I consider myself at least partly Calvinist. I agree with some elements of his predestination, just as I do with Luther. I just don't sign off on the whole package.
That is sort of like also eating the rotten part of the food and saying, "its all good".
Paul suggested we go lighter on one another on some of these matters.
Not always.
Sometimes Paul turned you over for destruction of the Flesh.
Sometimes Paul said..>"that one, is so corrupted, theologically, so deeply deceived, you have to get them OUT of your congregation".
Titus 3:10
"But behold, how is that showing them LOVE< as all we need is love".. said the Beatles.
Well, when you DONT allow a Heretic to ruin the faith of your Congregation, you are definitely showing the right kind of "Love"
When you dont allow Calvinists to ruin a "christian forum" then "love" is being shown to those who are not yet deceived.
Phil 3.15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.
Calvin's teaching is not "mature", its Calvinism.
And people who are owned by the worst of it, are deeply deceived.
And Calvin has done an enormous amount of good in Christian history. He has influenced the rise of a number of important denominations.
There are no denominations in Heaven.
God is not a Calvinist.
God makes : CHRISTians
Calvin creates : Calvinists who feel a compulsion to talk about : CALVINISM.
But on the matter of predestination I think the fact God has pre-planned the Salvation
That's not a fact, thats a deception..
God does not pre-destine "salvation"....as Calvin's doctrine of devil's has led you to teach.
@Randy Kluth .
God predestines the born again to be "conformed into the Image of Christ".
The big question is: Why do people choose against what they have been created for?
Its because the nature of Sin is to want darkness and not Light.
And "all have sinned"
So, that "adamic nature", is "why".