This is far different from choosing some people to go to hell without a choice and others to go to heaven without a choice.
Once again a verse or two taken out of context has created a theology of the devil which is predestination according to Calvinism.
When people read the writings of people attempting to interpret the Bible according to the writings of men they will always come up with false doctrine.
Predestination is for those who believe, to become holy, not about salvation but about sanctification and the calling assigned to them by God.
If predestination for salvation were true it would make evangelism irrational and causes elitism. Those I have known who were dedicated Calvinists quoted Him more than they quoted Jesus Christ and were arrogant because of their attitude that they were one of the chosen ones merely because they chose belief in Calvin's teachings.
My question to the Calvinist who thinks they were one of the chosen ones would be, "How do you know you were one who was chosen, and how do you determine who is not chosen?"
Christ told us that anyone who believes in Christ and is changed by Him into a new creation is saved. He changes us in response to our repentance and desire to be changed by Him, not by any works of righteousness we do or our goodness, because we have no goodness, only Christ is good.
Ephesians 1:4, states that God "chose us in him [Christ] before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him,"
God is a just and loving God, to determine someone to go to hell without a choice and then punish them for not choosing is irrational and very unjust.
Calvinism teaches that God takes pleasure in who He sends to hell and who He sends to heaven. But the Bible contradicts this often.
Ezekiel 33:11 "11 Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’ "
1 Timothy 2:4, states that God "wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth".
In the description of the names in the Book of Life, God says that those who reject Christ to the end of their life will be blotted out of the book. Nowhere does God say that He adds people to the book.
In other words, all the names of all the people in the world were in that book, they are only blotted out when they reject Christ. This fits perfectly with the character of Christ who died for the sins of every person in the world, the only requirement is that people trust in Him.
The reason it is so hard for some people to believe we don't work for our salvation is because becoming saved is so easy, just believe what Christ did for them and depend on Him to save them and change them.
Pride makes people think they must do something to help God save us. However, if we could do something to save ourselves then we could do something to keep our salvation, but salvation is nothing of us and all of Christ.
Hallelujah!!!!!
