To: D-fendr; Dr. Eckleburg
To those created for hell or heaven, it darn sure looks like luck, coming out of nowhere for no possibly discernible reason or cause - in the womb. To them, it's a roll of the dice - heaven or hell. If that's not luck, it's as close as you can get Calvinist superstition holds that it was divine choice, but it all comes down to luck on an individual level because they sure did nothing to tip the scale, but were simply handed the ticket stamped "heaven" before they could even ask or wish it.
15,479 posted on
11/03/2010 10:03:12 AM PDT by
kosta50
(God is tired of repenting -- Jeremiah 15:6, KJV)
To: kosta50; Dr. Eckleburg
Calvinist superstition holds that it was divine choice, but it all comes down to luck on an individual levelAnd what do we know of the "divine" who is doing the choosing? He's wrathful and engaged in a blood feud with Adam's descendants. His "mercy" consists of not torturing some. And, according to the theology, his picking has nothing whatsoever to do with those picked, but only with his own pleasure..
A step back toward a pagan god.
15,483 posted on
11/03/2010 10:39:33 AM PDT by
D-fendr
(Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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