Spurgeon- I cannot imagine a more ready instrument in the hands of Satan for the ruin of souls than a minister who tells sinners that it is not their duty to repent of their sins or to believe in Christ, and who has the arrogance to call himself a gospel minister, while he teaches that God hates some men infinitely and unchangeably for no reason whatsoever but simple because he chooses to do so. - New Park Street Pulpit - Vol 6, 28-29
Sproul- If some people are not elected unto salvation then it would seem that God is not at all that loving toward them. - Chosen, pg.32
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That is a great quote by Spurgeon, and one that I endorse entirely.
As for Sproul, you need to fix the title, and then you need to post for us the remainder of his statement.
Por favor?
Here's the Sproul quote from Chosen by God: "It was certainly loving of God to predestine the salvation of his people, those the Bible calls his 'elect' or chosen ones. It is the non-elect that are the problem. If some people are not elected unto salvation, then it would seem that God is not all that loving toward them. For them it seems that it would have been more loving of God not to have allowed them to be born. That may indeed be the case. But we must ask the really tough question: Is there any reason that a righteous God ought to be loving toward a creature who hates him and rebels constantly against his divine authority and holiness? The objection raised by the philosopher implies that God owes his love to sinful creatures."
Apparently, Sproul has forgotten the foundational pillar of Calvinism with the above statement: total depravity. It teaches that EVERY creature "hates him and rebels constantly against his divine authority and holiness." Using man's rebellion against God cannot be used to justify His hatred toward the non-elect "for all have sinned" and "our righteousnesses are as filthy rags."
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