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Refuting Calvin's TULIP

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Can someone explain to me why the Calvinist DOES want to, as Spurgeon says "commit so great a crime" and be so inconstant with the text - changing 'all' to NOT all'"

I don't get why they want to do this - shooting themselves in the foot.
Which number sermon is this of Spurgeon's, or please post the link. Thanks
 
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No problem. Do a bit of googling and no doubt you will find loads of discussions such as "does the word 'all' mean 'all' all the time" ( as in the entire human race ).

I think the correct answer is no, it depends on the context of the passage where it is used. E.g In addition to Spurgeon's sermon Romans 5:18
"Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people."

Does the word 'all' mean the same in both instances ? I would agree with this who's say it obviously does. In the same context - 2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

we have the words 'any' and 'all' to make the point abundantly clear.

That some perish even though, as Holy writ say - the Lord does not wish/will this, does this make God not sovereign ? No, as pointed out by many theologians, including Spurgeon, there are different types of God's will. E.g Decretive will: This is the puppet show - let there be light, and there could not be any thing else but light. God's decretive will is poles apart from God'd permissive will. The Bible is stuffed with if/then/else scenarios. God permits man's free will and is more Sovereign because of it.
 
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That simply is not true,

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. Luke 2:2

Every person alive was to be taken for the census?

An example, you attended a party, someone asks you who went to the party, you said, everyone was there. - That doesn't mean every person without exception.

All means Jew and Gentile
 
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Lets use John 3 select verses


John 3

You Must Be Born Again
3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus[a] by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.[c] 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You[d] must be born again.’ 8 The wind[e] blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you[f] do not receive our testimony. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[g] 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.[h]

For God So Loved the World
16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already,

See brother,

Nicodemus was a RULER OF THE JEWS, to him salvation was only for israel, Jesus is saying I came to give life to the whole World, Jews and Gentiles alike!
 
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@2 Peter 3:9: "all" means "all (or any) of you"...aka, the elect:

See original greek:

οὐ βραδύνει κύριος τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, ὥς τινες βραδύτητα ἡγοῦνται, ἀλλὰ μακροθυμεῖ εἰς ὑμᾶς, μὴ βουλόμενός τινας ἀπολέσθαι ἀλλὰ πάντας εἰς μετάνοιαν χωρῆσαι.

πᾶς,a \{pas}
1) individually 1a) each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything 2) collectively 2a) some of all types

More info on "pantas" here: Greek Concordance: πάντας (pantas) -- 90 Occurrences
 
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"All men" was certainly not a reference only to Jews, being made by the very Apostle to the gentiles himself -- Paul. The context points to the Truth that "all men" means all human persons who exist... period.
No one said and of course it wasn't, " a reference".
The "very apostle" justified his appointment to the gentiles, IN SPITE OF the common knowledge of the time, that salvation was for only Jews.

THAT constitutes the context whereby "all men" contradicts the "only Jews" paradigm.

I realize of course, emotional attachments can defy the rules of speech and blind us to the facts when they don't affirm a favorite emotional swoon.
 
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Definition is great, but is ruled by context.
The context was that salvation was only for Jews, so "all men" does not defy that context to mean each and every individual man. It simply stands in contradistinction to what was accepted as truth at the time.
 
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ive read the OP, looks like an intentional write-up like Calvinism vs the Word of God. but then again the definitions are all wrong.

TOTAL INABILITY - is NOT about people not being able to make a choice or exercise their free will. it is not Total Inability but Total depravity. and it is NOT ABSOLUTE depravity but Total depravity. if you want to use the word 'inability' then it is MORAL inability - which means the inability to choose and act righteousness based on God's likeness and law. Roman 3:10

UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION - the only condition for election is God desiring to make an election, which was even before creation began. Conditional election may sound convincing, but it is founded on the presumption that EVERYONE who ever lived KNEW OR HEARD the gospel and was able to MAKE A DECISION for or against christ- which is of course a fantasy best not discussed within the circle of non-calvinists.

i questioned an arminian before if during the first century (at the time of the apostles), people living on the other side of the planet like the chinamen, the aborigines of australia or the natives of ancient america or africa ever heard the gospel and made a decision for christ. they just kept silent about the issue. How can CONDITIONAL ELECTION even make sense if a lot of people died, did not know the gospel nor christ and have not the opportunity to make a decision to secure their salvation? no answer.

LIMITED ATONEMENT - those who aspire the opposite really is too ignorant or have willfully denied the meaning of the atonement sacrificial ritual in the Old Testament and the covenants of God. The atonement sacrifices in the OT was never for the ENTIRE human race but only for the the nation of israel, God's chosen people and their sins. There is no issue really in the words 'ALL' , the 'WORLD', ;everyone', etc in the NT unless of course you read it in parts & isolation, and not how the reformers do it as read in the Total and Whole revelation of Scripture.

thus 'all' means 'all of God's people', world means 'all his elect scattered in the world', etc..

IRRESISTIBLE GRACE & PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS - both really are best described as the work of the Holy Spirit. Notice that all those who disagee with 'irresistable grace' or 'perseverance' will not associate it nor mention the Holy Spirit. simply because all their arguments collapse. their arguments can only carry weight if the supernatural is taken out of the equation, or that the holyspirit has NOT CHANGED the nature of the person, or do not even understand what those CHANGES are if any.

the simple response is this : That IF GOD SAVES PEOPLE, HE ALSO CHANGES THEM.


that 'CHANGE' or the 'NEW NATURE' brings about the GREATER DESIRE to love God than the desires of his old nature. since desires affect choices, then God simply becomes "irresistible" because it is the greater desire that brings meaning and pleasure to a persons soul. same thing with persevering which is of course "preserved" as well by the holy spirit.


 
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Great public speaker... maybe. Reading comprehension... not so much.
 
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Great public speaker... maybe. Reading comprehension... not so much.
Most times I see Spurgeon quoted in an apparent contradiction to Calvinism it's usually out of context.
 
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You can't lose salvation, once you get it, your sealed with the spirit.

Maybe those individuals were never saved to begin with and therefore are not producing fruit.
Judas was once saved then lost it. Matthew 10 Acts 1 Psalm 69 etc. H was called a sheep of Jesus and given power to cast out devils etc. at one time. Then in time he betrayed Jesus ( went against the trust he once had) .

Here are some more thoughts I wrote on this topic

Judas was saved and then lost his salvation
 
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Yes, your thread covers this topic pretty good.
The following article also helps to bring up some good points in defense of this, as well.

Judas; Once Saved, Forever Lost

May God bless you today, brother;
May we always stay close to Him.
 
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Wow, these verses put together this way seem to imply that our faith was before we were chosen before the of foundation of the world.
 
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