Now, with all of that said, let me restate the three main points:
1. My God loves everybody, equally at all times, the god of 5 point Calvinism does not. Therefore we serve a different God. Some will say that God loves everyone, He just loves the elect more. That is favoritism and God plainly says that He is not a respecter of persons so this contradicts Scripture. The Bible says God is Love not that God is different types of love. Also, let me ask this. If your child doesn’t do the dishes, do you love him any less? What if he steals something? What if he blatantly disobeys you? Let’s take it to the extreme and say what if he kills someone? Would you love him any less or any different? Of course not this is your CHILD! How much more than do you God loves all men no matter what they have done!?! His love is unconditional. According to 5 point Calvinism, you are more benevolent than God because you love all men and want to see them saved and He does not! AGAIN FOR CLARITY THAT IS NOT THE GOD I SERVE! So therefore 5 point Calvinists are Idolaters. They have created a god to suite their theology.
2. My God died for ALL men, the god of 5 point Calvinism did not. This would also mean that we serve a different Christ. This is a different Cross and a Different Christ.
3. Although we may preach the same Gospel with the same style, the 5 point Calvinist does not truly believe it. They actually lie while evangelizing! God actually puts you in that situation by commanding us to go unto all the world and preach the Gospel. Let me show you why and how.
Do You Sin While Evangelizing?
Do you sin while evangelizing? Well, if you are a Calvinist, than you do. Let me show you why and how.
Is lying a sin? Well, it is the 9th commandment. (Ex. 20:16) This means that you have transgressed the law. Sin is transgression of the law. (1 John 3:4) Do you agree with this?
4 points-
1.Limited Atonement states that Christ only died for the elect, correct?
2.Unconditional Election states that God predetermined who He wants to go to heaven, correct?
3.Total Depravity is the fact that men are so dead in their sin, they cannot make a choice to receive the Gospel, so God has to do it for us, correct?
4.God only loves the elect, correct?
Next, what is the Gospel? I think 1 Corinthians 15:1-9 gives us probably the most clear answer to this. Would you agree?
1Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
3For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
7After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
9For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
So the Gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, correct?
Now, here is the dilemma. When you are witnessing to someone, do you give them the Gospel? If you use the Law then the Gospel, when you finish with the Law, and they realize that they have sinned against God, you then give them the Gospel, correct? You say something to the effect, “Do you know what Christ did for you so that you do not have to be condemned? He loves you so much that He died on the cross, in your place for your sins.” OUCH! There are two lies right here.
Lie #1- If they are not one of the elect, than Jesus didn’t die for their sins. So why are you lying to them?
Lie #2- How can you tell them that God loves them when in fact, if they are not one of the elect, He doesn’t? Shame on you!
Normal response- “Yea, but we don’t know who the elect are!”
There are two points to this.
Point #1- Is God a liar? If you believe in Limited Atonement, God is commanding that you lie to those who are not elect. Go, ye, into all the world and preach the Gospel, to every creature. (Mark 16:15)
Point #2- Just because you don’t know who the elect is doesn’t mean that it’s okay to lie to them.
Now, as you are finishing up, you normally ask something like this, “You realize you are going to hell, doesn’t that concern you? All you have to do is repent, turn from your sin and place your faith and trust in Christ and you will be saved!” OUCH! There are two lies in this one!
Lie #3 – You are giving them a choice when they don’t have one because they are totally depraved. You know that they are only going to choose sin and evil and yet you pretend that they have a choice. Shame on you, again!
Lie #4 – How can you tell them that all they have to do is place their faith in Christ and repent to be saved, when in fact, they have to be one of the elect. If they are not one of the elect, you are leaving them with the impression that if they repent and place their faith in Christ, they will be saved.
Then, when they reject the Gospel people always say (at least the Calvinists I’ve gone out with), “Don’t worry about it. They rejected God, not you!”
If they rejected God than that means that they had a choice. They willingly rejected, which means they could have willingly accepted also. To say that you can only turn right when the options are to turn left or right is very deceitful and flat out wrong.
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