Does Calvinism give the Bible's explanation of elections?
Calvinist theological concepts
misrepresent the Bible's teaching on elections. However, biblical election is
not salvation, but it is what salvation does in the life of the believer.
Choice is God's plan that what He desires can be for the benefit of those who
believe and put their faith in Him. Election is therefore God's plan or plan of
salvation. Election is not what God will save each individual, but what
salvation can mean for those who receive His grace.
This is explained in Ephesians
One. Verse 3 introduces the theme and speech content. “Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ has blessed us with
all spiritual blessings in heaven, Jesus Christ has blessed us with every
spiritual blessing in heaven places in Christ. ” (Ephesians 1: 3) Paul speaks
frankly, (blessed) God who has blessed us with the blessing of the Spirit in
heaven places in Christ. This is a sermon to believers to remind them of the
blessing of salvation for those who are "in Christ." Verses 4-6 describe
that blessing God also gives believers what salvation they should gain in their
lives.
“Just as he chose us in himself
to be holy before the foundation of the world, his love is not in vain: it was
predestined for us to be sons through Jesus Christ. According to his will, for
the glory of his glory May the grace of God be with us all. (Ephesians 1: 4-6)
God has chosen us "us" which means
those who are saved, before Him created the world, that the believer may be
holy (separated), and without guilt (forgiveness of all sins) before Him in
love. God's plan was before the world was there, so that salvation might be a
blessing to believers also accept His grace. This verse does not say or suggest
that God chose any man would save him, but that salvation he would give them.
God speaks of His plan of salvation. He does not say He exists choosing some
and rejecting others.
Verse 5 says that God
predestined the believers to be "in" (eis) the adopted children of
Jesus Christ "according to His will." (eudokia) In other words God
intended believers to be adopted children of God. The phrase does not refer to
who God will save, but to the relationship of the saved believer. Verse 6 says,
"Most praise God and His love for the world. (Ephesians 1: 6) God 's
choice was for those who were saved to be holy, blameless, and adopted children
of God. So it was a clear plan, not who he would save. His plan, which is the
proclamation of the blessings that those who by faith receive the gracious gift
of God, “be to the praise of the glory of his grace; It is the grace of God,
which means His grace and love, which is His glory and glory. God is glorified
by His grace (mercy) and love for sinful people. Verse 7 goes on to state the basis
of redemption that God's plan is for the believer to be made acceptable to God
through the blood of Jesus Christ, to have his sins forgiven in spite of the
distribution of "the riches of His grace.
This passage or the New
Testament says that God has chosen or chosen who will be saved or who will not
give His grace. His glory who would be saved or who would not offer His grace.
The glory of His grace to be freely given to all. This is evident in many
passages of God's Word that Christ died for all people. Calvinism teaches that
God's choice or gift of grace is limited to a select few who choose to save
God. However, the Bible teaches that Jesus Christ died for the sins of the
world and provides salvation for all who believe. Note that this is clearly stated
in the following verses:
"He takes away the sins of
not only ours but also the world's" (1 John 2:2). "Because God so
loved the world, he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him
may not die but have eternal life" (John 3:16). “For this is good and
acceptable before God the Savior, who wants all to be saved and to know the
truth” (1 Timothy 2:4). ). "Because the love of Christ strengthens our
hearts, we decide that if one dies for all, all will die" (2 Corinthians
5:14).
“Go to all the parts of the
world, and preach the gospel to all the nations,” Jesus said to them (Mark
16:15). “The Lord did not weaken him according to the promise, as some thought
he was weak; but he was patient, not wanting anyone to perish, but wanting
everyone to repent” (2 Peter 3:9). Jobs 17:30).
Clearly, each of these texts
teaches that Christ died for the sins of all people everywhere and that he
longs for the salvation of all mankind. Any human teaching that contradicts
that fact is false and should be contrary to human reasoning. It is understood
that those who cling to limited reconciliation often argue that
"earth" and "all people" do not mean the whole world or all
people, but only refer to "the elect." Certainly, such reasoning is based
on flawed human reasoning and not on logical hermeneutical principles.
The literal meaning of the word
"world" (cosmos), as used in the Bible, means the whole world and
every person in it or the world lost. It is never used in the Bible to refer to
God's chosen people or to those who are saved. The word "all" covers
it all. "All people" includes everyone. If God wanted to limit
salvation, He could easily have chosen the best name, the "world" and
"all" people! He chose the phrase because it conveyed the idea that
God had purposed it. He paid the price for the sins of people everywhere in the
world! He bought with His own blood the right to give salvation to all men. A
limited reconciliation could mean that he suffered only for those who would be
saved, and it is clearly not an unbiblical teaching.
