Well, the 'god' depicted by John Calvin is no more the God depicted in the Bible then the ones the Mormons hold to.
Wherefore as far as these natures themselves were concerned, they did what contrary to the will of God. but, as far as the Omnipotence of God is concerned, they acted according to His will, nor could they have acted contrary to the will of God, the will of God concerning them was done.(The Eternal Predestination of God, John Calvin, cited in Treasury of Evangelical Writings, Ed.Otis Fuller, p.185)According to Calvin God is directly responsible for every evil act ever committed! What does the Bible say about this blasphemy
They have built also the high places of Baal to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind (Jer.19:5)
Wow. Awesome quote.
Be careful with the quotes about sects/cults. The powers that be on FR don't like sect/cult bashing. (Pardon -- we can blast away at the islamics.)
There! See that? ftD and I disagree. He is wrong of course about us, but the rest of his post is very good! There is just no escaping the fact that the god the Calvinists propose cannot predetermine all of our choices without being the author of evil and the enemy of God-given free will. This is contrary to the teaching of the Bible, and the love, mercy, and justice of God.
Amen!
Can you imagine the Calvinist carrying out the great commission..preaching the Gospel of Christ?
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ dying for your sins and you will be saved...EXCEPT if you are one who God has already decided He wants to fry in Hell...then forget the whole Gospel message because no repentance....no belief...NOTHING you do in response to the Gospel can ever save you.....because God has decided He wants you to go to Hell...anyway.
I would love to know a Calvinist personally...because it would be so easy to find some short coming in their life to prove they are obviously sinful and evil and hated of God and predestined for hell.