Tong2020 said:
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You sound to know a lot about what Calvin preached and taught. Now let’s go to what God preached and taught in scriptures.
<<<God chooses for salvation those who believe and obey the Gospel, period.>>>
That sounds good. But is that really how it os or what? I have a few questions for your consideration.
Is God’s choosing of people for salvation depend on the will of man? Or does it depend on His will, nature and character?
What does God say about the fallen man’s heart, his heart from where his will is defined?
What does scriptures say of the fallen state of mankind?
Now, consider the election of Abraham. Before God chose Abraham, was Abraham a believer or a worshiper of idols? Some would appeal to the power of God to look into the future and point out that God saw that Abraham will believe and on that basis have chosen Abraham. However, that is not what scriptures tells us concerning God’s choosing of Abraham, but is just what they want to believe. Besides, while God have power to know ahead or know the future, God have the authority and power to use or not use that power, as He wills and pleases. Don’t you believe that, if you have already considered that?
In my reading and study of scriptures, God’s choosing of people for salvation is according to what is consistent to His will, nature and character, to the praise and glory of His Holy Name and for His good purpose and pleasure.