A Quick Argument Against Calvinism...

My main beef against calvinism is the belief that God predestined certain people to be "elect"; in normal words, calvinists believe that God dictated who will be saved before that person was even born.

Now, that in itself is not so radical when you stop to consider how God sees time. But what is outragous is how calvinists believe that man has no free will in the matter.

I.e., man does not choose to follow God, God predestines man to follow God and be saved. So they believe that it's not: "Because you have faith in God and follow his ways, God will have mercy on you and save you." Instead, they believe it's: "Because God chose you, you will serve God and be saved."

You know Romans 9:15-18...

The calvinists suggest that this is the silver bullet proof that God predestines the elect. However, this is an incorrect interpretation. These verses are simply stating that nothing man can do by himself can get him into heaven. Man needs God's grace and mercy, which only God can grant. God grants mercy to those he grants mercy to, and we can presume from Jesus' teachings that God will grant mercy to those whose hearts are truly seeking God and who follow Jesus' path in heart, mind, and action.

If God has already elected those who are going to heaven, then why evangelize, seek to be saved, or even follow God's path?

Your traditional Calvinist would proclaim, "Because God told us so!" But if God has already elected those who will be going to heaven, no amount of influence from Christians will change who is elected or not. Evangelism may be the means of how God saves the elect, but our conscience decision to not evangelize will not affect the elect.

Yes, I believe God predestines many events. Many events throughout the Bible have been predestined. Jesus' birth was predestined. Jesus' death was predestined. Jesus' resurrection was predestined. Many things in our own lives could very well be predestined. But God certainly does not predestine people to go to heaven or go to hell. It is man's choice to either accept God's path or reject it.

Holy Crap

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Something Hit Me:

I was reading my friends blog when out of no-where I found the funniest "saying" he had written... EVER!!!

LOOK BELOW:

"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils..."

Too bad God gives us so much time to make "fishers of men"! Please remember that when you live your life... Live it "intentionally"!!! Forget Political Correctness!!! Forget trying to please!!! Live life for no one else BUT God Himself!!!

"The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on..."

Hungry...

God is so good to His people; but His people are not so good to Him. Why? Why do people insist on living there lives in anger as though the gov’t or God himself has forgotten them or owes them something. God has given us life and opportunity too freedom and justice; but we as people look over the greatest of these gifts, Grace, and continue pushing and bickering for “MORE”!!! That angers me!!! I’m pissed off when I see Christian living a double-life of “Sunday Youth Group” and “Monday-Friday whatever sinful else”.

I’ll bet it breaks God’s heart.


-Gannon

Among Good Christian People

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What a crazy day it's been... I'm tired of everything...

I'm sorry if I seem so hateful! LOL, it's nice to get back on though! I'm at Shawnee's "Innermission" and it is freaken awesome!!! Everyone needs to check it out. LOL, maybe not... I'm not sure what else to talk about except for my just recent 2 by 4 moment. Ha Ha, it was an awkard day and I had just come home from my cousin's house after play Halo 3 all day with buddies of mine. I remember specifically thinking about God for some odd reason. IDK, it's odd; but I soon reconciled with myself that it's ok to not know the solution to all of life's weird moments or problems.

Being me I don't ever think I've ever not tried to figure out ever problem in my life. It's rediculous what people would do to detur or stop an event from happing. I think, though, I realized that It's ok to not have the "answer"...


ALL I KNOW IS THAT "GOD IS GOOD" AND NO MATTER WHERE I AM IN MY LIFE "GOD CAN MEET ME THERE...!

Love All,

-"Gannon-Dog"
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Good Things Are Happening Here...!

Really cool thing just happened in my life... I, about a month ago, got hired/elected to start a new chapter of "College Republicans" at Shawnee State University!!! I'm super stoked for this adventure of a lifetime!!! God is so good to me; and I don't know what I'd ever do without Him. I've learned recently that it's one thing to talk about living for the Master Planner then there's really living for Him... In Philippians 2 God strongly urges "His" people and all that follow Him to live free of fret and worrying! He says to live humbly and remember that in the midst of toilsome trouble and worry God is still there and He still has control over everything... I challenge anyone reading this blog to remember God once again not only as the deliverer but as the Master of All!!! Remember that God is always in control; and that whenever something good happens in our lives it's because God had a hand in it... Not because of ourselves but because of God!!!