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All of the verses you quoted do not nullify what Jesus has said--that no one can take what the Father has given him out of his hand. We are warned not to sin because we must work out our salvation in fear and trembling, knowing it is Christ working in you to will and to do (Philippians). Again...

What you are describing may be hyper-Calvinism. They believe in double-predestination and it is seen in a negative light by Calvinists (the non-hyper ones). I've been told that is a dangerous doctrine to get caught up in though I don't know that much about it outside of the double...

I've read entirely through the Bible a number of times and every verse is no contradiction against any of the Calvinistic beliefs. Again, if you think my description of God in Romans 9 is evil then that is your own moral standards projected onto God not what God describes as evil in His word. I...

I understand what you mean in that we are slaves to something; what I mean is that we aren't like controlled by someone else. Everything we do is of our own volition--even in choosing God, though it happens only when he gives us spiritual rebirth. We are never entirely free because we are either...

Calvinism does not propose that God does anything evil. We uphold the doctrine revealed in God's revelation of himself that God is untouched by sin. He has no part in it, is not the author if it, and can not be accountable for anything sinful. We make an effort to correctly define what is being...

We are completely dead in our sin and do not have any ability to choose God. That is what is taught in Scripture. God has to give us a spiritual birth in order for us to choose him. When we do, it is of our own free will; God has given us the ability to turn to him.

Oh no, it's not anything that God has declared. It's just my own personal belief. It's certainly possible, but we can't know that. I know a lot of parents who are believers who have lost children in infancy take comfort in believing that their child is with the Lord in heaven. I certainly will...

Yes, God has ordained everything from the beginning and all we do is out of our own free will. He has ordained all our actions though we do them freely, not controlled like an automaton. How this can be, we cannot understand. God is not limited to the confines of our finite logic. But it is...

Time and time again, we point out the verses in Scripture which point to God's sovereignty in salvation, but over and over again it's the same type of responses. And I don't know how many times I've said it -- I feel like a broken record now-- in my own conversion I most definitely was not a...

Right. And I totally get the whole Armenian concept of like making a choice for Jesus. Choose God and not the world. That's what it looks like and we really do make a choice. It's we that do it, of our own volition. But God gives us the ability to. And another verse that I think it was Enoch...

I've heard it said by those who promote universalism (not that that is being promoted here) that it clearly says in God's revelation of Himself that he does not wish that anyone would perish, that all would come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). However, since this contradicts other verses of...

She is very blessed indeed. She also was a sinner in need of a Saviour as all of us are. The Lord is with all of us as well as we are the temple of the Lord. We all have grace from God. Mary is no different than any one of us. She was very blessed as many of us are. Of course, she was blessed...

Exactly. All those who do come to Jesus are those whom the Father has drawn. It looks like our choice and it sure is, but we wouldn't have been able to make it unless God gives us eyes to see and ears to hear.

I know -- I keep saying that both are there. I'm acknowledging the Armenian side where Jesus calls all who are weary to come to him. That whoever comes to him he will in no wise cast out. That it is our choice, that we're not puppets on a string. But they don't want to acknowledge the clear...

Exactly. Unless God gives us eyes to see Him, we would never turn to him. Once God reveals himself to us, he is irresistible to those who meet him. Like I said, why God passes over some, why he doesn't give everyone the ability to see him, I do not know. That is something he doesn't explain and...

Exactly.

Lol--I thought it was the most fascinating thing I've ever read! For the first time ever the Bible was explained to me where there are no loose ends whatsoever. I'm a Calvinist too and I know most Christians are not favorable to this way of understanding the Bible. It is plain that God calls...

Yes, that is why to me the Bible presents both views: Calvinism and Armenian. All that come to Jesus, it is the Father who has sovereignly ordained it. But we do choose to come to him; that cannot be denied. All who come to him will not be turned away: it's not like someone genuinely calls upon...

It's okay, dear. Know that if you ever change your mind or if I could be of any help to you, please do let me know. I think there is. Your faith right now appears to be based on things seen externally. We hope for things unseen for it isn't hope if it is seen and known. You know that God cares...

Yes, I always like to say that I'm a Calvinist and an Arminian as both views are described in the Bible. God has chosen those who will believe upon him from the foundation of the world as he has revealed to us in I believe it is Ephesians. There is also the verses in the Gospel where Jesus says...