Killing Calvinism: How to Destroy a Perfectly Good Theology from the Inside

Something wonderful is happening in Western Evangelicalism. A resurgence of Calvinism is changing lives, transforming churches, and spreading the gospel. The books are great, the sermons are life-changing, the music is inspirational, and the conferences are astonishing. Will this continue or will we, who are part of it all, end up destroying it?

That depends on how we live the message.

As "insiders" of the Calvinist resurgence, there are at least eight ways we can mess everything up:

• By loving calvinism as an end in itself
• By becoming theologians instead of disciples
• By loving God's sovereignty more than God himself
• By losing an urgency in evangelism
• By refusing to learn from non-Calvinists
• By tidying up the Bible's "loose ends"
• By being a bunch of arrogant know-it-alls
• By scoffing at the emotional hang-ups others have with Calvinism

About the Author

Greg Dutcher (MDiv, Biblical Theological Seminary) pastored an Evangelical Free Church in Catonsville, Maryland for six years before sensing a call to plant Christ Fellowship Church in Harford County, Maryland. He has served as Senior Minister of Christ Fellowship since its inception in 2003. He is the author of You Are the Treasure That I Seek: But There's a Lot of Cool Stuff Out There, Lord, and Living Free in Enemy Territory: Christ's Triumph over Satan. Greg and his wife, Lisa, have four children.