The Anti-Calvinist Rant

I haven't been able to focus on anti-Calvinism posts lately because I've been busy writing over at my other blog, My Crazy Faith , and busy getting my house in order with all this coronavirus chaos. (My bedroom looks like a fall-out shelter will all the food stacked all over.  I literally trip over it as I climb into bed.  I feel like I'm basically cuddling up with giant boxes of almond milk, mac-and-cheese, and Honey Nut Cheerios as I fall asleep.) And speaking of getting houses in order ... After seeing the amazing speed with which this virus is affecting our world, basically overnight, I think now would be a great time for people to start getting their spiritual houses in order.   Of course, I may be wrong because prophecy is a hard thing to pin down, but I don't think we have much time left.  I think we are rapidly approaching the time of Jesus' return.     One of my favorite topics to study over the last couple decades has been The End Times. 

A little bit of encouragement during this stressful time... A great sermon by Tony Evans:   "Encountering God's Process,"   about how God breaks us of our self-sufficiency to remake us stronger in Him.  I've been there before.  I totally understand.  And here are some more "Encountering God ..." sermons worth watching.  (Come on, now, I know you've got the time, stuck at home, "social distancing."  You've got plenty of time for a "God encounter"!): Divine Encounters Encountering God's Promise Encountering God's Provision Encountering God's Promotion Encountering the Power of God (And how about a 2-minute video,   "Jesus is offering you life." )

[Reposted from my other blog, 2014, updated slightly.  I am posting it here on my Anti-Calvinism site not just because of the coronavirus, but also because I believe it shows that what we do matters, how we respond matters, whether we seek/obey the Lord or not matters. Calvinists would say that God has already predestined everything that happens - even this coronavirus and how we handle it and the outcome.  If this is true, what does it matter what we think or do?  Why should people make an effort to seek God during a time like this or turn our hearts back to Him, if He controls our thoughts and actions anyway?  If this is the case, just go about your life and don't think about anything or try to do anything because whatever will be, will be.  It's already been predestined and we can't do anything to affect it or change it, right? But the Bible gives a different picture.  The Bible shows a God who allows people to make choices about Him and about life, whether they will