fundamentalism: evangelism vs. 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