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Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread":

A thoughtful person writes: please explain the contrast between
Calvinism and Arminianism. What practical effect does it have on our
daily happiness?

Both were great blessings on the pathway of God’s people through the
centuries, successive steps out of the 1260 years of papal darkness.
Both have been taught up until our present time by dedicated pastors
who did the best they could with the ministry of preparing souls for
the resurrection.

But in God’s agenda for His church, there is growth in grace and in
understanding. We “follow” Jesus--never stand still. He is leading
His
people to get ready for His second coming. “The path of the just is
as
the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day”
(Prov. 4:18). “The everlasting gospel” of Revelation 14:6-15
prepares a
people for that time when John saw “a white cloud, and upon the cloud

one sat like unto the Son of man, . . . the harvest of the earth is
ripe.” The second coming of Christ!

Arminianism tried to correct a misapprehension that grew out of
Calvinism. Christ died for everybody and He wants everybody to be
saved. Very true! Calvinism had drifted into the idea that some are
predestinated to be lost. But Arminianism also said that the sacrifice
of Christ does no one any good unless he believes. Sounds good, but
“the everlasting gospel” is better news than that. When understood
by
the church, it delivers from the most perplexing spiritual disease of
all time--lukewarmness (Rev. 3:14-21). On His cross Christ actually
redeemed the world, died “every man’s” second death, gave him
every
blessing he has ever had including sunshine and rain and the gift of
salvation. None will be lost who does not resist or disbelieve the
truth.

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