Did W. A. Criswell Preach Calvinism?

Having listened to this message in its entirety, I don’t know what label a person may wish to put on Dr Criswell — but I do know that he was a man of God, who faithfully preached God’s Word through and through with boldness and clarity. W A Criswell preached the Gospel – the Bible – and was not ashamed to do it. May more men do the same.

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He preached all the word of God which teaches both election, God’s
Sovereignty and the responsibility of man. To emphasize one above the other is
to become lop-sided.

He sounds like a Calvinist to me.

I also know of another well-known pastor who told me “If you had to pin me down, I’m a five point Calvinist.” Methinks there are more among us than we ever imagined.

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I have read and followed Dr. Criswell for yrs. If there is any doubt about his position, his sermons are available on the net and can be read. Additionally, I have several volumes of his works. When he comes to dealing with election, etc., he is remarkably sound. As to his position on particular redemption, I cannot say though I have heard. In any case, he was noted for believing the Bible. I once crossed swords with him on a marriage issue where I had been led to believe something about his views which he quickly let me know were… Read more »

How about if we say that it is compatible with what Calvinists believe to be true.

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The interesting Thing about the so-called calvinism (I still prefer the term Sovereign Grace) is that it is the theology of the First and Second Great Awakenings and of the origins of the Great Century of Missions. I had corresponded once with the Univ. of S. Africa about doing a Dr. of Theology on the subject of the Theology of the Great Awakenings. The persons I corresponded with stated that in view of all my training and education all I needed to do was do the research and write the dissertation. Having done research in the period from 1700-1820, I… Read more »

If a person doesn’t adhere to 5-point Calvinism or monergistic soteriology, but DOES hold to a 3-point, synergistic position, and has a biblical foundation for his beliefs, should be castigated for his theological adherence?

The best advocacy of the truth of Sovereign Grace is that where one has come to the belief by persuasion of the facts, not by coercion – which should be anathema to any liberty loving Baptist. My ordaining pastor. Dr. Ernest R. Campbell, a supralapsarian, five point calvinist, ordained me to the ministry, when I did not give all of the requisite answers that would indicate that I held his position. Pshaw, I didn’t hold hardly any of the five points then. I had to be persuaded by the evidence on my own from my own investigation which lasted for… Read more »

At the Building Bridges conference, Dr. Dockery stated that Dr. Criswell was basically Amryaldian i.e. a four pointer, and that Dallas Theological Seminary, which was down the street from his home, may have been an influence. After watching and listening to several of Dr. Criswell’s sermons, I don’t think it would be inaccurate to state that some weeks he preached strongly Calvinistic messages and others you would have never guessed he was Calvinistic in the least. When specifically addressing election he was very Calvinistic but some other messages that aren’t directly related to the issue come across as Arminian or… Read more »