calvinism I have come across some very startling information. I have found that there are many similarities between Calvinism and Catholicism (I have started writing these similarities in the right hand column of this web page.)

I feel the need to write this and am grieved in my spirit over it because it saddens me that I am at odds with others over the truth. Even though Scripture says that this will happen.

But I am writing this for others to see that they are not alone in their persecutions they endure and I urge them not to compromise or waver in the sound doctrine that God has delivered to them through His Word, Christ Jesus.

I have done videos recently talking about how I was saved and what I experienced in so called churches in America. Since I have been saved I have been attacked for my beliefs that I know I received from God through revelation of His Word in the Bible. And since being saved I have followed no man but only looked to the pure word of God as the final authority in my life. This alone has separated me and put me at odds with many.

The many I will label specifically here right now. Calvinists, Seven Day Adventists, and many other types of "Christians". I have seen that "Christianity" is the most divided of groups out of any upon the face of the earth. Catholics will try and use this against those who dissent against Catholicism but let me say that even in the Catholic realm there are these same kinds of disputes BUT I look at catholicism almost the same way i do, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism. I do not consider Catholicism to be true Christian doctrine that we receive from New Testament Scripture at all. But I will not continue to elaborate on the Catholic issue right now.

My conversion in late March of 1997 was very supernatural. I was instantly delivered from terrible anxiety, the need to smoke marijuana, cigarettes, drink alcohol. Instantly. Most of my friends are still struggling in these things. Some are in and out of prison. One has died from bad mixture of anti psychotic drugs. Before i was saved I was cursed. I couldn't sleep, eat and could no longer function, i.e. having normal conversations, work at a job, etc.

Yet I say all this and do the work I do and people who call themselves Christians, who have not had any experience with God or any such conversion attack me and say I follow the doctrines of Rome and other heretics and doctrines of men. All I can say is I sense the anger of the Lord in this thing they do. And I am sorrowing because of the retribution that God will perform upon their heads for attacking one of His meek servants who truly understands the true meaning of salvation, having truly been saved and understanding what I was saved from.

I was saved out of no where and it obviously was nothing I did to be saved. Yet this does not mean I endorse or am a follower of Calvin, Luther, Wesley, Edwards, Hermes, Augustine, Ellen G White, Charles Russel Taze, Joseph Smith or the Pope. I follow the Lord Jesus Christ and HIM ONLY. I don't study systematic theology. Did any of this save my soul? Or was it the Blood of Jesus and His power He put in me after that this vessel was cleansed?

Anyone who comes to me defending anyone other than Jesus Christ, the Word of God allows me to have ZERO respect for you. If you need to look through Calvin as a sight glass to understand the Word of God then I don't think you were ever saved. What you did was was get into a religion the same way someone might take up chess.

I am not interested in your theologies or teachings of your false prophets and teachers. I don't care if they are correct in 99% of what they say. And I didn't start my work to gain favor from any man or especially compromise in the strict doctrine that the Lord teaches and yet also calls an "easy yoke" and "light burden".

Your doctrine of "Predestination" is twisted and causes people to not care or do anything adding to the lethargic, secularism taking over this world and especially this country. Your doctrine of "Once Saved Always saved" is a fraud and causes people to be lukewarm towards sin and the Lord promises to "Spew YOU out of His Mouth (body, if you were ever truly in His body in the first place which I highly doubt)." Your doctrine of no "free will" is totally unscriptural and 100% heresy.

You have to reject most of the Bible to believe these doctrines which places you on the side of the Antichrist. Which is why I am being attacked by them. The most important goal for Satan is to have you walk in spiritual darkness and never come to the true light of the Lord Jesus Christ. Exposing the Vatican is a small thing in comparison.

I will add to this page as time allows. I have done my videos for this purpose. They are linked to the left side of this web page.

Yours in Christ,

Thomas Richards

More of my messages