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== Seven Reasons Why Calvinism Pushes People Toward Atheism == | == Seven Reasons Why Calvinism Pushes People Toward Atheism == | ||
1. '''A Two-Faced God:''' Calvinism presents a God who says He is not willing that any should perish | 1. '''A Two-Faced God:''' Calvinism presents a God who says He is not willing that any should perish: | ||
2. '''False Love:''' The universal love expressed in John 3:16, which states that | > ''The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.'' (2 Peter 3:9, KJV), yet preordains some to eternal condemnation. This contradiction confuses believers and makes God appear double-minded. | ||
2. '''False Love:''' The universal love expressed in John 3:16, which states: | |||
> ''For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.'' (John 3:16, KJV), becomes limited under Calvinism to only the elect. This selective love diminishes the meaning of the gospel message. | |||
3. '''Lack of Assurance:''' In Calvinism, salvation comes with no guarantee. Believers are expected to persevere, but without the promise of security, many feel hopeless. As a result, atheism, with its rejection of divine judgment, seems preferable. | 3. '''Lack of Assurance:''' In Calvinism, salvation comes with no guarantee. Believers are expected to persevere, but without the promise of security, many feel hopeless. As a result, atheism, with its rejection of divine judgment, seems preferable. | ||
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== Biblical Rebuttal == | == Biblical Rebuttal == | ||
The Bible consistently emphasizes human responsibility and God’s desire for all to come to repentance. John 5:39-40 highlights the importance of human volition in coming to Christ. Unlike Calvinism, which asserts that only the predestined can come to God, biblical Christianity teaches that people reject God out of their own will, not because they were eternally barred. | The Bible consistently emphasizes human responsibility and God’s desire for all to come to repentance. John 5:39-40 highlights the importance of human volition in coming to Christ: | ||
> ''Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.'' (John 5:39-40, KJV) Unlike Calvinism, which asserts that only the predestined can come to God, biblical Christianity teaches that people reject God out of their own will, not because they were eternally barred. | |||
== Conclusion == | == Conclusion == | ||