you definitely misunderstand calvinism. We dont think we’re superior if chosen. And we are very humble i find. One of the interesting things about the topic of calvinism that intrigues me, is why are people so against it?
I’m an oddity around here. I believe that calvinism is Biblical. I believe calvin furthered our understanding of salvation, although he did write about much more. But i’m also, currently, not of the elect. I’m not saved. But calvinism has shown me to not be saved. Im not deceived like so many are. My view of who is part of the elect is while i’m not today, my turn could come the next day, or next hour. We dont know who is part of the elect, and so we never judge others.
I’m an oddity around here. But i’m also, currently, not of the elect. I’m not saved. i willfully, habitually commit the same sin daily, if not hourly.
And so here we have it.
I have been greatly misguided by wrongly thinking you believe yourself saved, while teaching such insane things about salvation, when actually you never claimed to be saved and now show you are not.
Not it all makes since. You are exactly what you have appeared to be: an unsaved lifelong sinner.
You have not been angered by my rejection of your teaching, that you believe is Bible, but you have been angered by my rejection of Calvin, that you say is Bible: you've been defending Calvin, not your belief in Scripture!
The problem of course is, I was so misguided about you, because you have sounded no different from OSAS.
The only difference between you and OSAS is that you know you are not saved, while they delusionally think themselves to be saved.
You certainly are a rare oddity in that regard. And frankly, I now have more respect for your honesty, than their hypocrisy.
So:
1. I believe that calvinism is Biblical.
How do you know Calvin is teaching the truth of Scripture, since not being saved with the renewed mind of Christ by the Spirit of truth, you can't know the truth of Scripture itself?
I.e. how can you know anything is biblical, when you can't know what is biblical without being born of the Spirit of truth?
Also, how then can you know what is not biblical and is therefore heretical?
Or, a heretic to you, is just some that does not believe Calvin's teaching?
2. One of the interesting things about the topic of calvinism that intrigues me, is why are people so against it?
Obviously for now, Calvin is your bible, but why have you chosen him?
Is it because Calvin teaches a way to salvation that is based solely upon re-election, so that you have no responsibility nor choice in the matter?
You simply wait to see if you indeed are one of them some time down the road?
In the meantime, you just go on doing what unsaved sinners do, (Which is what OSAS saved sinners do), despite having heard the gospel of Jesus Christ, but without faith to believe and obey Him?
Since you talk and live like them, what makes you think you are not already a saved life long sinner, and elect, like them?
3. my turn could come the next day, or next hour.
How will that happen? What will happen? What are you looking for to know when it happens? Will you all of a sudden find the faith of Jesus in your heart, with the great desire to love and obey Him?
Is it that as a unsaved sinner, you read and agree and believe Calvin, while not yet believing Jesus unto salvation?
You are still waiting to believe Jesus according to Calvin's predetermination of you, and if not, then you simply weren't one of the predetermined?
If one day you do find yourself believing Jesus and are one of the elect, will you also begin to obey Jesus and cease live like one of the unsaved, and possibly never elect, that you are now?
2. and so we never judge others.
'We' being unsaved sinners? Or 'we' being Calvin believers?
And yet, you rightly judge yourself an unsaved sinner by your ongoing daily sins, but you will not righteously judge others the same?
Or do you not base being unsaved on any righteous judgment against living like it?
Do you not judge any unsaved sinner such as yourself, as definitely not being one of the pre-elect, because the day may still come, when you find out you are, or someone else becomes one?
How will you or any other know? Will their confession be "I now know I am elect?" Why? Because they believe it? Why don't you just go ahead and believe now you are also one of he elect. After all, as I point out, you already talk and live like them.
Do you really think your oddity is that you're the only of the Calvinists here, who is still waiting to believe they are elect like others?
Are you waiting and hoping to go from being an unsaved Calvin believer, to being an elect OSAS member??
Yes, you are not only an oddity, but also most fascinating. Now let's see just how far your honesty goes.