All are born reprobate then? And then some elected?
I thought Calvinism taught the elect/reprobate were thus from birth?
***I thought Calvinism taught the elect/reprobate were thus from birth?***
I think a little closer reading would show that Calvinists believe that those that are of the elect were chosen before the dawn of time, but that doesn’t mean that they are justified until God calls them. They are still reprobates and sinners until that happens. Only then are they reborn.
Man's name is written in the book of life before the foundations of the world. God's plan has been set forth. Is that what your talking about?
Man is not saved until God gives him faith and he repents, turning to God.
D-fendr: All are born reprobate then? And then some elected?
That depends on who you are talking to D-fender. You have to remember that each Protestant is his/her own "church" or "pope" and makes up "theology" as one sees fit (and attributes it to the "indwelling spirit" and the mind of Christ no less).
Some Protestants will tell you that God created the reprobate and the saved from before foundations of the world and that each "elect" knows personally that he or she is saved. Others will tell you that one doesn't know for sure or that God selects some according to His divine purpose...which sort of trashes the whole idea of "before foundations of the world" formula.
The one thing they agree on is that God is the source of good and evil and call it "Christianity."
:::All are born reprobate then? And then some elected?
I thought Calvinism taught the elect/reprobate were thus from birth?:::
Interesting point. I was under the same impression, as well.