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Johan said:
But what are the consequences of this theology in a church that holds to it or that effectively allows/tolerates the teaching of this theology by its pastors? Where does it lead to?
Johan,

Put succinctly, it leads back to Rome! [Linked Image] Semi-Pelagianism holds to a synergistic soteriology, i.e., grace + works = salvation. In other words, it is a false gospel which makes "faith" (generally of the Sandemanian kind, aka: Easy Believism - see here: Andrew Fuller and the Sandemanians) a work since it teaches God loves all equally, the Son atoned for all equally, and the Holy Spirit draws (influences) all equally. Thus that which actually brings salvation is one's own "free-will" decision for Jesus. See my little contribution here: Do you REALLY Believe that Salvation is by Grace Alone?.

A "Reformed/Calvinist" church which allows any pastor, elder, deacon or teacher to promote this heresy (condemned as damnable heresy at the Synod of Dordt) would be antithetical to its heritage and confessional base and thus not be warranted to call itself Reformed/Calvinist. Consistently, anyone who embraces semi-Pelagianism cannot be saved. Of course, what would have to be determined on an individual basis is IF what a person espouses as being true is actually what that person truly believes in the heart; is there oneness between the head and heart. Fortunately, although rare, there are those whose theology does not match what they actually believe. I think that perhaps John Wesley would be one such example.

In His grace,

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simul iustus et peccator

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