The trouble with calvinism is that it is an "ism," a summation of a system of belief of some human being, in this case, Calvin.
All belief systems are somehow affected by human traditions and ideas. No one can truly say that they have a 'traditionless' belief. Surely Calvin properly summarized parts of Scripture, but no one is saying that Calvin was somehow inspired as the Apostles were inspired.
John Calvin understood God, whatever relationship he had with God, it's not my understanding or my relationship with God, nor is is a particularly attractive relationship with God. Humans beings were endowed by their Creator to search for Him. We search for Him and He finds us.
Dear friend, the Bible states the contrary: "no one seeks for God". It is Christ who "seeks and saves the lost". Lost rebellious sheep don't go looking for the shepherd. Praise God that the Shepherd seeks and saves us, as left to our own devices we never would.
He made a way to be saved and we either meet Him on that path or we go our own way.
It is God who "makes my feet like hinds' feet, And sets me upon my high places", it is God who orders the steps of the righteous. It is all of God and zero me.
God does not force salvation on anyone, and He would rather that everyone be saved, but not everyone wants to, and some people just think they can get there on their own.
And some believe they help God in saving themselves. God knows that on our own, we would all (and have) chosen death over His righteousness. This is why we need a Savior, one who seeks and saves His lost sheep, given to Him by the Father.
God says "I will accomplish all My good pleasure", please, please tell me how He doesn't do what He promises.
Calvin introduced a different but equally ego-centric belief, and that is that some people are chosen by God to be a separate superior race of those who are saved and all others He allows to be born so He can condemn them. That is NOT a God I would worship, that is a God that I would feel alienated and suspicious of.
This is a strawman. All men are guilty before God and deserving of hell. It by grace that God saves anyone. God is not obligated to save anyone, but graciously saves whom He wills. That is most certainly a God deserving of worship, who saves rebellious sinners out of their sin not on the basis of something in them, or something they do, but because of His great love.
Please tell me, why you believe in God, but others do not?
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