Calvinist Double-Talk
Calvinists are world-renown for their double-talk. That is to say, they will claim one thing that is in contradiction to the Bible, then try to rationalize it within Biblical "context." Clearly, these items just are not so.
Part 1 - Limited Atonement
This is the "L" in "TULIP."
The heresy of TULIP is the fundamentals of Calvinism.
The concept is simple - Jesus' death is the price paid for sin He did not commit. Sin committed by those who would be saved by His grace. Atonement is, by definition, reparation for a wrong, injury, or sin.
At question: for whose sins did Jesus die?
If you believe, as Calvinists do, that those that are to be saved were predestined for Salvation, then it is clear that the atonement for sin was strictly for those whom God predestined for salvation.
This is clearly not in line with scripture.
Calvinists will argue that Christ's atonement will not cover all sins, as all people will not be saved ("unlimited atonement"). The concept of unlimited atonement - which is another way of referring to Universalism - is not scriptural, either.
Again - the Calvinist mindset is to play verbal gymnastics. "You must have either limited atonement or unlimited atonement!" (Funny: they play this "either-or" game, but will not play when you mention double-predestination!)
So whose sins will be atoned for?
John 3:16 states that "whosoever believes" in Him will be saved.
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Part 1 - Limited Atonement
This is the "L" in "TULIP."
The heresy of TULIP is the fundamentals of Calvinism.
The concept is simple - Jesus' death is the price paid for sin He did not commit. Sin committed by those who would be saved by His grace. Atonement is, by definition, reparation for a wrong, injury, or sin.
At question: for whose sins did Jesus die?
If you believe, as Calvinists do, that those that are to be saved were predestined for Salvation, then it is clear that the atonement for sin was strictly for those whom God predestined for salvation.
This is clearly not in line with scripture.
Calvinists will argue that Christ's atonement will not cover all sins, as all people will not be saved ("unlimited atonement"). The concept of unlimited atonement - which is another way of referring to Universalism - is not scriptural, either.
Again - the Calvinist mindset is to play verbal gymnastics. "You must have either limited atonement or unlimited atonement!" (Funny: they play this "either-or" game, but will not play when you mention double-predestination!)
So whose sins will be atoned for?
John 3:16 states that "whosoever believes" in Him will be saved.
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