Five points of Calvinism
237Peter's Pattern for Preaching - Part 2
11 May 2026
19:40¶ 58
“The five points are such a distraction, though, for Reformed theology. It’s so annoying.”
19:49¶ 60
“They weren’t called Calvinism at the time. They were five points because they were responding to a group’s five points, who had been taught…”
20:15¶ 62
“Calvin never actually laid out these points but they did encompass things that he taught, and it was the heritage of his teaching in…”
154Dry Bones
23 Jan 2023
40:08¶ 132
“Yes. I think we should not leave this without mentioning something else that’s not the gospel, or at least often is not presented in…”
40:43¶ 134
“Yeah. It’s possible that someone could find the gospel in there if God is gracious, but it’s a stretch.”
40:49¶ 135
“It’s more a description of the mechanics of the gospel.”
93Jephthah
22 Nov 2021
42:47¶ 169
“That’s also something I love too about the Reformed tradition, is that the major Reformed confessions begin with who God actually is, and then…”
43:35¶ 171
“That’s true, it’s been around longer than that, but condensing doctrine just starting with soteriology and starting with us and starting with our problem…”