Michael Flournoy continues to embarrass himself again. In a recent article, he concludes:
Perfection has to be granted as a gift – it must be imputed to us. How grateful I am that at least Jesus is impossibly strong and perfect and that He has given me that perfection as a gift. Because if I were trying to obtain it through my own merits, all the time since the creation would not be near enough.
Yes, we are all beggars, but Jesus’ gift of imputed perfection is enough. It is finished.
Sadly for Flournoy, he is dead wrong, and fatally so (cf. Gal 1:6-9). Firstly, the Bible (which he now views to be formally sufficient, a la the doctrine of Sola Scriptura), teaches, not imputed, but transformative justification (which is how one becomes perfect--it is progressive [I pause to note that his comments could easily be turned on the progressive nature of sanctification in Reformed theology, such as ch. 13 of the Westminster Confession of Faith]) as well as baptismal regeneration. See, for e.g.:
One should also note that the Book of Mormon teaches transformative justification, too. See, for e.g.:
This is not the first time that Flournoy has embarrassed himself on this topic (the soteriology of the Book of Mormon and the Bible). For a previous discussion which, in part, discusses his gross misunderstanding of the theology of the Book of Mormon, see:
Further, Christ's words on the cross, as recorded in John 19:30, "it is finished" (τετελεσται) does not support his theology. After all, it would contradict Rom 4:24-25 and other texts which teaches the salvific efficacy of Christ's resurrection. In addition, there is nothing in that Greek term, nor Johannine soteriology which supports the common Protestant interpretation of this verse. For a fuller discussion, see:
For other articles refuting Flournoy's arguments against his former faith, see:
In his embracing of Protestantism and rejection of the Restored Gospel, one cannot help but think of Paul’s words to the Thessalonians, which, alongside Heb 6:4-6, perfectly sums up Flournoy's present spiritual condition:
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. (2 Thess 2:11)