What Love Is This? - Part 9
Dave Hunt
David Charles Haddon Hunt (1926–2013). Born on September 30, 1926, in Riverside, California, to Lillian and Albert Hunt, Dave Hunt was an American Christian apologist, author, and radio commentator known for his critiques of theological and cultural trends. Raised in a Christian family, he trusted Christ as a teenager and later earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from UCLA. Initially a CPA and corporate manager, he entered full-time ministry in 1973, driven by concerns over secular and occult influences in Christianity. Hunt founded The Berean Call in 1992 to promote biblical discernment and co-hosted the Search the Scriptures Daily radio program from 1999 to 2010. A prolific writer, he authored over 30 books, including The Seduction of Christianity (1985), A Woman Rides the Beast (1994), and Debating Calvinism (2004), addressing issues like New Age spirituality, Catholicism, Mormonism, and Calvinism, often sparking debate for his polemical style. Married to Ruth Klassen from 1950 until her death in 2013, he had four children: David Jr., Janna, Karen, and Jon. Hunt traveled extensively, speaking in South America, Europe, and the Middle East, and died on April 5, 2013, in Bend, Oregon, saying, “The choice is not between heaven and hell, but between heaven and this world.”
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This sermon addresses the prophecy of 'The elder shall serve the younger,' focusing on Jacob and Esau and the nations descended from them. It delves into arguments against the Calvinist perspective, emphasizing the goal to prove God's love for all and the misrepresentation of God's character. The core message is about understanding God's love, kindness, and desire for all to be saved, urging believers to seek the truth and stand up for the true nature of God.
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The elder shall serve the younger. If that was about the two individuals, Jacob and Esau, it was a false prophecy, because the elder never served the younger in their lifetime, those individuals, but it's very true of the nations that descended from them. What about Pharaoh and so forth? Well, you go into all these arguments with them, and what is the goal of the Calvinists? What are all the arguments, all of the turning to the Greek and the Hebrew, and all the complexities, and they're going to just overwhelm you with all of this. They've studied this so much, and you haven't. What is the bottom line? All of their arguments have one purpose, to prove God doesn't love everybody, to prove Christ didn't die for everybody, to prove that God is not kind to everyone, and, in fact, that he delights in sending multitudes to hell. What love is this? God is love. Love is kind. I think it's a misrepresentation of the God of the Bible, but you will have to come to your own conclusion as a good Berean. Father, thank you for your word, and, Lord, we do bring before you our concern. We don't want to cause division in the Church, but, Father, we want to stand up for your character. The issue is not the sovereignty, your sovereignty. Lord, you are sovereign. You can do whatever you want to do. The issue is, what do you want to do? And you've told us you're not willing that any should perish, that you so loved the world, you gave your only begotten Son to die, that the world, through him, might be saved. And, Father, we believe that, and we ask that you will clarify this in the hearts and minds of many, many people. We don't want to bring division in the Church. Lord, we pray that many eyes would be opened to who you really are, and to your great love for all. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
What Love Is This? - Part 9
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David Charles Haddon Hunt (1926–2013). Born on September 30, 1926, in Riverside, California, to Lillian and Albert Hunt, Dave Hunt was an American Christian apologist, author, and radio commentator known for his critiques of theological and cultural trends. Raised in a Christian family, he trusted Christ as a teenager and later earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from UCLA. Initially a CPA and corporate manager, he entered full-time ministry in 1973, driven by concerns over secular and occult influences in Christianity. Hunt founded The Berean Call in 1992 to promote biblical discernment and co-hosted the Search the Scriptures Daily radio program from 1999 to 2010. A prolific writer, he authored over 30 books, including The Seduction of Christianity (1985), A Woman Rides the Beast (1994), and Debating Calvinism (2004), addressing issues like New Age spirituality, Catholicism, Mormonism, and Calvinism, often sparking debate for his polemical style. Married to Ruth Klassen from 1950 until her death in 2013, he had four children: David Jr., Janna, Karen, and Jon. Hunt traveled extensively, speaking in South America, Europe, and the Middle East, and died on April 5, 2013, in Bend, Oregon, saying, “The choice is not between heaven and hell, but between heaven and this world.”