Wow!

Yeah, I read an article once that quoted Elmer Towns as saying,

"Jesus died for all. No man goes to hell for his sin -- people go to hell for unbelief ... they have not believed in Jesus Christ...therefore, the atonement covers the sin of every person -- but that's not universalism. We must give them the message, they must believe."

http://www.christianpost.com/archive/2003/01/2003-01-14_ministries-101.htm

Classic response, but obviously an extremely weak one! What does he think unbelief is? Duh! Of course, he could come back and quote the "unforgiveble sin" verses. Of course, you have to take it context and say that other verses DO say the unregenerate are condemned for their sins (plural).


Oh, and the article says this:

"[Elmer Towns] He goes on to say he will not hire individuals who are extreme Calvinists, because they skew Christianity. He says the God of the hyper-Calvinists is not the God of the Bible. 'A person who becomes a five-point Calvinist ultimately becomes a fatalist -- he doesn't take control of his life, he doesn't live for the best of God," he says.'"

Excuse me? If you want to see the quintessential straw-man, there he is!

By the way, reading this thread should help should the Arminian appeal to the "unpardonable sin."

True godliness is a sincere feeling which loves God as Father as much as it fears and reverences Him as Lord, embraces His righteousness, and dreads offending Him worse than death~ Calvin