Why I Left Calvinism After 19 Years | Talking With 19-Year Former Calvinist Alana L

Jordan talks with popular Christian YouTuber Alana L about why
she left Calvinism after 19 years.


 


Watch the video version of this episode here:
https://youtu.be/FQJW70tsJws


Calvinism’s Critical Error Part 1: https://youtu.be/ygePIgd7DJU
Calvinism’s Critical Error Part 2: https://youtu.be/A23Mc_eqWu8


 


The topic of Calvinism is something that I have personally spent
a lot of time studying and thinking about for the past decade. In
recent years this theology has grown a lot in popularity, being
propagated by popular and prominent pastors and christian leaders
like John Piper, John Macarthur, RC Sproul and ministry
organizations like the Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, Ligonier
Ministries and Apologia Studios. 


 


This theology is based on a particular understanding of passages
like Romans 9, John 6 and Ephesians 1, which are interpreted by
Calvinists in a way that results in the conclusion that God has
determined before the foundation of the world which individuals
he will save and has ultimately created a countless mass of
humanity throughout history for the purpose of condemning them to
eternal torment in hell for committing sins that he himself
determined that they commit. This may be a bit more of an
abrasive and pointed way of putting it, but I think if you come
to understand the claims and beliefs of the theologians mentioned
above who teach these doctrines, you will see that this is an
accurate and honest representation of their ultimate conclusions.
I personally find the view of God that is communicated in
Calvinism to be immoral and a gross misrepresentation of what the
bible actually describes God to be like. 


 


Although I do have moral and emotional apprehensions toward this
theology, that is not ultimately the reason why I came to reject
it. I came to reject it on biblical grounds. After examining the
many Calvinistic proof texts like Romans 9 and Ephesians 1, I
became convinced that Calvinists are simply misunderstanding and
misinterpreting these texts. I make videos about this topic
because I believe that bad theology is harmful to people -
emotionally, mentally and spiritually. 


 


My goal in making videos like this is not to demonize Calvinists
who teach these things or to say they are evil heretics or
anything of the sort, but to simply explain why I strongly
disagree with their conclusions and offer what I consider to be a
better way of understanding the many biblical texts that are
often used to support these views.


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