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2 Peter 1:10
“Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble.”
It does not say 'Therefore, brethren. Relax and rejoice for your call and election is already sure. Rest assured if you are part of the elect you will never stumble.'
It uses the word 'diligent.' Tells us to 'make your call .. sure' Make it stay. It says we won't stumble if we do things. This is an active thing again. It isn't if we do these things we know we are of the elect. It is pretty simple and to turn the verse into one which backs up Calvinism we need to change it. That is also the case with 100's - 1000's of other verses. They need discounted or altered to fit the doctrine.
God is not the author of confusion. One simply can not come up with Calvinism from reading the Bible alone. It needs preached. The bible says we do not need any man to teach. The bible is pretty clear. It boils down to trusting man rather than dismissing you own understanding and reading what the Bible says.
“Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble.”
It does not say 'Therefore, brethren. Relax and rejoice for your call and election is already sure. Rest assured if you are part of the elect you will never stumble.'
It uses the word 'diligent.' Tells us to 'make your call .. sure' Make it stay. It says we won't stumble if we do things. This is an active thing again. It isn't if we do these things we know we are of the elect. It is pretty simple and to turn the verse into one which backs up Calvinism we need to change it. That is also the case with 100's - 1000's of other verses. They need discounted or altered to fit the doctrine.
God is not the author of confusion. One simply can not come up with Calvinism from reading the Bible alone. It needs preached. The bible says we do not need any man to teach. The bible is pretty clear. It boils down to trusting man rather than dismissing you own understanding and reading what the Bible says.
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