A Calvinist must not disagree
with much of God's Word in order to continue teaching that Christ's death was
limited to a few men who would be saved. Matthew 7: 13-14 and Romans 3: 10-26
explain why people are lost and condemned to hell. Romans 1:18-22 said:
"The wrath of God is shown from heaven against all unrighteous and unjust
men who do injustice and pursue the truth. men, because God has made them
visible, because His invisible features have been evident since the creation of
the world, for they can be seen by creatures, though his might remains forever
and from heaven, so that they are inexcusable; so that they are without excuse:
, they did not glorify God as God, nor did they thank him, but they became
empty-headed in their reasonings and their unintelligent heart became darkened.
” (Romans 1: 18-22) This verse says that God 's wrath is revealed from heaven
against mankind' s sins and that God 's wrath is revealed from heaven against
man' s sin. one holds the truth unjustly. It says that God has revealed himself
to all people and therefore all people have no excuse. This raises the
question. . . “Why does God reveal Himself to all men and support His wrath in
the fact that men know the truth, and yet reject it, IF other people cannot
respond to the revelation of God through Him?
Moreover, a Calvinist must
conclude that when he preaches the Gospel and presents salvation to his
hearers, he does so “with his tongue.” He must admit that he offers something
that others who hear him may not receive because God will not allow it. I
listened to a famous radio preacher talk about God's love for sinners through a
radio preacher who talked openly about God's love for sinners for 15 minutes
and told his listeners that if they believed in Jesus Christ they would be
saved. However, as a Calvinist scholar, his teachings contradict his own
proclamation of salvation based on what a person might believe. He does not
believe that many who hear his messages can be saved because he believes that
God has chosen to withhold grace from many in the world and thus have rejected
them without the hope of salvation. The Gospel then became "Good
News", with only a select few. These others who claim to be born in hell,
spend their time hearing about the death, burial and resurrection of Christ,
because they cannot accept Christ. According to Calvinism, they were chosen by
God to go to an unchangeable way to hell. I heard John MacArthur on the radio,
presenting the Gospel clearly and zealously. He calls His plans graciously to
You, but you clearly believe that God's grace belongs only to a few. What
amazes me is that he and the Calvinist followers do not see any contradiction
in their beliefs and message.
The truth is that Calvinist who
preaches, teaches and testifies to the Gospel actually lies to many people who
hear him and does so in Jesus' name. It is a lie to tell a person that if he
believes in Jesus Christ he will be saved (Romans 10: 9-10) while at the same
time, he believes and teaches that many cannot accept Christ because God will
not allow them that they may be saved. According to Calvinism, the elect are
not on the side of God, and most people are doomed to hell without a way of
salvation. Technically and literally it is a lie to tell an unelected person
that he can be saved when he can. A Calvinist never offers any way to determine
who is elected and who is not. The reason is obvious. . . even the Calvinists
will not go so far in their false teachings. Doctrinal error distorts the truth
of God and corrupts the very fabric of the Calvinist Gospel. The questions that
Calvinists must answer are: "How do you know if a person is elected? On
what basis do you commit yourself?" Speaking to Israel, Jesus warned them
that the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah would receive a lesser punishment on
Judgment Day, for Israel had the right to see and hear the Messiah, but he
rejected it. (See Matthew 10:15) He said the same thing. of Chorazin and
Bethsaida warns them of the consequences of rejecting their Christ. “Woe to
you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if your power had been realized in
Tire and Sidon, they would have already repented and clothed themselves in rags
and ashes”(Luke 10:13).
Jesus said that their condemnation
was because they had seen His miracles and heard His message, but they rejected
Him as their Messiah. This explicit truth is another deadly blow to Calvinism.
Evidently, the people in these two cities, where Jesus presented the Gospel,
willingly rejected the truth they heard from Jesus himself. Because of their
rejection, Jesus said that they would be judged worse than those who did not
have the privilege of hearing the truth. If the people of these cities of
Israel could not respond to the truth after hearing it, because they were
predestined to God in hell, on what basis could God judge them harshly than
those who did not hear? Undoubtedly, God held them accountable for their sin of
rejecting the truth and in so doing assure them that they would not respond,
but they chose not to. It was not God who chose to send them to hell simply
because He could do that and because He decided to condemn them. The people of
these two cities abandoned themselves because of their unbelief.
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