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Calvinism, explained.
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It's true that I do not come to my beliefs by rationalizing my way to them. Sure, it's appealing to think we are the ones who run the universe by ourselves, but Pride is not a virtue.
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Untrue. Maybe you should read Calvin because you clearly, displayed in hundreds of posts, have no idea what you are arguing against.
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Partiality is not defined as making the choice. The partiality (if there is any) is in WHY the specific choice(s) is made. Since the non-Calvinists insist that God chooses based on foreseen faith, it is the non-Calvinists who teach that God shows partiality.
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You are denying Calvinist. Good!! That's a good start.
Unconditional Election:
God does not base His election on anything He sees in the individual. He chooses the elect according to the kind intention of His will without any consideration of merit within the individual.
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that's right, dodge the point that I made that shows you to be bearing false witness...
God judges for our actions on earth according to Scripture, AFTER WE DIE, not before we are born.
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Exactly.
Unfortunately, that's not the teaching of Calvinism:
Unconditional Election:
God does not base His election on anything He sees in the individual. He chooses the elect according to the kind intention of His will without any consideration of merit within the individual. Nor does God look into the future to see who would pick Him. Also, as some are elected into salvation, others are not.
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Hmmm.....
What point do you think Paul is making here?
Romans 2
6He will render to each one according to his works: 7to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.
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That, however, wasn't the statement you asked us to affirm or deny.
It was this: "Calvinists claim that their election is unconditional and unrelated to God's judgment of their lives on earth."
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That, however, wasn't the statement you asked us to affirm or deny.
"Calvinists claim that their election is unconditional and unrelated to God's judgment of their lives on earth."
It's the exact same thing. Feel free to explain the difference.
Good luck!
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