Calvinist Lies 3
I know, I know - redundant title is redundant.
In this series, I will not debate Calvinism vs. Arminianism. After all, the majority of the people who use the term "Arminian" are Calvinists - a very small micro-sect of Christianity. The other 6-billion people on the planet refer to "Arminians" as Christians. I also like the term "Biblicist," when it comes to matters of doctrine.
Unconditional Election
The "U" from TULIP. At its core, Unconditional Election contains a major heretical position and an instance of Calvinist double-speak. This is an interesting one. The concept of Unconditional Election, simply put, is that God selects those who will be saved - predestination.
Predestination is only mentioned in the Bible twice - Romans 8:29-30 and Ephesians 1:5-11. In both instances, the question is what is predestined, not whom. What is predestined of God is that those who put their faith in Him shall be saved, and thus sanctified and glorified.
At this point, Calvinists will start reaching and twisting words (they always do).
They will use terms like "elect," "God chose," and even stretch the meaning of the word foreknew (prognosko) to mean that He fore-determined. This is in clear contradiction to many Bible verses, which state "whosoever will..." - among them Mark 8:34 and John 3:16.
What's more, if God chose whom will be saved, then by default, He chose whom will be condemned. If you believe that God predetermined that certain people would go to Heaven, that requires that you must also believe that all others were predetermined to go to Hell.
At this point, Calvinists will start reaching and twisting words (they always do) again.
They will say that there can somehow be predestination of some to salvation without predestination of others to damnation. HOW SO???
Summary:
Unconditional Election is totally false on all counts.
Predestination is true - in that, God determines what is going to happen to believers.
Predestination is false - in that, God does not determine whom shall be saved.
Predestination of some without others being predestined is double-speak.
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In this series, I will not debate Calvinism vs. Arminianism. After all, the majority of the people who use the term "Arminian" are Calvinists - a very small micro-sect of Christianity. The other 6-billion people on the planet refer to "Arminians" as Christians. I also like the term "Biblicist," when it comes to matters of doctrine.
Unconditional Election
The "U" from TULIP. At its core, Unconditional Election contains a major heretical position and an instance of Calvinist double-speak. This is an interesting one. The concept of Unconditional Election, simply put, is that God selects those who will be saved - predestination.
Predestination is only mentioned in the Bible twice - Romans 8:29-30 and Ephesians 1:5-11. In both instances, the question is what is predestined, not whom. What is predestined of God is that those who put their faith in Him shall be saved, and thus sanctified and glorified.
At this point, Calvinists will start reaching and twisting words (they always do).
They will use terms like "elect," "God chose," and even stretch the meaning of the word foreknew (prognosko) to mean that He fore-determined. This is in clear contradiction to many Bible verses, which state "whosoever will..." - among them Mark 8:34 and John 3:16.
What's more, if God chose whom will be saved, then by default, He chose whom will be condemned. If you believe that God predetermined that certain people would go to Heaven, that requires that you must also believe that all others were predetermined to go to Hell.
At this point, Calvinists will start reaching and twisting words (they always do) again.
They will say that there can somehow be predestination of some to salvation without predestination of others to damnation. HOW SO???
Summary:
Unconditional Election is totally false on all counts.
Predestination is true - in that, God determines what is going to happen to believers.
Predestination is false - in that, God does not determine whom shall be saved.
Predestination of some without others being predestined is double-speak.
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