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The past decade has seen rapid growth in
the ideas and ministry of a movement that has become known as ‘New Calvinism’.
Such is its influence that an article in Time magazine (March 2009), which presented
a list of ‘10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now’, placed New Calvinism third
on the list.
The New Calvinists is a book which explains
the ministries of three leading New Calvinists, Dr Tim Keller, Mark Driscoll
and Pastor John Piper. 9781908919328Published jointly by Wakeman Trust and
Belmont House Publishing, it shows how the ideas of New Calvinism has spread to
the UK and been eagerly adopted by the Proclamation Trust. It reveals the new
‘gospel’ of the so-called ‘new Calvinism’. It is a gospel that changes the
terms of salvation, and that loves the world and embraces its culture. The New
Calvinists (2014) is available from Amazon
We contend that New Calvinism is a movement
that is based on the ideas of men rather than God’s Word. Rather than proclaiming
the faith once delivered to the saints, New Calvinism seeks a religion that is
pleasing to men, a religion that glories in contemporary worship and that
encourages worldly behaviour in the church. New Calvinism is a movement that
skilfully combines the holy with the profane, and that has carelessly separated
conduct and doctrine. The result is a confused religion that tends towards
antinomianism and unbecoming, undignified conduct in the church. Prominent leaders of the New Calvinist
movement include Dr John Piper, Pastor Mark Driscoll, Dr Tim Keller and Dr
Albert Mohler among many others.
John Piper of ‘Desiring God Ministries’
fame has been massively influential in the New Calvinism movement. He has used
his popularity to promote the ideas of New Calvinism among young people at the
huge annual gatherings for spiritual awakening known as Passion conferences.
His Desiring God series of books, that promote the concept of Christian
hedonism, are widely read. For more on
Piper see The Real John Piper website,
http://www.therealjohnpiper.com/
Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in
Seattle has a great appeal among young people. He has planted numerous Act 29
churches in the USA and in other countries around the world, such as the UK and
Australia. He is a popular conference speaker and skilled in using the
internet. He is reported to be the most downloaded Christian pastor in history.
Dr Tim Keller is the pastor of Redeemer
Presbyterian Church in New York and a prominent leader of The Gospel Coalition.
He is the author of many books and considered by many to be a deep Christian
thinker. He believes in contextualising the gospel to make it culturally
acceptable to those living in the inner city.
Dr Albert Mohler, a respected theologian,
is the head of the Southern Seminary of the huge Southern Baptist Convention.
What these four men have in common is that
they are all council members of The Gospel Coalition in the USA.
The appeal of New Calvinism is that it
claims to teach the profound doctrines of the Reformation. It claims to be
rediscovering the doctrines of grace, and the five points (TULIP) of John
Calvin. While these claims have a great attraction to young people, many who
are disillusioned with the superficiality of the charismatic movement, they
have little basis in reality, for on closer examination, as we demonstrate on
this website, the teachings of New Calvinism have only an appearance of
doctrinal soundness. The reality is that they are far removed from the
teachings of the Reformers, many of whom were martyred for their faith, the
Puritans, Charles Spurgeon and others who delivered the Church from the
clutches of Rome.
We believe that the teachings and conduct
of New Calvinism contains serious errors. We contend that it propagates false
teaching in the Church of Jesus Christ, misleading thousands upon thousands of
young people who are particularly vulnerable to its attractive menu. While
appearing to have a form of godliness, the New Calvinist movement denies the
power thereof. This website seeks to demonstrate the errors of New Calvinism
and calls upon Christians to return to the old ways of the true Reformed faith
that is built on the blood of the martyrs.
新加爾文主義的危險（改變福音）
在過去的十年中，一場被稱為“新加爾文主義”的運動的思想和事工迅速發展。這就是它的影響力，以至於《時代》雜誌（2009 年 3 月）上的一篇文章列出了“現在改變世界的 10 個想法”，將新加爾文主義列為第三名。
新加爾文主義者是一本書，它解釋了三位主要的新加爾文主義者蒂姆·凱勒博士、馬克·德里斯科爾和約翰·派博牧師的事工。 9781908919328Wakeman Trust 和 Belmont House Publishing 聯合出版，展示了新加爾文主義思想如何傳播到英國並被 Proclamation Trust 熱切採用。它揭示了所謂“新加爾文主義”的新“福音”。這是一個改變救恩條件的福音，它熱愛世界並擁抱它的文化。新加爾文主義者 (2014) 可從亞馬遜購買
我們認為新加爾文主義是一種基於人的觀念而非上帝話語的運動。新加爾文主義不是宣揚曾經交付給聖徒的信仰，而是尋求一種令人愉悅的宗教，一種在當代崇拜中榮耀並鼓勵教會中世俗行為的宗教。新加爾文主義是一種巧妙地將聖潔與世俗結合起來的運動，它粗心地將行為和教義分開。其結果是一種混亂的宗教，傾向於反律法主義和教會中不合時宜的、不體面的行為。新加爾文主義運動的傑出領袖包括約翰·派博博士、馬克·德里斯科爾牧師、蒂姆·凱勒博士和阿爾伯特·莫勒博士等。
“渴望上帝事工”名聲的約翰·派博在新加爾文主義運動中產生了巨大的影響。他利用自己的聲望在被稱為激情會議的大型年度精神覺醒聚會上向年輕人宣傳新加爾文主義的思想。他的《渴望上帝》系列書籍，宣揚基督教享樂主義的概念，被廣泛閱讀。有關 Piper 的更多信息，請參閱 The Real John Piper 網站，http://www.therealjohnpiper.com/
西雅圖馬爾斯山教會的馬克·德里斯科爾牧師在年輕人中具有很大的吸引力。他在美國和世界其他國家（如英國和澳大利亞）建立了許多第 29 法案教會。他是一位受歡迎的會議發言人，並且擅長使用互聯網。據報導，他是歷史上下載次數最多的基督教牧師。
蒂姆·凱勒博士是紐約救世主長老會的牧師，也是福音聯盟的傑出領袖。他是許多書籍的作者，被許多人認為是一位深刻的基督教思想家。他相信將福音置於情境中，以使其在文化上為居住在內城的人所接受。
Albert Mohler 博士是一位受人尊敬的神學家，是龐大的美南浸信會南方神學院的負責人。
這四個人的共同點是，他們都是美國福音聯盟的理事會成員。
新加爾文主義的吸引力在於它聲稱要教授宗教改革的深刻教義。它聲稱重新發現了恩典的教義，以及約翰加爾文的五點（鬱金香）。雖然這些說法對年輕人有很大的吸引力，許多人對靈恩運動的膚淺感到失望，但它們在現實中幾乎沒有根據，因為仔細研究，正如我們在本網站上所展示的那樣，新加爾文主義的教義只有一個教義健全的外觀。現實情況是，他們與改革者的教義相去甚遠，他們中的許多人因信仰而殉道，清教徒、查爾斯·司布真和其他將教會從羅馬魔掌中解救出來的人。
我們認為新加爾文主義的教義和行為存在嚴重錯誤。我們認為它在耶穌基督的教會中傳播錯誤的教導，誤導了成千上萬特別容易受到其誘人菜單影響的年輕人。新加爾文主義運動看似具有敬虔的形式，但否認其力量。該網站旨在證明新加爾文主義的錯誤，並呼籲基督徒回歸真正改革宗信仰的舊方式，這種信仰建立在烈士的鮮血之上。
