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How can these seemingly contradictory things bereconciled? Calvinism doesn’t have the answer, because itsproposed solution ignores or twists too many clear Scriptures.I don’t believe these things can be properly reconciled inthis present world. We should simply let them stand and nottry to force them into a perfectly formed theological system.God truly elects and man truly chooses. God elects and yetevery man is urged to be saved and every man can be saved.God elects and yet sent His Son to die for the whole world.God elects and yet does not want any sinner to perish.All are equally true and Scriptural, so let them ALL standand do not try to reconcile that which the Bible itself does notreconcile and which therefore cannot be reconciled into aneat theological package in this present world.3. Calvinism’s doctrines are contrary to the plain teachingof god’s word.e Bible vs. the Calvinist Doctrine at Faith Is a WorkCalvinism says that grace means man cannot do anything,cannot even believe, because otherwise grace would not begrace and the sinner would have something to boast of.First of all, this is unscriptural, because the Bible plainlysays faith and believing are not works.“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not ofyourselves: it is the gi of God: Not of works, lest any manshould boast” (Eph. 2:8-9).It is not faith that is the gi of God; it is salvation that is thegi. Salvation is by grace but THROUGH faith. Faith is “thehand that reaches out and accepts the gi of God.” Faith is nota work.“For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereofto glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture?Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him forrighteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward notreckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh16
not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, hisfaith is counted for righteousness” (Rom. 4:2-5).Here we see plainly that faith is the opposite of works.erefore to require that a sinner believe the gospel is not torequire the sinner to do some sort of works for salvation.Furthermore, this doctrine that faith is a work isunreasonable. Salvation is likened in Scripture to receiving agi. It can also be likened to accepting a pardon and taking alife preserver. If someone purchases an expensive gi for meand I accept it, do I have anything to boast of? If I am inprison on death row for my crimes and the governormercifully offers me a pardon and I accept it, have I doneanything that I could boast of? If I am drowning in the oceanand a boat pulls alongside and offers to rescue me and I allowthem to do that, have I thereby had some part in my salvationfrom drowning? Have I done something I could boast of? Ofcourse not! When the sinner hears that Christ loves him anddied for him and rose from the dead and offers him eternalsalvation and the sinner joyfully receives that great salvation,that is not works and the sinner has nothing to boast about.e Bible vs. the Calvinist doctrine that the New Birth precedesfaithArthur Pink states this doctrine as follows:“Faith is not the cause of the new birth, but theconsequence of it. is ought not to need arguing. ... Faithis a spiritual grace, the fruit of the spiritual nature, andbecause the unregenerate are spiritually dead--‘dead intrespasses and sins’--then it follows that faith from them isimpossible, for a dead man cannot believe anything. ‘Sothen they that are in the flesh cannot please God’ (Rom.8:8)--but they could if it were possible for the flesh tobelieve. ... at the work of the Holy Spirit precedes ourbelieving is unequivocally established by 2 ess.2:13--‘God hath from the beginning chosen you tosalvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of17
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Page 6 and 7: A Summary of TULIP TheologyTotal De
Page 8 and 9: Irresistible GraceGod’s call to t
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What does this verse mean? ere is n
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e “all” must be defined in cont
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disease, he describes the normal pr
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and catcheth away that which was so
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might be saved. And for this cause
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enter into that rest, lest any man
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elieved. Whatever divine election m
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and search “the scriptures daily,
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We definitely believe that God does
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Isaiah 14:27--“For the LORD of ho
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GOES BEYOND THIS AND ADDS ITS OWN U
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Genesis 6:5--“And GOD saw that th
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the unsaved sinner could do exactly
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and believing on His name. To belie
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lessings in heavenly places in Chri
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that he might be the firstborn amon
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e phrase “vessels of wrath fitted
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have ears to hear, and hear not: fo
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not say that they refused to bow th
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dispose” (Strong). It is used eig
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e verse, though, does not say that
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to his own purpose and grace, which
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Again, that God purchased the churc
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day” (Jn. 6:40). (Of course the C
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