Calvinists are divided into three groups: the extreme Hyper-Calvinist, the Five Point Calvinists and the Moderate Calvinists. The Hyper and Five Point Calvinists hold to the five points of Calvinism, shown in the acrostic below. The Moderate Calvinist may accept one or more of these five points, but not all. The Hyper, and Five Point Calvinist teaching of limited atonement is generally rejected by the Moderate Calvinist. Yet all Calvinists believe in unconditional election, which maintains you're either born elect (saved) or you're born condemned (lost). There's nothing you can do to gain eternal life according to Calvinism.
There's a striking similarity between Calvinism and Islam in that in both cases God guides those in whom he well pleases. In other words, the god of Calvinism and Islam is a respecter of persons, whereas God of the Bible is not.
Acts 10:34 ¶Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
This teaching is referred to as Five Point Calvinism. The five points are represented by using the acrostic below:
T - Total depravity of man.
U - Unconditional election.
L - Limited atonement.
I - Irresistible grace.
P - Perseverance of the saints.
Basically, Calvinism teaches that man is totally depraved, and unable to receive salvation.
The Calvinist assumes that man has no freewill in his coming to Christ and receiving salvation. He teaches that God, exercising His sovereignty, first elected and decreed certain individuals to salvation in time past. Christ's death was not for all people, but only for the elect. God then extended "irresistible" grace to those He elected. Therefore, man had nothing to do with receiving salvation because God chose to save him and caused him to believe.
There are many strong objections to Calvinism. The main objection to the teaching is that God chose to save some and chose not to save others. This contradicts the biblical teaching that Jesus Christ died and paid the sin debt of all men (1 John 2:2); and that God ". . . will have all men to be saved" (1 Tim. 2:4); and that God's nature is to love, and to seek the best for all men (1 John 4:7-8, 16).
1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
1 John 4:7 ¶Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
I think it's amazing how the hatred of the Phelps have proven that 99.9999999 percent of the population can actually agree on one thing.
Grandlnquisitor7 5 months ago 9
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