The State of Most "Sovereign Grace" Churches in the World

by Scott Price

     I wish I had a dollar for every time someone has said that the sovereignty of God in election or predestination was advanced doctrine and theology only for the mature believer and should never be preached to unbelievers. The fear was that they would be scared off, so they think the trick is to apologize for five minutes before they make a statement about God being sovereign, all the while making excuses for his Arminian friends or famous Arminian preachers for rejecting these truths. They say their "heart" is right but they are mixed up in the head. They may say Arminians are like Calvinists when they are on their knees praying. They sometime say the Arminian makes up in their "godly life" where they fail in doctrinal shortcomings.

     Compromising preachers will say anything to avoid the offense of the cross. Many paid "pastors" are afraid to stand for the truth because the remaining freewillers in their congregation will stop contributing funds or stop attending altogether. Wow, the freewillers have been there for 10, 20, or 30 years and still are there... what does that tell you? That preacher is walkin' the tight rope well. They may reserve a little sovereign grace teaching once a year in the early adult Sunday school class in the doctrinal refresher course. Most of these type groups say they are sovereign grace on paper, but they stop short in the pulpit. They act as if it is like a mask they can take on and off depending on who is listening....... Hey! That is exactly what it is. A mask of hypocrisy to be more accurate.

     These groups are easy to spot when it comes to who they support, who they will let in the pulpit, and the literature on the table or tract rack. This world is full of these type fake-grace churches. Beware.