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
Showing posts with label Consistent Calvinism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Consistent Calvinism. Show all posts
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Two Conflicting Wills Part2
Calvinists have a problem. According to the theory of Calvinsim, God has two wills in conflict : one will desiring for mankind to repent and be saved, and the other for most of mankind to perish in Hell. There are some issues with this attempt to harmonize a faulty theory and plain Scripture.
Number one- Eph 1:11 b- a favorite verse used by Calvinists-being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: So which will does God work out? Nowhere does Scripture say God has two wills that conflict. Once again Calvinists have no Scripture to support their claims. We are just to take their word on it.
Number two- James 1:8- A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. Would not God be doubleminded if He has two wills that contridict each other?
John MacArthur said this in his study Bible: " Ultimately, God's choices are determinded by His sovereign, eternal, purpose, not His desires." So God can have "desires" that are contrary to His sovereign, eternal purpose? God double minded? Inconceivable!
Dave Hunt summed it up nicely with this in his book What Love Is This : The Calvinist is caught in the horns of a dilemma. How can he maintain the position that God decrees and causes all, and yet exonerate God for the wickedness and eternal punishment of the vast majority of mankind? He falls back on the theory that God really doesn't want this state of affairs, and yet His eternal purpose and His decrees demand it. What a contradiction!
Number one- Eph 1:11 b- a favorite verse used by Calvinists-being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: So which will does God work out? Nowhere does Scripture say God has two wills that conflict. Once again Calvinists have no Scripture to support their claims. We are just to take their word on it.
Number two- James 1:8- A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. Would not God be doubleminded if He has two wills that contridict each other?
John MacArthur said this in his study Bible: " Ultimately, God's choices are determinded by His sovereign, eternal, purpose, not His desires." So God can have "desires" that are contrary to His sovereign, eternal purpose? God double minded? Inconceivable!
Dave Hunt summed it up nicely with this in his book What Love Is This : The Calvinist is caught in the horns of a dilemma. How can he maintain the position that God decrees and causes all, and yet exonerate God for the wickedness and eternal punishment of the vast majority of mankind? He falls back on the theory that God really doesn't want this state of affairs, and yet His eternal purpose and His decrees demand it. What a contradiction!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
God less benevolent?
Spurgeon raised an interesting point- As it is my wish that it should be so, as it is your wish that it might be so, so it is God's wish that all men should be saved; for, assuredly, he is not less benevolent than we are. http://www.apibs.org/chs/1516.htm
The question to any Calvinist out there is this- Is it God’s wish that all mankind be saved? Simple enough.
The question to any Calvinist out there is this- Is it God’s wish that all mankind be saved? Simple enough.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Two Conflicting Wills?
If Calvinism is true, then my three children's fate has been secured by what God has degreed. God has either damned them all to hell, some to hell, or none to hell. If I were a consistent Calvinist, I would have to resign myself to the fact that no amount of prayer would change their "election status". Some would even say that to desire what God does not is a sin. They would say, " Who are you to want what God does not want?" Some Calvinist would agree, some would not.
Some would even go so far as to say that God does desire the salvation of all. They explain that God has two wills that contradict each other. Will someone explain how the sovereign God of Calvinism can have two wills opposite of each other? Oh wait, they would say it is a mystery. Some say mystery, some say contradiction. If this is biblical, show me.
Meanwhile explain this passage- Eze 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Some would even go so far as to say that God does desire the salvation of all. They explain that God has two wills that contradict each other. Will someone explain how the sovereign God of Calvinism can have two wills opposite of each other? Oh wait, they would say it is a mystery. Some say mystery, some say contradiction. If this is biblical, show me.
Meanwhile explain this passage- Eze 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
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