The Kenwood Institute Podcast Reformed Theology | Session 13: The Five Points of Calvinism Part 2 | Dr. Kyle Claunch
Mar 16, 2026
Kyle Claunch, professor of systematic theology and elder at Kenwood Baptist Church, walks through the Five Points of Calvinism with clarity. He explains total depravity and spiritual deadness. He discusses unconditional election, predestination in Ephesians, and particular atonement. He closes with treatment of irresistible grace and perseverance, offering theological context and biblical texts.
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Total Depravity Means Spiritual Deadness
- Total depravity means original sin corrupts the whole person so they cannot respond spiritually.
- Kyle Claunch uses Ephesians 2:1–3 imagery of 'dead in trespasses and sins' and 'dead men walking' to show spiritual inability and slavery to Satan.
Car Ride Illustration That God Is The Scariest Thing
- Claunch tells a car-ride story about a neighbor who found Revelation scary to illustrate that God's judgment is the most terrifying part of Scripture.
- He quotes Revelation 20's great white throne where 'heaven and earth flees' to show no hiding from God.
Election Is Grounded In God's Will Not Human Choice
- Unconditional election locates the initiative of salvation in God's eternal will, not human foreseen response.
- Claunch contrasts Arminian 'God foreknows who will believe' with Reformed 'God's foreknowledge flows from his decree', citing Ephesians 1 language of will and purpose.