Calvinism paints God as sadistic ▪ He chose specific people to go to heaven ▪ He chose specific people to go to hell ▪ Saved, solely because of God’s.

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Calvinism paints God as sadistic ▪ He chose specific people to go to heaven ▪ He chose specific people to go to hell ▪ Saved, solely because of God’s actions ▪ Damned, solely because of God’s actions

The Bible teaches God is loving & kind ▪ Devised plan of salvation, Eph. 3:9-11 ▪ Sent His Son to die, Jn. 3:16 ▪ Sent out the word, Lk. 24:46, 47 ▪ Our choice to respond, 1 Thes. 2:13

1 John 3:9 proves perseverance of saints ▪ John says we can & do sin, 1 Jn. 1:8-10 ▪ John says we need forgiveness, 1 Jn. 2:1 ▪ A habit of life, 1 Jn. 3:4-10 ∙Practice righteousness ∙Practice unrighteousness ∙“Cannot” be drug addict & work here ∙“Cannot” drive on wrong side of road

God will complete your salvation No matter what you do, Phil. 1:6 ▪ God will not fail on His part, Heb. 13:5, 6 ▪ We can fail, Phil. 2:14-16 ▪ There is work to do, Phil. 2:12, 13; 3:8-11 ▪ Destruction is possible, Phil. 3:17-19 ▪ Names can be blotted out, Phil. 4:3; Rev. 3:5

God’s children will not be lost Even if they break His law, Psa. 89:31-34 ▪ “God will take them to the woodshed” ▪ Psa. 89 refers to David’s sons, Psa. 89:20-37 ▪ Abuse of Scripture, 2 Pt. 3:16 ▪ Dishonest or incompetent argument

Once born again, cannot be unborn ▪ Physically cannot be unborn, but can die ▪ Child of God can die, 1 Tim. 5:6; Lk. 15:11-32 ▪ Galatians had to be born again “again,” Gal. 4:19

Saved men can be lost, Lk. 8:11-15 ▪ Those who never believe, Lk. 8:12 ▪ Those who believe, but fall away, Lk. 8:13 ▪ Those who believe, but die, Lk. 8:14 ▪ Those who believe to salvation, Lk. 8:15

Some cleansed turn back to filth, 2 Pt. 2:18-22 ▪ Escaped error ▪ Escaped pollutions of the world ▪ Entangled again in pollutions ▪ End worse than beginning ▪ Better not to know way of righteousness than to turn from it

NT examples of those who fell away ▪ Demas, Col. 4:14; 2 Tim. 4:10; 1 Jn. 2:15-17 ▪ Simon, Acts 8:13-23

Calvinism paints God as sadistic ▪ He chose specific people to go to heaven ▪ He chose specific people to go to hell ▪ Saved, solely because of God’s actions ▪ Damned, solely because of God’s actions

The Bible teaches God is loving & kind ▪ Devised plan of salvation, Eph. 3:9-11 ▪ Sent His Son to die, Jn. 3:16 ▪ Sent out the word, Lk. 24:46, 47 ▪ Our choice to respond, 1 Thes. 2:13