Is Leighton Flowers' Soteriology 101 Biblical?

The Gospel and the Meaning of Salvation

Dr. Leighton Flowers, professor at Trinity Seminary and son of the guy who started See You at the Pole, calls his ministry Soteriology 101. Soteriology is the study of salvation, and 101 implies that these are salvation basics.

But Flowers' emphasis is less on soteriology and more on being anti-Calvinist. Look at the logo. Is Calvinism correct? In the Statement of Faith on his website, the entire preamble is about disavowing Calvinism.

John 3:16 and the Gospel of Salvation

Soteriology isn't mentioned until the fourth paragraph. Article 1 is on the gospel, and it's rather vague. Yes, the gospel is the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ. But salvation how? John 3 .16,.

Whosoever believes in him will not perish, but have eternal life. Come on, this is Soteriology 101. Article 1 also says we deny that only a select few are capable of responding to the gospel. Well, that's not even Calvinism, which teaches what the Bible says, that no one is capable of coming to Jesus unless it is granted him by the Father.

John 6:65 and Human Inability

John 6 .65. In Article 2, the statement says that each person's sin alone brings the wrath of a holy God. But that's not what the Bible says. Romans 5 .12 says,. Sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.

Calvinism, Predestination, and the Biblical Doctrine of Salvation

Flowers' entire stick is to be anti-Calvinist, which he calls Soteriology 101. But at the end of the day, Flowers understands neither Calvinism nor the basic biblical doctrines of salvation. Romans 8 .30 says that those whom God predestined, he also called, and those whom he called, he also justified, and those whom he justified, he also glorified.

That's Soteriology 101, when we understand the text.