The Five Points of The Five Points of Calvinism #2Calvinism #2

Unconditional ElectionUnconditional Election

T: Total Depravity

U: Unconditional Election

L: Limited Atonement

I: Irresistible Grace

P: Perseverance of Saints

Unchangeable Design is a Mockery of Justice

Unchangeable Design is a Mockery of Justice

Calvinism makes God unjust.

It denies the free-will of man.

It blames man for what he cannot help or change.

There is no battle between good and evil for the will.

The game of life is fully staged and every move is what God designed to happen.

This doctrine made many atheists.

It caused many to lose hope of being elected.

Calvinism makes God unjust.

It denies the free-will of man.

It blames man for what he cannot help or change.

There is no battle between good and evil for the will.

The game of life is fully staged and every move is what God designed to happen.

This doctrine made many atheists.

It caused many to lose hope of being elected.

Calvinism:Unconditional Election

• What Do The Creeds of Men Say?• “We say, then, that Scripture clearly proves 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. We maintain that this counsel, as regards the elect, is founded on his free mercy, without any respect to human worth, while those whom he dooms to destruction are excluded from access to life by a just and blameless, but at the same time incomprehensible judgment.” (John Calvin)

Calvinism:Unconditional Election

• What Do The Creeds of Men Say?• “By the decree of God, for the manifestation of

his glory, some men and angels are predestinated unto everlasting life, and others foreordained to everlasting death. These angels and men thus predestinated and foreordained are particularly and unchangeably designed and their number is so certain and definite that it can not be either increased or diminished.” (Presbyterian Confession of Faith, chap. 3, sec. 3,4,5)

• What Do The Creeds of Men Say?• “By the decree of God, for the manifestation of

his glory, some men and angels are predestinated unto everlasting life, and others foreordained to everlasting death. These angels and men thus predestinated and foreordained are particularly and unchangeably designed and their number is so certain and definite that it can not be either increased or diminished.” (Presbyterian Confession of Faith, chap. 3, sec. 3,4,5)

Calvinist’s Proof-textsCalvinist’s Proof-textsRom 9:19-21 19 You will say to me then,

"Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?" 20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?" 21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

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Rom 9:19-21 19 You will say to me then,

"Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?" 20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?" 21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

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Does This Passage Say God Does This Passage Say God Has The Right to be Has The Right to be Arbitrary?Arbitrary?

He CHOSE the CONDITIONS He CHOSE the CONDITIONS Of Salvation : through faithOf Salvation : through faith

He had the right to choose He had the right to choose those conditionsthose conditions

Just like He had a right to Just like He had a right to choose the YOUNGER choose the YOUNGER (Jacob) over the Older (Jacob) over the Older (Esau) -9:12(Esau) -9:12

Just like He had the right Just like He had the right to choose Isaac for the to choose Isaac for the Messianic seed-line over Messianic seed-line over Ishmael -9:7Ishmael -9:7

These things were not These things were not arbitrary, but had a long-arbitrary, but had a long-term objective for goodterm objective for good

Choosing to bless only Choosing to bless only believing Jews was not believing Jews was not arbitraryarbitrary

Does This Passage Say God Does This Passage Say God Has The Right to be Has The Right to be Arbitrary?Arbitrary?

He CHOSE the CONDITIONS He CHOSE the CONDITIONS Of Salvation : through faithOf Salvation : through faith

He had the right to choose He had the right to choose those conditionsthose conditions

Just like He had a right to Just like He had a right to choose the YOUNGER choose the YOUNGER (Jacob) over the Older (Jacob) over the Older (Esau) -9:12(Esau) -9:12

Just like He had the right Just like He had the right to choose Isaac for the to choose Isaac for the Messianic seed-line over Messianic seed-line over Ishmael -9:7Ishmael -9:7

These things were not These things were not arbitrary, but had a long-arbitrary, but had a long-term objective for goodterm objective for good

Choosing to bless only Choosing to bless only believing Jews was not believing Jews was not arbitraryarbitrary

Calvinist’s Proof-textsCalvinist’s Proof-textsRom 9:19-21 19 You will say to me then,

"Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?" 20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?" 21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

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Rom 9:19-21 19 You will say to me then,

"Why does He still find fault? For who has resisted His will?" 20 But indeed, O man, who are you to reply against God? Will the thing formed say to him who formed it, "Why have you made me like this?" 21 Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

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God Planned It For Justice God Planned It For Justice Sake.Sake. The REASON the majority The REASON the majority

of Jews would not obtain of Jews would not obtain righteousnessrighteousness

They did not seek it by They did not seek it by faith – v.32faith – v.32

They could have believed They could have believed the warnings of the warnings of disownership -26disownership -26

