Jesus is the Reason for Calvinism

You do not speak for everyone.
You have your thoughts.
You are trying to promote discussion.
You are getting resistance.
You are on the right side of many of the issues.
There is much more to be said,then one liners.

 

Utterly false, the concept of predestination is no where to be found. Thus your rebuttal is simply reading into the text, something not found. The preposition "en" is used to show instrumentality, or by which or with which something is accomplished, thus is translated as "through." Thus the action (being chosen) is accomplished by (by means of) or through faith in the truth.

 

Non-germane response, thus a deflection rather than an answer. If irresistible grace were valid, and it is not, it would not be "hard" for a rich man, or any man to enter the kingdom. Irresistible grace is thus unbiblical false doctrine. Deflection will not change truth.

 

Listen there's no looking good or looking bad there's truth and there's error. The point of the illustration is everyone says or claims what they believe to be true so you have to look at the the Bible and see where the truth is found .
you're not going to find truth and error on both sides of the fence
a JW.denies the Trinity there's no ,well he might be right you might be right ,he's wrong.
Some people haven't come to truth yet.
some have come to some truth, and not all of it.
I personally believe everyone every believer is the calvinist but they don't know it yet. I believe that of the Five Points as you can see from the poll
some believe 2 pts, some believe 4,
some leave off this point or that.

 

Again you are stating an opinion. Not everyone that professes to be a calvinist is a Christian not everyone that professes to being Arminian is a Christian.
Why not leave that to God.
I am not going to declare that truth is not essential, especially when Jesus declared it is so.

 

Calvinism reads into the parable of the sower that the fourth soil is elect. However, that is speculation read into the text to support Calvinist presupposition.

Unconditional Election of individuals is false doctrine, as 2 Thessalonians 2:13 says people are chosen for salvation through or by reason of faith in the truth. This same doctrine is also found in James 2:5 where God chooses those poor to the world, rich in faith, and those who love God, thus heirs to the promise to those who love God.

Christ provided the means of salvation for all humanity but only those God chooses by reason of crediting their faith as righteousness are placed into Christ and are thus redeemed.

Once again, your response deflected but did not address the issue, how could they be entering is unable to seek God, and how could they be prevented from going in, if enabled by irresistible grace. No answer is possible, except that both the T and the I of the TULIP are bogus.

Once again, the answer to your question concerning perseverance, changes the definition of "enabling grace" from something that alters the unsaved such that they willingly believe, to something that preserves that faith after the person is placed into Christ. The answer from scripture, of course is 1 Peter 1:3-5 which says of those already born anew, God keeps them by protecting their faith.

 

Yet another deflection, with no answer as to why Jesus teaches "irresitible grace" is bogus.

 

Where did I do that?
Read more carefully.

 

Vicious disinformation post, behold the falsehood of Calvinism. No one said 2 Thessalonians 2:13 says we choose salvation. It says God chooses us through or by reason of faith in the truth. Full Stop

 

Utterly false claim, as I presented the definition referenced by a Calvinist. It appears Calvinists are so ignorant of their own doctrine, they are unable to recognize it.