The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Any other reformed Baptist Systematic Theologies?

That's nonsense (no sense) that a sinner, who is dead in sins can find the true Gospel in a false gospel. And secondly, again the Holy Spirit will NOT nor He cannot work through lies to call the elect to faith in Christ. It is not a matter of quoting Scripture and wrongly interpreting it. All the false churches, sects and many cults use the Bible in their evangelism. Where in Scripture can you find even one example where the inspired writers were tolerant of those who either taught or heard a false gospel and then wrote that these false gospels were partially correct and instructed their readers how to sift the truth out of those damnable errors?

Essentially, you are denying the doctrine of Total Depravity. How, you ask? Because a sinner must FIRST be regenerated by the Spirit before they are able to even comprehend the truth, never mind seek it. John 3 and other passages are perspicuous in teaching that you must be born again (regenerated) before you can enter the kingdom of God. But even more so, a sinner cannot even "see" the kingdom of God unless they are born again. The evidence of regeneration is first and foremost a deep sense of conviction of sin. Rarely in the churches in our day will you ever hear preaching that emphasizes the sinfulness, the wickedness, the evil of the human heart. Such preaching seeks to remove any and all self-reliance and self-esteem. Without such preaching/teaching NO ONE will ever flee to Christ and beg God for mercy.