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The doctrine of John Calvin includes “Irresistible Grace,” the idea that a person who is predestined cannot resist God’s will to save them. As with other tenets of this doctrine, let us simply compare this idea with what the scripture says. (As always, all emphasis added by me, MDJ): I call heaven and earth to record [...] So far we have studied two ideas put forth by John Calvin and followed by much of the religious world today: Total Hereditary Depravity (Original Sin) and Unconditional Election or Predestination. We now consider “Limited Atonement”, the idea that Christ only died for the elect, those predestined for salvation and not for the rest of the world. What does the Bible say? This is the third in the series on Calvin’s Tulip. Last time we looked at the idea of Total Hereditary Depravity and compared it to what God’s Word says. Now we consider the doctrine of Unconditional Election or, as it is commonly known, predestination. Unconditional Election holds that God chooses who he will save without [...]  |
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