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1 Tim 2:1-6
Claim:

1 Tim 2:1-6 indicates that limited atonement is false.

Refuting Calvinism:

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; ... [God our Saviour] Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. - 1 Tim 2:1-6

Ezekiel 33:11
Claim:

Ezekiel 33:11 argues against Calvinism.

Refuting Calvinism:

Calvinism claims that God's pleasure is that the wicked are damned. This is directly contradicted by Ezekiel 33:11:

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Did Jesus attempt to save all, and fail?
Claim:

Calvinism says if one person rejects salvation even though God provided atonement for that person, God failed. Is this true?

Refuting Calvinism:

The precise goal of God was to make salvation available for all, not to force atonement / salvation on all. So in this case, Jesus did not fail, even if some reject the offer of salvation.

God's plan itself was to allow man the freedom to reject the offer.

Rom 10:21
Claim:

Rom 10:21 refutes Calvinism / unconditional election.

Refuting Calvinism:

But to Israel he says: “All day long I have stretched out My hands To a disobedient and contrary people.” - Rom 10:21

The attitude of God in this scripture is that God makes a genuine offer to people, who reject God. If even a single one of those people fail to eventually get saved, then this genuine offer was made to more than just the "elect." 

If this one person does not get saved, but the offer was made to him, then this person could have gotten saved - otherwise the offer was not genuine.

Unlimited atonement glorifies God
Claim:

Unlimited atonement glorifies God

Refuting Calvinism:

God shows his nature, goodness, and love by virtue of unlimited atonement.

My sheep hear my voice
Claim:

My sheep hear my voice, per Calvinism, refers to the (claimed) fact that unsaved (yet elect) will necessarily, on hearing the gospel, get saved.

Refuting Calvinism:

Paul heard the gospel when Stephen was stoned. Paul was one of the elect, per Calvinism - even wrote the Calvinist proof text used for predestination of some sinners to salvation in Eph 1, and wrote Rom 9. Yet Paul did not get saved when he heard the gospel. This contradicts the claim, and invalidates and disproves the claim. (The method is proof by contradiction.)

Motivation & Calvinism
Claim:

Calvinism encourages apathy.

One motivation for accepting Calvinism is that it absolves one of all responsibility.

    Refuting Calvinism:

    Trying to please God and failing, thinking it is difficult or well-nigh impossible (contrary to the words of Jesus that his yoke is easy) to serve God or please Him, people find it welcome and a relief to think that this is taken care of by God himself. They cannot fail to accomplish God's will in their lives, for God himself is going to make sure (or already has made sure) that His will is going to be accomplished in their own life, regardless of whether they try or not, and that nothing they do, or even can do, will thwart this realization of God's purpose.

    Faith precedes regeneration
    Claim:

    Faith precedes regeneration; regeneration does not precede faith.

    Refuting Calvinism:
    Philosophical Concepts of God
    Claim:

    Western philosophy has provided much of contemporary western understanding of God.

    Refuting Calvinism:

    Professor teaching an Old Testament class claims students in the Old Testament class have preconceived notions of God that are at variance with what the Old Testament says about God, and that they got those ideas from western philosophy, rather than from the Bible. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkFJvEtI1WI

    Philosophical roots of Calvinism
    Claim:

    Calvinism's concepts are rooted in philosophy, not the Bible.

    Refuting Calvinism:

    Augustine

    The research of Augustinian expert, Kenneth Wilson (MD, MDiv, ThM, PhD), 1 one of the top scholars in the world on Augustine, shows that before Augustine (for the first few centuries of the church), Christian teachers taught free will, and none taught determinism. It also shows Augustine to have been ...

    Ancient roots of Calvinism
    Claim:

    Doctrines of Calvinism have been influenced by Plotinus who was arguably demonically influenced.

    Refuting Calvinism:

    Teachings from a Neo-platonic philosopher, apparently influenced by a spirit guide, influenced Augustine who influenced Calvin & modern theology. Thus, teachings and doctrines of devils may have ultimately influenced ideas of Calvin and modern theology (including Calvinism).

    The trace-back is 

    modern theology - Calvin / Augustine - Neoplatonism - Plotinus - devil?

    Historically, Calvin claimed he could have written most of his teachings by quoting Augustine. 

    Discouragement as Fruit of Calvinism
    Claim:

    Calvinism is negative, discouraging to many.

    Refuting Calvinism:

    One person cried for several hours upon realizing what Calvinism implied and believing Calvinism to be true.

    Rom 5:18
    Claim:

    Calvinism claims that the word all does not mean literally all people in Rom 5:18.

    Refuting Calvinism:

    Rom 5:18 uses all to refer to all men being condemned. It also uses all to refer to the free gift coming upon all men to justification.

    18 Therefore, as through one man’s offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.

    Perseverance of the saints
    Claim:

    Perseverance of the saints is true. This refers to saints continuing in good works.

    Refuting Calvinism:

    Perseverance of the saints is dependent on the choices of the saints.

    Unconditional election
    Claim:

    Unconditional election is true.

    Refuting Calvinism:

    Man has a choice to receive God, and that is one condition on which salvation depends. To as many as received Jesus, to those he gave power to become the sons of God. John 1:12

    Election
    Claim:

    God elected some to be believers and to be saved.

    Refuting Calvinism:

    Election in the Bible never refers to salvation.

    Predestination
    Claim:

    God predestined believers before they were born to become believers.

    Refuting Calvinism:

    Believers, not sinners, were predestined to their (believers') future inheritance. 1

    The word predestine/predestined/predestinated... appears 4 times in the Bible (KJV), in the verses below (this is not counting occurrences of the terms elected, chosen, etc.):

    TULIP
    Claim:

    The "TULIP" points are true.

    • T - Total depravity
    • U - Unconditional election
    • L - Limited atonement
    • I - Irresistible grace
    • P - Perseverance of the saints
    Refuting Calvinism:

    TBA (to be added)

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    God's nature
    Claim:

    God has certain characteristics; see other pages for details. [Links to other pages to be added.]

    Refuting Calvinism:

    TBA (to be added)

    likely links to other pages

    Scriptures claimed to support Calvinism
    Claim:

    These scriptures prove the doctrines of Calvinism. [Scripture list to be added...]

    Refuting Calvinism:

    TBA (to be added)