CALVINISM -- TEN LITTLE CAVEATS CHAPTER NINE Calvinism's View Of Romans 9 I have not joined the Calvinists because they are not completely right about Romans 9. Basically, the Calvinist believes that Romans 9 teaches that God's design and purpose is to glorify Himself by predetermining who should believe and thus predetermining their respective eternal destinies. This view got started by Augustine about AD 400. As far as I know, no Christian had this view before him. St. Peter testifies about some things in Paul's writings that are hard to understand (2 Pet 3:16) and I think Romans chapter 9...
