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The fact that the elect nation of Israel, whom Jesus came for, (whom He longed for them to come to Him, yet they would not), who killed the prophets sent to them, and Jesus who came for them, because as Stephen said, THEY RESISTED THE HOLY SPIRIT. shreds calvinism and reformed dogma into itty bitty microscopic pieces lying in the trash can.
The Holy Spirit is resistible - no such thing as irresistible grace.
The fact that faith comes by Hearing Gods word, Romans 10:17, instead of by being regenerated by irresistible grace because of election before believing, also shreds the philosophy of fatalistic determinism masquerading as biblical doctrine, called reformed doctrine/ Calvinism into pieces.
I think Romans 2 is one of the strongest messages refuting irresistible grace in my opinion.
“Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS: to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek, but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For there is no partiality with God.”
Romans 2:4-11 NASB1995
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