Arguments against Calvinism - Scriptures
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2 Tim 2:13 | The scripture says that God cannot deny himself. 2 Tim 2:13. |
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Hosea 11:8 | Hosea 11:8 does not support Calvinism. God is shown to not be impassible in this verse. |
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Num 13-14 | Num 13-14 refutes Calvinism. |
They said, We're all gonna die! 1Israel said that God brought them out of Egypt to die in the wilderness:
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Col 2:12 | Col 2:12 refutes the Calvinistic claim that regeneration precedes faith. |
Col 2:12 says that being risen with Christ is through faith:
Does being risen with Christ come first, and then enable one to then have saving faith? Or does faith come first, then through that faith one becomes risen with Christ? This verse looks like it is through faith that one is raised with Christ, that being raised with Christ (salvation) is through faith. |
Eph 2:8-9 | Eph 2:8-9 does not support Calvinism. It does not teach that faith is the gift of God. |
This does not claim that faith is the gift of God. William Lane Craig explains this. |
John 17 | John 17 does not support Calvinism. |
Below is part of John 17. The issue is those whom the Father gave to Christ. Verse 2 says Jesus should give eternal life to those the Father gave him. We will call these the given. But, who are they?
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2 Pet 1:10 | 2 Pet 1:10 does not support Calvinism. |
Per Calvinism, election cannot be changed by people; God elected people before they were born, and they themselves can not affect such election. However, Peter suggests differently, contradicting Calvinism's portrayal of election as being to salvation.
This verse refutes election as being to salvation. For it tells people to try to make their own election sure. |
Psalm 58:3 | Psalm 58:3 does not support Calvinism. |
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Acts 22:14 | Acts 22:14 does not support Calvinism. |
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2 Thess 2:13 | 2 Thess 2:13 does not support Calvinism. |
In 2 Thess 2:13, "from the beginning" could refer to the beginning of Paul's ministry. The scripture does not say "from the beginning of creation" so to claim such is to claim something not in scripture - not "sola scriptura." |
Eph 2:1-6 | Eph 2:1-6 does not support Calvinism. |
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Rom 5 | Rom 5 does not support Calvinism. |
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Ezek 36 | Ezek 36 does not support Calvinism. |
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Matt 11:21 | Matt 11:21 does not support Calvinism. |
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John 3:27 | John 3:27 does not support Calvinism. |
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1 Thess 4:3 | 1 Thess 4:3 does not support Calvinism. |
If the above is true, and if God's will is always done per Calvinism, then there never has been any sin of this type. History tells different, as does the Bible, which contradict Calvinism. |
Prov 16:1 | Prov 16:1 does not support Calvinism. |
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Acts 2:23 | Acts 2:23 does not support Calvinism. |
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Acts 4:27-28 | Acts 4:27-28 does not support Calvinism. |
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Eph 1:4 | Eph 1:4 does not support Calvinism. |
Eph 1:4 says
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