In early 90s, Calvinistic Baptists and Primitive Baptists from the US came into contact with some Missionary Baptists in the Southern Philippines and through those they have persuaded in their Calvinistic doctrines were able to influence many to follow them causing a split to many churches. It was for this reason that Edwin Jardinel made a deeper study of the Scriptures on the defense against Calvinism. The Calvinists often made charges that Baptists who are not Calvinists are Arminians. They classify people in this world as either a Calvinist or an Arminian, that means if a person is not a...

The teachings of Calvinism are very divisive due to its many inconsistencies. This is not surprising because the founder of Calvinism, John Calvin, is a divisive person. In history, one can learn that Mr. Calvin persecuted the Baptists, and though he was not able to destroy all of them, he succeeded in causing division among them through his erroneous teachings. In fact, the effect of Calvinistic teachings is very bad to the Calvinists themselves because they do not have unity in their doctrines. Some writers say that even John Calvin himself did not understand his own doctrines....

In an effort to persuade the Calvinists, a fellow minister who used to believe in Calvinism frequently used the term "enabling grace." This prompted the author to write an article on the subject and other topics on Calvinism. With the help of other ministers, by the grace of God, that fellow is no longer a Calvinist. The Calvinists would often make mention of terms such as sovereign grace, efficacious grace, irresistible grace, etc. to mean something different or to emphasize their doctrine. When a Calvinist speaks about "enabling grace," he meant that God's grace cannot be resisted. This...