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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: | ||
> | <blockquote>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.</blockquote> (2 Peter 3:9, KJV) | ||
Yet, it simultaneously preordains some to eternal condemnation. This contradiction confuses believers and makes God appear double-minded. | Yet, it simultaneously preordains some to eternal condemnation. This contradiction confuses believers and makes God appear double-minded. | ||
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2. '''False Love:''' The universal love expressed in John 3:16, which states: | 2. '''False Love:''' The universal love expressed in John 3:16, which states: | ||
> | <blockquote>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.</blockquote> (John 3:16, KJV) | ||
Under Calvinism, this love becomes limited to only the elect, diminishing the meaning of the gospel message. | Under Calvinism, this love becomes limited to only the elect, diminishing the meaning of the gospel message. | ||
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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: | 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: | ||
> | <blockquote>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.</blockquote> (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. | 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. | ||