When you read your Bible carefully, it becomes clear that the system known as Calvinism doesn’t line up with the full teaching of Scripture. In “Calvinism is Stupid: Part Two – TULIP Exposed,” Pastor Kenny Burge Jr. walks through the five points of TULIP and examines how they’re often supported by verses taken out of context—ideas like total inability, unconditional election (where some are chosen and others passed over), and the claim that Christ died only for a limited few.
If those philosophies bothered you, this message offers a biblical look at the passages commonly used to defend them. We’ll also take a look at some surprising historical moments from John Calvin’s Geneva—including the strange story of bakers being arrested for making gingerbread cookies.
We’ll also examine Romans 9, one of the most frequently cited chapters in the Calvinism debate—phrases like “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated,” Pharaoh’s hardened heart, and the potter and the clay. Are these passages really teaching individual predestination to salvation and condemnation? Or is Paul addressing something else entirely?
Finally, we’ll talk about the doctrine often called the Perseverance of the Saints, and whether it reflects the biblical teaching on salvation and assurance.
– – – Chapters – – –
0:00 – Intro: Quick Review of Sovereignty, Grace, Election, Faith
1:41 – Why Do Calvinist Rage on X (Twitter) If They Believe God Decreed Everything?
3:49 – James White & John Piper On X Contradicting Calvinism
8:56 – TULIP Overview – A Philosophy With Baggage
10:50 – T – Total Depravity: Dead in Sin = Total Inability?
13:07 – Biblical Response to “Dead Men Don’t Believe”
17:32 – U – Unconditional Election: Individual Predestination or Corporate Choice?
19:59 – Calvin Arrested A Baker For Baking Gingerbread-men
22:04 – Illustration of the Baby Created For Destruction
23:54 – Romans 9 – The Calvinist Proof Text
25:13 – Romans 9 – Jacob Have I Loved, Esau Have I Hated – What It Really Means
26:49 – Romans 9 – Pharaoh’s Hardened Heart
29:53 – Romans 9 – The Potter and the Clay: & Jeremiah 18 Context
31:04 – What is Romans 9 Teaching?
35:05 – L – Limited Atonement: Did Christ Die Only for the Elect?
37:40 – Key Verses Proving Unlimited Atonement
40:47 – I – Irresistible Grace: Regeneration Before Faith?
42:47 – Biblical Order of Salvation Vs. Calvinist Philosophy
45:48 – P – Perseverance of the Saints: Proof or Call to Endurance?
52:00 – Biblical Examples of Genuine Believers Who Didn’t “End Well”
55:01 – Conclusion: TULIP Summary & Paul’s Warning (Galatians 1:6–9)
56:24 – Pastoral Warning On Our Judgement Before Christ
59:42 – Outro And A Shave
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