Decisionism
Decisionism
Martin Luther nailing his 95 thesis
The Canons of Dort
Friedrich Scheleiermacher
Liberal vs. Evangelical
The Fundamentals
Evangelical Fundamentalis
m
Truths Defended
Errors Unchallenge
d
Evangelism becomes Decisionism
Spirituality becomes Conservatism
Liberty becomes Abstinence
“To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
2Thessalonians 2:14
Charles Finney
Pelagianism Human will alone
Semi Pelagianism Human will needs divine grace
Arminianism Divine grace precedes Human will
Calvinism/Reformed Theology Divine grace alone
Comparison:Pelagianism/Semi/Arminianism/Calvinism
Dwight L. Moody
Billy Graham
Decisionism
Saving Gospel Response
● Faith and Repentance
External/ Physical Acts
● Raising of hands
● Coming forward to the “altar”
Formula Presentation
● Abbreviated gospel
● Dictated prayer
● Giving of assurance
● Invite the person to by faith accept the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour…say something like this: ‘Tom, will you kneel with me in prayer of acceptance… Now ask him to pray after you the prayer of acceptance… Continue in this manner until you have led him through the prayer.
● Now when you have finished leading him through prayer, stand up and say, ‘Tom, did you by faith accept the Lord Jesus as you prayed…?’ When he answers yes, take him up by the hand and say, ‘UPON THE AUTHORITY OF GOD’S WORD, YOU ARE NOW A CHILD OF GOD!”● Note of the Open Bible on Rev. 22:17
● Invite the person to by faith accept the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour…say something like this: ‘Tom, will you kneel with me in prayer of acceptance… Now ask him to pray after you the prayer of acceptance… Continue in this manner until you have led him through the prayer.
● Now when you have finished leading him through prayer, stand up and say, ‘Tom, did you by faith accept the Lord Jesus as you prayed…?’ When he answers yes, take him up by the hand and say, ‘UPON THE AUTHORITY OF GOD’S WORD, YOU ARE NOW A CHILD OF GOD!”● Note of the Open Bible on Rev. 22:17
External Call
Faith & Repentance
SINNER
Conversion
Gospel
God
Regeneration
Effectual Call
Holy Spirit
CONVERSION
Gospel & Mind
Teaching Content
Gospel
UnderstandingMind Will Decisio
n
Shortened Formula
Law and Gospel
BiblicalEvangelis
m
Conviction and
Persuasion
ShortenedFormula
Decisionistic
Evangelism
Assent andDecision
Prayer of Assurance
Spirit Convicts &Regenerates
BiblicalEvangelis
m
Sinner calls without dictation
Dictated PrayerDecisionisti
cEvangelism
Man gives assurance
False Conversion
God Sovereignly blesses gospel truths
True conversion
Because reduced to Formula decision
Decisionistic
Evangelism More false
conversion
Maximum teaching ofGospel truths
More True conversion
Not reduced to Formula decision
BiblicalEvangelis
m Less false conversion
“So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.”
Acts 2:41
Baptism