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Would you expose an unbeliever or a recently converted Christian (babe in Christ) to calvinism?

But if God allows something while He has the power to stop it from happening, doesn't that mean that God decreed that to happen? Maybe He did not decree it directly, but by allowing it to happen [it seems to me that] He decreed it indirectly.

When I talk about "future events" I am talking in such a way so that we both can understand what I'm talking about. How could you understand that I'm talking about future events (even though God exists in the future and it is not future for Him) if I don't clarify it? So, just for the sake of...

So, in our future, why does it happen what will actually happen? Chance, God's ordination, or because free-will will bring us there? Is it part of God's history because through the decisions that we make the future will look a certain way, because it is the effect of randomness, or because God...

God cannot and will not change history because that is what He decreed and pre-ordained it to be. To say that "God [can't] change history (since it happened), but to God at the end of time everything is history", wouldn't it be to imply that man [and not God] is the one who makes the plan...

I do agree that God has elected some people before the foundation of the world to be saved. However, my question is not regarding election but predeterminism. If God knew every single thing (important or "unimportant") before it came into existance, does that imply that everything is...

"Whether God has decreed all things that ever come to pass or not, all that own the being of a God, own that He knows all things beforehand. Now, it is self-evident that if He knows all things beforehand, He either doth approve of them or doth not approve of them; that is, He either is willing...

Thank you guys, I really appreciate it!

Since this section is called "Ask a Calvinist" I thought it wasn't necessary to say that I don't want any anti-calvinist to respond. I'm studying at an Arminian Bible College and I'm aware of all the "free will" arguments and that you guys pretty much hate the Doctrines of Grace. I really don't...

How do we (Calvinists) explain the problem of evil? Did God appoint sin to happen? If so, how different is "appointing" from "tempting"? If He appointed sin wouldn't He be responsible for it? Thank you for your time.

Thank you, I appreciate it!

First of all, I only want Reformed/Calvinist believers to answer my question. I'm currently studying in a Wesleyan Bible College so I've heard all the "free will" arguments. If you are an Arminian you can save your time, because I'm just not gonna read your posts. How do we explain the...

If Jesus' death wasn't necessary for the atonement of our sins, can you please explain to me why he had to die?

Do you believe he lived a sinless life?

Do you believe Jesus was God?

Sorry for the late response, I was out of town. Forwhat I'm reading none of you believes that God determines us to sin, He just allows it. But, couldn't we say the same with salvation? He is not determining eternal condemnation, He is just allowing it. And what about Pharaoh or Judas? Did God...

I'm pretty new with Calvinism and I'm trying to figure things out. I have no problem in believing that no one is going to Hell outside from God's will. But is it everything determined? I mean, one of the things that a lot of Calvinists say is that if God would want all people to be saved He...

For all of you who say that God is unjust for predestining some people to hell, tell me how in the world He can be just if He sends a man from a lost tribe in Africa who has never heard the Gospel, but He reveals himself to a Pharisee who had heard the Gospel hundreds of times (Paul) and sends...

Again, why have I heard from the Father (and therefore been drawn to Jesus Christ) and my neighbor has not? Why was Paul knocked off his horse and why did he receive a visible and audible manifestation of Jesus Christ and Caiaphas didn't?

John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. If God didn't choose anyone to go to hell or to heaven, can you please explain why did the Father drew me to Jesus but He didn't draw my neighbor to Him? Please I would like to...