In my view, it's obvious from reading the Bible that Calvinism is clearly not true.
For there are so many problems and inconsistencies in Calvinism it's not even funny.
It's like flat earthers who hold to flat earth because they have 75 flat earth bible verses.
Yet, everyone knows that the earth is round.
For example:
Why did Jesus preach ‘
except you repent, you shall all likewise perish’ when the non-elect can’t repent and the elect can’t perish? (See: Luke 13:5).
How can the Lord hold the non-elect accountable for ‘not believing’ and condemn them for it, when He purposely did not give them the faith to enable them to believe to begin with?
If Jesus had previously made atonement for the sins of an elect individual, do you believe they are lost during the period of time prior to their being saved?
Calvinism would be like creating a robot whereby you left it to it's own programming to kill people, and then you later put that robot on trial for murder. It would be illogical to judge the robot for killing if the robot had no other choice outside of it's programming to not kill. So a God who judges the wicked for something that they had no control over when God could have easily changed it for them places the blame of salvation on God and not the sinner. Why would God want to see them perish if He had the sole power to save them?
Here is another example: Imagine if you, your family, and a bunch of others are lost at sea, and a coast guard comes. However, imagine if you will that the coast guard saves everyone else out of the water, but he does not save you and your family. You ask him why he is not saving all of you, and he says... "No reason." As he drives away into the distance, would you not think it was unfair? Would you not think the coast guard was being mean, cold, and cruel? You sure would, unless you felt like you deserved to be treated unfairly or something.
Why would God punish the wicked at a Judgment if it was God who placed them there? It makes no sense. That would be like a dog owner who kicks his dog across the room (like a football) because it has an uncontrollable pooping problem (When the dog owner knows it has such a problem). The poor animal has no control over it's pooping function, and it is forced to release it's poop all over the carpet uncontrollably. Yet, the master of the animal does not care and he is going to punish the animal for something it has no control over. The dog owner is heartless. This is the view of God that I must believe in if Unconditional Election is true. But it is illogical. It is unbiblical. For my Bible says, "God is love." (
1 John 4:8). My Bible says, "For God so loved the world..." (
John 3:16).
2 Peter 2:1 says,
“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”
It says here that there are false prophets and teachers who deny the Lord WHO BOUGHT THEM. How can the Lord buy false prophets and teachers if He only died for the elect? It makes no sense.
2 Thessalonians 2:10 says,
“And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.”
It says that those who perish do so because
THEY RECEIVED NOT THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH that they might be saved. It does not say they perish because God did not elect them. It also says that they received not the love of the truth that they
MIGHT BE SAVED. In Calvinism, there is no such thing as MIGHT be saved.
1 John 2:2 says,
“He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours
but also for the sins of the whole world”
Jesus is not only the atoning sacrifice for us believers, but he is also the atoning sacrifice for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD. Calvinism does not believe that.
Free Will in the Bible Concerning God:
#1.
Joshua 24:15 KJV -
"
Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve"
#2.
Matthew 11:28 KJV -
"
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
#3.
John 7:17 KJV -
"
If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God."
#4.
John 7:37 KJV -
"If anyone thirsts,
let him come to Me and drink."
#5.
Acts 2:38 KJV -
"
Repent, and let everyone of you be baptized"
#6.
Acts 3:19 KJV -
"
Repent therefore and
be converted"
#7.
Acts 16:31 KJV -
"
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved"
#8.
Acts 17:30 KJV -
"but now commands all men everywhere to
repent"
#9.
Revelation 22:17 KJV -
"
Whoever wills, let him take the water of life
freely."
#10. “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:”
#11.
Revelation 22:17 KJ2
"And
the Spirit and the bride say,
Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that is thirsty come. And
whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."
#12.
Luke 13:34 NLT -
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God's messengers! How often
I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings,
but you wouldn't let me.
Jonah chapter 3 is another big one that refutes Calvinism.
In this chapter we read about how Jonah had told the Ninevites that they would be overthrown in 40 days. But they cried out to God and forsaken their evil ways after hearing Jonah preach. When God noticed that they had forsaken their wickedness, that is when God turned back in bringing Judgment or wrath upon them. So the Ninevites were not saved because they were the Elect, but they were saved and escaped judgment because THEY changed the situation whereby God had shown mercy to them.