Soteriology 101: Former Calvinistic Professor Discusses Doctrines Of Salvation

Dr. Leighton Flowers, Director of Evangelism and Apologetics for Texas Baptists, walks through some of Dr. James White's misunderstandings and misapplications regarding Clement of Rome and the quotes that were used in the debate over Romans 9 back in 2015...   From Clement 1: 2:3   And you, being filled with a holy desire, with excellent zeal and pious confidence, stretched out your arms to Almighty God, beseeching him to be merciful unto you, in case you had done anything wrong unwillingly. 2:4 You contended day and night for the whole brotherhood, that in his mercy and good pleasure the number of his elect might be saved.   How does one become elect?   Why does God choose someone over other?   Calvinism: We don’t know. It’s a mystery and according to the secret counsel of God. All we know is that it has nothing to do with us personally or our faith, choices, behaviors or actions. God’s election is “unconditional.”   Provisionism: God graciously chooses to save those who put their trust in Him. God’