15 part series (this is the part 15 of 15) - for a little fun, don't miss the
second half of part 15, where the calvinist contradicts himself with the word "all".

9 part series (this is the part 9 of 9) - by Dave Hunt. The ultimate aim of
calvinism is to tell you that God delights in sending you to hell.

Are Calvinists Randomly Chosen or Selected by Merit?

A calvinist has to be honest with people that he believes he was pre-chosen and you were not for no particular reason or as it were, based on his works. He has to tell you his god is a god of random acts or he must puff himself up with pride before you. Either way he betrays the true nature of God who is no respecter of persons (Acts 10.34). Evolution is taught to be a random act, so the god of calvinism could be the god of evolution which is claimed by atheists to be random in nature.

Why not then just be an atheist because nothing matters anyway; it’s all going to happen anyway and there is nothing you can do about it. Perhaps that is the ultimate aim of calvinism is to reflect this attitude to maintain unsalvation, for if you are unsaved you know you don’t belong in Christ and the gospel is not for you. There is no salvation afforded to you just the way Satan likes it. What an evil system this is!

The damage of calvinism is this: passivity, because if it is decided for you anyway, you won't have a conscience to choose freely and will less likely choose God's will. Your passivity can be either that of laziness and inactivity, or it can be open aggression, moved without conscience and mechanical for your assumed hidden, gnostic meaning in the Scripture of calvinism. Not to mention it turns people away from Christ, because they don’t want to be saved in the evil of calvinism.

Denying God’s Foreknowledge?

John MacArthur wrote in God’s Absolute Sovereignty, September 28, 2007,

When Peter wrote that we are “chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father” (1 Peter 1:2), he was not using the word “foreknowledge” to mean that God was aware beforehand who would believe and therefore chose them because of their foreseen faith. Rather, Peter meant that God determined before time began to know and love and save them; and He chose them without regard to anything good or bad they might do.

Here we have God working without conscience randomly. The god of calvinism is the god of meaningless randomness. Whereas the God of Christianity chose us with purpose according to the foreknowledge of our free-choice for any that should receive Him. When you ask a calvinist why he was chosen and not someone else, the calvinist doesn’t have an answer, similar to Satan who would not have an answer either. Whereas Christians know why we were chosen before the foundations of the world. God in His infinite foreknowledge could foresee our free-choice to grace us with His life.

MacArthur said,

We do not know the purpose for sin…that God decrees.

First off, God did not decree sin, but allowed a free-willed man to have the choice to be obedient or disobedient. Secondly, we know why sin exists. Sin flows from disobedience and independency to God. Sin must be resolved in God’s design which is reasonable for it to finally be annihilated, in order for God to have a people unto himself without sin. After the man chose to sin, these are the things that must take place. Sin and self are not easily done away with. The cross work must work outs its full salvation by the Holy Spirit which as we are all aware takes time.

The Pharoah Did Not Harden His Own Heart?

“But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.” (Ex. 8.15) “And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.” (v.32).

No, God does not make us chess pieces, randomly moving us around on a chess board. D. H. Kupier is wrong about that in his similarly titled, The Absolute Sovereignty of God. God has absolute sovereignty, just not in the way calvinists think, for in His sovereignty, He gave man a sovereign free-will. Just as the Antichrist chose freely, so did the Pharaoh.

The World is Not the World?

To quote A. W. Pink,

In giving them birth and being…he necessarily created them unto damnation.

“That the world” in John 3.16 refers to the world of believers (the elect).

God does not bestow this gift [of faith] upon all.

What does John 3.16 say? “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” The world represents everyone and everything. Pink is saying, God so loved the world of believers that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believe. What is the flaw in thinking the world is the believers only? Since it does not say “world of believers,” then “If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book.” (Rev. 22.18,19). Calvinist add to John 3.16 by saying the world is not the world, but just the believers in the world, and takes away from the book by taking away what God loves which is the whole world of everyone and everything.

It’s very cold and cultic when a calvinist ultimately answers questions brought to them as Pink said, “God partial in the distribution of his favors…doesn’t he have the right to be?” That is not a very specific answer. Satan likes to be vague...don’t you dare question a man of God! Whereas an osas arminian would respond, God selects according the foreknowledge of our free-choice. Simple and sweet!

An osas arminian has a sweet heart. A calvinist has a coldness to him.

A Calvinist Asks What Righteousness Do You Have to Choose Salvation?

The righteousness a man has to come to the cross as a helpless sinner to be saved by grace is the same righteousness a man has who is against murder. Nonetheless, man is unrighteous in need of salvation.

“Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. (Rom. 4.4-5)

Does it say man becomes righteous after faith? No. His faith is counted as righteousness, not that he becomes righteous. To believe by faith is the opposite of works. It takes no righteousness to believe.

“Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed [is] the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.” (Rom. 4.6-8)

The righteousness of Christ is imputed to Him, for his iniquities have been forgiven and covered in Christ.

“Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and tremble.” (James 2.18,19)

Do demons have righteousness because they believe and tremble before God? Of course not.

Now, if you believe of your own free-will, are you boasting? Of course not! Romans 4.5 says believing is not a work.

Why are the Saved Called the Elect?

“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will” (Eph. 1.11). An inheritance is not earned. Believing is not earned. Election is conditional, not on works, but faith.

“Because I have called, and ye refused” (Prov. 1.24). For God to call and you refuse, that is resistible grace. That no man regards God, God responds with His grace, such that some receive His grace, while most do not.

Calvinism is a “me” theology, because it focused on being chosen in a way God does not save people. God chose Christ, not calvinists, and those who believe in Christ of their own free-will receive His conditional inheritance.

God’s Sovereignty

Calvinists will say God is sovereign over everything, then stop short of saying God is the sovereign cause of sin. You can’t have it both ways. Be honest with yourself, you think God caused sin. That is what gnostics teach, that the evil creator caused sin, except calvinists don’t call him evil, they call this evil good. There is no difference between decreeing or authoring it. Either you caused it or not! Don’t play games with your conscience. Whereas Christians believe God did not decree it, author it or cause it, but that it was as outcropping of Adam’s disobedience by his own free-will. That is proper cause and effect.

It is an absolute fact, something outside of God caused sin, not God! That totally destroys calvinism’s definition of the sovereignty of God.

Now, God hates divorce, butt calvinists say He is the author of divorce and wills it. That is maligning God’s nature and is blasphemy. God is not behind the millions of abortions each year. That slanders God’s nature. He punishes such evil nations.