If you think you are saved by having a proper understading of the five points of calvinism, or by getting your understanding of the extent of the atonement right, you have missed the Gospel by adding to it. These are certainly important topics. They are issues that the true believer will endeavor to "get right." However, your understanding of these things is not the Gospel. The puritan John Bradford once wrote, "Let a man go to the grammar school of faith and repentance, before he goes to the university of election and predestination." Now while I still believe that election and predestination are core gospel truths, and anyone that denies these things is denying the Gospel, these are still not a requirement to understand in order to be saved by Jesus.
About Brandan Kraft
Brandan Kraft grew up in the Missouri Ozarks town of Potosi and has worked in Information Technology since 1998. He began publishing Christian writing online in 1997 with the website bornagain.net, which later developed into PristineGrace.org.
Through Pristine Grace, Brandan writes and teaches from a sovereign grace perspective, emphasizing Christ’s finished work, the sufficiency of the Gospel, and the rest that flows from God’s gracious initiative rather than religious striving. His teaching is Scripture-centered, pastoral in tone, and shaped by real life rather than controversy or debate.
Brandan is a full stack developer involved in other projects besides Pristine Grace. You can read about his other projects and background at bkraft.org.
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