Arguments For Calvinism
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John 6:44 does not support Calvinism.
John 6:44 proves Calvinism; more specifically, this shows
- that God and God alone saves, or "monergism" and
- that man cannot choose God without God, but rather God chooses man
Romans 9:32 proves that faith is not a work.
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Romans 4:5 proves that faith is not a work.
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Edwards (erroneously) conflates desire or "preferring," with will or choosing.
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Jonathan Edwards argued for double predestination, that God's not electing some is still a choice / decision.
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Thomas Jefferson thought Calvinism was wrong.
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Will Durant did not hold Calvinism in high regard.
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Calvinism encourages ungodliness.
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Charles Haddon Spurgeon emphatically rejected Limited Atonement.
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John 9:3 does not teach that God causes sickness, nor does it teach that God is glorified by sickness.
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Calvinism tends toward destruction of feeling loved.
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God is glorified by ordaining all events, since this means God is sovereign.
If God did not ordain all events, He would not be sovereign. Making God less than sovereign is lessening God's glory.
Limited atonement does not glorify God
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Sovereignty of God does not require micro-manipulation.
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Synergism and monergism represent a false dichotomy, not found in scripture.
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"Synergism" does not imply weakness of God.
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2 Pet 3:9 indicates God's will is that all be saved.
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