John Calvin 3:16
by drfuture2013
Woke up with this thought from my slumber this morning – not sure how the inspiration came about, but I assume I was meant to share it.
JOHN CALVIN 3:16
“For God so loved the elite exclusively, that He gave His only begotten Son only to the elites, that whosoever in that pre-chosen elite club that believeth in Him (forcibly, regardless of their consent, which does not even exist anyway) should not perish but have everlasting life (in an eternity of totalitarian compulsion, while the bulk of those “created in His image” are forcibly driven into the Lake of Fire and eternal agony without choice, for which they were evidently expressly created to reside, as is “God’s pleasure”, according to Calvin*).
[* “Scripture clearly prove this much, that God by his eternal and immutable counsel determined once for all those whom it was his pleasure one day to admit to salvation, and those whom, on the other hand, it was his pleasure to doom to destruction.” Institutes, Book 3, Chapter 21, par. 7
“Those, therefore, whom God passed by he reprobates, and that for no other cause but because he is pleased to exclude them from the inheritance which he predestines to his children.” Institutes, Book 3, Chapter 23, par. 1
“because by his eternal providence they were before their birth doomed to perpetual destruction…what will they be able to mutter against this defense?” Institutes, Book 3, Chapter 23, par. 3
“Now since the arrangement of all things is in the hand of God…he arranges … that individuals are born, who are doomed from the womb to certain death, and are to glorify him by their destruction.” Institutes, Book 3, Chapter 23, par. 6]
Given this psychological/spiritual foundation, we should thus not be surprised in how the Calvinist Puritan colonists treated their neighbors (be they other professing Christians or not), since it is certain that they also believed (within their understanding) the Biblical mandate from Christ to
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” (Matt. 5:48)
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The Two Spies Report 
Mike,
Amazing timing to receive your article today.
I was at the gym this morning and listened to this sermon by Charles Spurgeon. I had actually typed in, “Charles Stanley Romans 8” and the Spurgeon video appeared a couple down from the top. It’s entitled, “Predestination and Calling”.
I had NEVER heard that Calvinistic distinction before that God predestines AND CALLS those who are predestinated with an “effectual” call that is “irresistible”.
Here you go:
https://youtu.be/BzWApmpoXUQ
Also, I wanted to ask you about all this “Q” stuff that Jerome Corsi is expounding upon every few days?
Lastly, I wanted you to know that we are very excited to be going on a group tour of Israel that will be headed up by Michael Heiser and Dereck Gilbert.
We’ve never been before and are looking forward to it!!
Blessings!
Joe P.
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drfuture2013 posted: ” Woke up with this thought from my slumber this morning – not sure how the inspiration came about, but I assume I was meant to share it. JOHN CALVIN 3:16 “For God so loved the elite exclusively, that He gave His only begotten Son “
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Mike,
100% in agreement with you on this!
Dave
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Thanks, brother!
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The bedrock of Calvinism is PRIDE.
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I think that sums it up quite well. I wonder how many of us who even though we reject Calvinism have fallen prey to its trappings as the elitist mindset has permeated our wester Christian culture
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I think the the problem here is there’s very little true Gospel preached.
It became “about us” instead of JESUS and the Cross. False doctrine is mainstream now: not what God has done for us but what we, as his marvelous people, are entitled to. Nobody talks about “It is given to us not only to believe in Him but also to suffer for Him.”
When someone really gets the Gospel, there’s little room for pride.
He saved a WRETCH like ME.
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drfuture2013 posted: ” Woke up with this thought from my slumber this morning – not sure how the inspiration came about, but I assume I was meant to share it. JOHN CALVIN 3:16 “For God so loved the elite exclusively, that He gave His only begotten Son “
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Not sure why you linked this story link to this topic.
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At this point of my life I most align myself with Walter Martin (the original Bible Answer Man) who said that both Calvinism and Arminianism are correct in what they affirm (I’m assuming the boiled down, 5 point versions), and wrong in what they deny. I’m looking forward to reading this upcoming book on Calvinism to help round out my understanding: http://www.lighthousetrails.com/home/1489-calvinism-none-dare-call-it-heresy.html
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That is an interesting way to put it. Thank you for commenting!
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Great insight, Mike, as always. And what an unloving interpretation on predestination and election that is, as if God is micro-managing every decision and spinning moment to moment on His throne.
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Thanks fir your insight!
This may sound flippant, but it some sense I think it takes God from being sovereign, to being a “control freak”.
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Yes it sure does, couldn’t agree more.
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A sovereign king does not control every minute detail of life in the kingdom. For the king to be bothered with every minute detail about whether I have chicken or steak at dinner seems ridiculous, yet this is what Calvinists often mean when they talk as if there is no free will. It also gives them a great excuse for not being involved in anything that has a whiff of politics to it–and even challenging people to repent and believe the gospel. As one five-pointer once told me, he did not think it necessary to evangelize as everyone who was going to be saved would be saved regardless of his efforts.
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If I believed in the five points as the person you cite, I couldn’t dispute his or her logic, as perverse as it is. The “P” on TULIP defines the rest to its inevitable conclusion, which makes human life a sick joke of delusion, in effect, like “Groundhog Day”.
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What is interesting is that this conclusion is usually disavowed by most Calvinists who term that as “hyper-calvinsm”, yet cannot fault the logic.
On the other hand, my personal experience has been that it’s nearly impossible to find churches that will faithfully preach the Bible that are not at least somewhat “Calvinistic”. There are some Calvary Chapels here and there, but many have also headed into error. The Arminian side of things is really in bad shape (Salvation Army, Church of the Nazarene, etc.).
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My Calvary Chapel doesn’t get into “carrying water” for any pet doctrinal sub-category, rather just teaching the Bible verse by verse, but I know they find regular, unfiltered Calvinism as too counter to basic Christian doctrines.
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