Paul David Washer (born 1961) is an American Christian Evangelist and author whose theology is rooted in Calvinism.

[4] Washer reports converting to Christianity while studying at the University of Texas at Austin to become an oil and gas lawyer.

[22][23][21][24] In 2002, Washer preached a "shocking youth message" in which he suggested that most of his "Christian" audience will end up in hell because of the false gospel they are deceiving themselves with.

As of 2023, the YouTube video of the talk has received more than 4 million views.

[11][25] Washer appeared in the 2018 documentary American Gospel: Christ Alone, in which he said, "In other religions, you get to heaven by being good, by earning it..."[26] In 2017, Washer suffered a heart attack[11] and in 2023 he received heart bypass surgery.