Greg Laurie: Why Calvinism and Predestination Don’t Matter

by Taylor Berglund | Dec 3, 2018 | Video

Greg Laurie says stop worrying about predestination and get out there and start saving people. Though Laurie doesn’t say Calvinism is inaccurate, he does say that using predestination as an excuse not to preach to people—for fear of giving “false assurance to the non-elect”—is unbiblical and goes against Jesus’ commands. Instead, Laurie quotes D.L. Moody: “Lord, save the elect and then elect some more.” Watch Laurie’s short teaching on the subject here.

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