-God alr knew who is going to heaven and who is going to hell
-doctrine of predestination
Calvinism
-God alr predetermined and nothing can changes His mind
-need no response from us
-man have no choice of accepting or rejecting salvation
-no freewill
-God will save without first man believing in Him
-greatly displays God's power and sovereignty
-those who were saved glorified God greatly cos they don't deserve salvation in the first place
-they will be properly humbled to give God glory for all eternity
-those tormented in help demonstrate no one can achievement happiness or fulfilment on his own
-all are done for God's glory
-no part of us are not sinful after the fall
-first born again then believe in Jesus
purely depends on whether God has chosen to save us or not
Jesus died only for the elect.. not all
-God chooses who to be saved
-irresistible grace
-once saved, always saved
-if ppl can backslide all the way, it is only because their conversion was nv real
we are free to choose... free will
-there's no work involved... we are just making a choice in our mind and our hearts
-we have the free will to choose.. God wants a genuine relationship with us
-God doesn't make us believe in Him
-He gives us genuine choice to freely choose
-God foresaw who will accept and reject Him
-the predestined
-if we have free will, then we can disrupt God's plan... no longer sovereign
if God needs to modify His plan, means His original plan wasn't perfect
-God must have every power over everything
-we can only choose what God has alr predetermined
everything happened is permitted by God, but not everything tt happened is His will, His desire or predetermined
-God may permit evil, limit it, but not the cause of it
-God doesn't predetermine evil
in Animism, we believe in God's goodness
-doenst mean that all will be unconditionally saved
-God loves all, even the lost
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We are so sick with sin that we don't want to eat the food of salvation even if it's infront of us
With God's prevenient grace, we are mentally clear to choose to accept or reject God
We now have the choice to be saved
-God is calling Israel but they rejected His call
-if God alr predetermined the elect, why did Jesus weep over Jerusalem
-if God alr predetermined, we can't go to God
God's prevenient grace doesn't manipulate
-it's an individual decision
-not chosen by God
-prevenient grace is the work of the Holy Spirit
-we can either submit to it or resist it
-those who didn't resist, but surrender in faith are then born again in the Spirit of God
glorification is our continuing faith to Jesus even to the point of suffering
-Christians performing the lust of the flesh, will not inherit the kingdom of God
-w should not take our salvation for granted
-not once saved, always saved
-grace is for everyone! but if we are negligent, we will lose the grace of God
-everyone is given the chance for salvation
-we have the freewill to accept Christ
-Jesus died for all
-God allows us to oppose Him cos God wants a real relationship
-it's our continuing faith tt will preserve us to the very end
-no matter how many times we fail or fall, if we repent, God mercy will be enough to rescue us
God foresee those who will accept Him and predetermine those who will receive eternal salvation
1. where is God when a tragic happens
-permission could be given even if don't like it
-if everything is predetermined, we can't talk abt permission anymore
-Calvinist doesnt agree
2. what happens when comforting bereaved
-Calvinism
-those we died but are saved... God alr predetermined..
-there's nothing we can do abt it
3. how to show compassion to the lost
-sending ppl to hell is not essential
-it's only a response to sin and evil
God have the power to create a world in which He takes full control... but there will be no human love
God limits His power, allowing humans the choice to freely choose
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