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The Flower Falls: A Careful Examination of Calvinism's TULIP
A paradigm-shifting examination of Calvinism's TULIP.
John Calvin’s ideas about predestination have divided the church since his Institutes was first published almost 500 years ago, and the New Calvinism movement of recent has merely added to the problem. John Piper, John MacArthur, and other passionate Calvinists hold to Calvinism as gospel truth, but, like Calvin, they violate basic interpretation principles to support their claims.
In The Flower Falls, Patti Tilton briefly outlines the history of Calvinism and how it has influenced leading pastors today, then she goes on to examine the “proof texts” of Calvinism’s TULIP in their grammatical and historical contexts. In doing so, she shows how the careful application of basic interpretation guidelines we all learned as children reveals the errors of Calvinism’s claims. Along the way, Patti provides glimpses into some of her interactions with Calvinist scholars and gently turns the reader’s attention back to the simple beauty of the gospel revealed in the pages of the Scriptures.
This book is a must-read for anyone who has been influenced by Calvinism.
John Calvin’s ideas about predestination have divided the church since his Institutes was first published almost 500 years ago, and the New Calvinism movement of recent has merely added to the problem. John Piper, John MacArthur, and other passionate Calvinists hold to Calvinism as gospel truth, but, like Calvin, they violate basic interpretation principles to support their claims.
In The Flower Falls, Patti Tilton briefly outlines the history of Calvinism and how it has influenced leading pastors today, then she goes on to examine the “proof texts” of Calvinism’s TULIP in their grammatical and historical contexts. In doing so, she shows how the careful application of basic interpretation guidelines we all learned as children reveals the errors of Calvinism’s claims. Along the way, Patti provides glimpses into some of her interactions with Calvinist scholars and gently turns the reader’s attention back to the simple beauty of the gospel revealed in the pages of the Scriptures.
This book is a must-read for anyone who has been influenced by Calvinism.
322 pages, Paperback
Published August 11, 2023
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