The Anti-Calvinist Rant

[In this series, I'm breaking the long post   "Why is Calvinism so dangerous?"   into bite-sized pieces.] 8.    The Bible says ...  We are to evangelize because it's how people will hear the Gospel so that they can believe.  By hearing the Gospel, we can believe, and by believing, we inherit eternal life. Romans 10:14 :   "How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?  And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard?  And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?" John 20:31 :   "But these are written that you may believe ..." But Calvinism says ...  Evangelize because God told you to,  even  though God's already decided  where   everyone will go.  The elect will be  saved and the non-elect will be damned,  no matter  what, but we still have to obey God's command to spread the Gospel. Makes no sense!   Calvinism says that we are e...

[In this series, I'm breaking the long post   "Why is Calvinism so dangerous?"   into bite-sized pieces.] 7. The Bible (and the concordance) says ...  That when God "hardens" hearts, it is retribution for first hardening your own heart, for  resisting God for so long even after He's been patient and long-suffering with you. But Calvinism says ...  God arbitrarily chooses whose hearts to harden against Him (non-elect)  and  whose to turn to Him (elect), with no in put/responsibility on our parts. Romans 9:18:   "Therefore, God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden."   [Calvinists say "See, God hardens whomever He wants.  We have nothing to do with His choice of whom to harden and whom to elect."  But in the concordance, "hardens" is retribution for first hardening your own heart, for resisting God.  And so, yes, we do have something to do with whether we are hardened or not.  God f...

[In this series, I'm breaking the long post   "Why is Calvinism so dangerous?"   into bite-sized pieces.] 6.     The Bible says ...  Satan blinds eyes, but Jesus takes the veil away when we turn to Him.   And "receive" and "believe" (in the  concordance) are active, not passive.   We  do them.  "Receive" means to  reach out and grab ahold of what is being offered to you (salvation).  And "believe" is to let yourself be persuaded by something (the truth) and to commit to it. But Calvinism says ...  God blinds eyes (prevents the non-elect from believing  in Him) and opens eyes (causes the elect to believe in Him).  Faith is something  done to us, not by us. 2 Corinthians 4:4 :   "The god of this age had blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."   [Calvinist version: Calvi-god causes Satan to ...

[In this series, I'm breaking the long post   "Why is Calvinism so dangerous?"   into bite-sized pieces.] 5.    The Bible says ...  God   expects us to seek Him in order to find Him, to find new life in Him. But Calvinism says ...  God commands us to seek Him but no one can seek Him unless He makes them seek (and He only makes the elect seek/find/believe in Him). Deuteronomy 4:29 :  "But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him, if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul." Hebrews 1 1:6 :  "... anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Jeremiah 29:13:  " You will  seek  me and find me when you  seek  me with all your heart..." 1 Chronicles 22:19:   "Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God." Psalm 14:2:   "The Lord looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any w...