Addendum: The Gospel According to John MacArthur’s Reformation Myth
But perhaps the whole issue should be narrowed down to the most glaring contradiction in all of this. While MacArthur states that justification and sanctification cannot be separated, but are distinct, like all neo-Calvinists, he then complains that Rome “blends” the two. According to the standard New Calvinist MO, the cardinal sin in regard to this blending is “progressive justification.” Note once again the following excerpt in this post by JM:
If sanctification is included in justification, then justification is a process, not an event. That makes justification progressive, not complete.
But MacArthur is a Calvinist, and progressive justification is exactly what John Calvin propagated. Again, they accuse Rome of exactly what they are guilty of themselves. Calvin entitled chapter 14 of the third book of the Calvin Institutes, “The Beginning of Justification. In What Sense Progressive.” Calvin then makes the same case throughout the rest of the chapter that all New Calvinists constantly make–that a believer must continually return to justification for their sanctification. Seeing these kinds of blatant neo-Reformed contradictions in MacArthur’s teaching is truly sad to watch when one considers what he once was.
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If you are going to quote someone, at least give the link to that quote. How do I know you are not taking him out of context.
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David,
When New Calvinists are quoted–it is always “out of context” because their context is whatever they want it be at any given time. The post is an addendum to the other post of the same name, and all the references are cited.
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Paul is spot-on right in this case. MacArthur was teaching progressive justification even in the early 80’s. The protestant reformers were wrong on a plethora of things, not to mention infant baptism (which I just did 🙂 )
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Attests to a truth that used to be said eons ago, “Catholicism propagates the lie and Protestantism (in its many denominations) swear by it.”
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There’s an old adage that comes to mind; “Catholicism propagates the lie and Protestantism (in its vast forms and denominations) swears by it.”
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