The Calvinism Debate - Way of Life Literature

“But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and atJerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, andthen to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn toGod, and do works meet for repentance” (Acts 26:20).3. ey are quick to ignore repentance or redefinerepentance to have nothing to do with sin or a change oflife.e typical soul-winning plan doesn’t even hint atrepentance, that there is going to be a change of direction, asubmission to God.Many have rejected traditional definitions of repentance as“a change of mind that results in a change of life” and have redefinedrepentance, instead, as merely “a change fromunbelief to belief.” If a large percentage of their “converts”show no sign of a change of life, it does not greatly concernthem, because they do not believe that repentance alwaysresults in a change of life.4. ey are quick to give people assurance even if there isno evidence of salvation.Biblical security is only for those who are genuinely bornagain and those who are such will give clear evidence of it (2Cor. 5:17). To give assurance to someone, especially acomplete stranger, merely because he has prayed a sinner’sprayer or has walked down an aisle and professed Christ to achurch worker is very dangerous, because it tends to give falsehope to large numbers of unregenerate people.5. ey are quick to count numbers regardless of howempty.ose who practice Quick Prayerism typically report largenumbers of “salvations” even though a significant percentageof their professions give no evidence of salvation. In myexperience, it is not uncommon that 90% of the professionsproduced under such ministries are fruitless. It is dishonest togive such reports. It is one thing to say that “20 men prayed toreceive Christ in the prison last night” or “500 people prayed48