The Anti-Calvinist Rant

[In this series, I'm breaking the long post   "Why is Calvinism so dangerous?"   into bite-sized pieces.] 11. The Bible says ...  God is glorified when people praise Him, tr ust Him, believe in Him, preach the good news, obey Him, etc. Psalm 29:1-2, 86:12,96, 115:1-  glorify  God for His lovingkindness and truth,  Isaiah 42:12, Matthew 5:16, John 15:8,  Romans 15:9 -  glorify Him for His mercy,  1 Cor. 10:31,  2 Cor. 4:15-  spreading  grace and thanksgiving glorifies God,  2 Cor. 9:13, 2 Thess. 1:11-12 But Calvinism says ...  It glorifies God to cause sin and unbelief and to send people to hell.  Find me one verse that says this!!!  Just one!!! This is simply Calvinists trying to  find a "good" explanation for why Calvi-god causes sin, evil, and  predestines people to hell: It's " for his glory," and so that makes it okay.  They start with their erroneous beliefs, build their view of God on top of it, and then find ways to make their erroneous beli

[In this series, I'm breaking the long post   "Why is Calvinism so dangerous?"   into bite-sized pieces.] 10. The Bible shows that ...   "Sovereignty" means that God is the highest authority there is.    There is no one above Him and no one He is accountable to.  (I say it's perfectly fine to end a sentence with a preposition.)  He has the power to do whatever He wants.  And as seen in the Bible all over the place, part of what He wants is to allow us to make decisions, within any boundaries He sets up.  He wants us to want Him, to willingly choose to love and worship and obey Him, not to be forced to or programmed to.   (Anyone else singing "I Want You to Want Me" from Cheap Trick right now?  If you weren't, you will be now.  Ha ha ha!)  Forced love can never be true love. And being sovereign and all-knowing, He knows ahead of time what we will choose to do and how He can work it all into something good, to accomplish His over-arching plans. 

[In this series, I'm breaking the long post   "Why is Calvinism so dangerous?"   into bite-sized pieces.] 9. The Bible says ...  God shows H is love and His j ustice by sending Jesus to the cross to pay for our sins. But Calvinism says ...  God shows His love by saving the elect (and by caring for the non-elect on earth)  and He shows His justice by damning  the non-elect to hell for their sins/unbelief. Calvinists know the Bible says "For God so loved the world ...", and so to appear biblical they say "Of course, God loves everyone."  But secretly, they believe in  two different kinds  of love: a "salvation" kind of love for the elect and a mere "kindness" kind of love for the non-elect.   He shows His l ove to the elect  by predestining  them to heaven, but He shows His "love" to the   non-elect merely by providing  for their needs while t hey're on earth (before sending them to eternal hell for being the unbelievers