They could have believed They could have believed the warnings that only a the warnings that only a remnant would be saved remnant would be saved – 27,28– 27,28

They could have taken They could have taken Isaiah’s truth to heart Isaiah’s truth to heart (v.33)(v.33)

They were “seeking to They were “seeking to establish their own establish their own righteousness” -10:3righteousness” -10:3

They did not “submit to They did not “submit to the righteousness of the righteousness of God”God”

God Planned It For Justice God Planned It For Justice Sake.Sake. The REASON the majority The REASON the majority

of Jews would not obtain of Jews would not obtain righteousnessrighteousness

They did not seek it by They did not seek it by faith – v.32faith – v.32

They could have believed They could have believed the warnings of the warnings of disownership -26disownership -26

They could have believed They could have believed the warnings that only a the warnings that only a remnant would be saved remnant would be saved – 27,28– 27,28

They could have taken They could have taken Isaiah’s truth to heart Isaiah’s truth to heart (v.33)(v.33)

They were “seeking to They were “seeking to establish their own establish their own righteousness” -10:3righteousness” -10:3

They did not “submit to They did not “submit to the righteousness of the righteousness of God”God”

Calvinist’s Proof-textsCalvinist’s Proof-texts Acts 13:45-48 45 But when the Jews saw the

multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, "It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has commanded us:

'I have set you as a light to the Gentiles,

That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.'"*

48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

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Acts 13:45-48 45 But when the Jews saw the

multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they opposed the things spoken by Paul. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, "It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has commanded us:

'I have set you as a light to the Gentiles,

That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.'"*

48 Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

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Notice the Order:Notice the Order: 1. They HEARD1. They HEARD 2. They were GLAD2. They were GLAD 3. They GLORIFIED the word 3. They GLORIFIED the word

of the Lordof the Lord 4. They were APPOINTED to 4. They were APPOINTED to

eternal lifeeternal life 5. So, they BELIEVED5. So, they BELIEVED

They were “appointed” to They were “appointed” to eternal life in their attitude eternal life in their attitude toward the wordtoward the word

This does not say they were This does not say they were “pre-appointed”, then heard, “pre-appointed”, then heard, then were glad and glorified then were glad and glorified the wordthe word

They were “determined” to They were “determined” to have eternal life so they have eternal life so they believedbelieved..

Notice the Order:Notice the Order: 1. They HEARD1. They HEARD 2. They were GLAD2. They were GLAD 3. They GLORIFIED the word 3. They GLORIFIED the word

of the Lordof the Lord 4. They were APPOINTED to 4. They were APPOINTED to

eternal lifeeternal life 5. So, they BELIEVED5. So, they BELIEVED

They were “appointed” to They were “appointed” to eternal life in their attitude eternal life in their attitude toward the wordtoward the word

This does not say they were This does not say they were “pre-appointed”, then heard, “pre-appointed”, then heard, then were glad and glorified then were glad and glorified the wordthe word

They were “determined” to They were “determined” to have eternal life so they have eternal life so they believedbelieved..

Calvinist’s Proof-textsCalvinist’s Proof-texts

Ephesians 1:4-5 “just as He chose us in Him before

the foundation of the world”  US= us Jew & Gentile believers He CHOSE believers In Christ He did not unchangeably design

who the “US” would be He predestined the church to

adoption as sons

Ephesians 1:4-5 “just as He chose us in Him before

the foundation of the world”  US= us Jew & Gentile believers He CHOSE believers In Christ He did not unchangeably design

who the “US” would be He predestined the church to

adoption as sons

CalvinismCalvinism

Men have no choice

Limited atonement

Double predestination

God is partial

UniversalismUniversalism

Men have no choice

Universal atonement

Universal predestination

God is unjust

TruthTruth

Men have a choice

Atonement available to all

Biblical predestination

God is impartial

Either Unconditional or Conditional

He chooses one sinner and

condemns many others arbitrarily

and capriciously.

Acts 10:34,35“Then Peter opened his

mouth and said: In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness

is accepted by Him.”

God is a respecterof persons

Consequences of Unconditional Election and the Calvinistic View of Predestination

EVEN EVERY SIN!

The first cause of EVIL is God

Himself!

James 1:13“Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God; for God cannot be

tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.”

Everything is unchangeably foreordained

1 John 1:5“… God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.”

Consequences of Unconditional Election and the Calvinistic View of Predestination

What Shall We Do?What Shall We Do?

Calvinist answer: There is nothing Calvinist answer: There is nothing you can do. The saved are you can do. The saved are unconditionally elected.unconditionally elected.

Peter’s Inspired Answer: “Repent, Peter’s Inspired Answer: “Repent, and be baptized in the name of Jesus and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for remission of sins, and you Christ for remission of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit” – Acts 2:37-38– Acts 2:37-38