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2. NCONDITIONAL ELECTION OF MAN BY GOD

WHAT CALVINISM BELIEVES ABOUT ELECTION:

Take time to carefully read
these three sections of belief
from Calvinism’s theological
“Confessions of Faith”.

As I stated in our introductory pages,

Calvinism exalts the sovereignty of God

to heights that disqualify God from being

The Righteous Judge.

God is certainly sovereign. However,

the Scriptures teach that God judges in

righteousness, not in sovereignty. Note

section 5 of this creed says that the

election of those that are to be saved is

“without any foresight of faith, or good

works, or perseverance in them,

or any other thing in the creature as

conditions or causing Him” (to elect the “Objections to Calvinism as it is” by R. S. Foster, pg 46.
individuals unto salvation).

In other words, God has sovereignly ordained that only some are to be chosen as “the elect”, and the

basis of that decision is not by His supernatural ability of foreknowledge of man’s actions or deeds.

However, Section 6 and 7 clearly says “Neither are any other redeemed by Christ” and that God has

sovereignly chosen to condemn the rest to dishonor and wrath FOR their sins. This is a serious

contradiction in face of the fact that the Scriptures say of God’s judgments that, “There is no respect of

persons with God” (Rom. 2:11 KJV). The above declarations (5-7) of Calvinism make God to be a respecter

of persons in judgment and therefore an unrighteous judge: SECTION SIX-SEVEN
SECTION FIVE
proclaims that God chooses the elect proclaims that God rejects all
others before the foundation of
before the foundation of the world the world but ordains them to
unto salvation without any respect to
foreseeing in them faith, good works dishonor and wrath
for their sins.
or anything worthy within them.

If God rejects some to dishonor and wrath for their sins, how is it that He accepts the others without any
faith, good works, perseverance or any condition in them? This is a double standard for they too have
sinned. Why not condemn them also for their sins? Righteous judgment requires that either all are
condemned for their sins or all have the opportunity to be saved from their sins. What Calvinism states in
Section 7 is not “glorious justice”, it is horrible injustice! There has to be a righteous basis for accepting
some and rejecting others, and it is not the sovereignty of God! The problem which creates this double
standard lies in Calvinism’s rejection of God’s supernatural capability of FOREKNOWLEDGE. How is it
that God knows the beginning from the end? Calvinism says it is because by His sovereignty He is
controlling all things on the earth, every creature, including you and me. We saw that statement earlier:

““EEVVEERRYY AACCTTIIOONN AANNDD MMOOTTIIOONN OOFF EEVVEERRYY CCRREEAATTUURREE IISS GGOOVVEERRNNEEDD BBYY TTHHEE HHIIDDDDEENN CCOOUUNNSSEELL OOFF GGOODD,,
SSOO TTHHAATT NNOOTTHHIINNGG CCAANN CCOOMMEE TTOO PPAASSSS,, BBUUTT WWAASS OORRDDAAIINNEEDD OOFF HHIIMM..
AALLLL TTHHIINNGGSS CCOOMMEE TTOO PPAASSSS BBYY HHIISS OORRDDIINNAATTIIOONN AANNDD DDEECCRREEEE””
((CCoonnffeessssioionnssooffCCaalvlvininisistticicFFaaitithh,,RReevv..RR..SShhaaww,, qquuootteeddffrroommppgg..1199ooffaabboovveemmeennttioionneeddbbooookk))

Either God is able to foresee all events of the future or He is causing all events of the future, but if the
latter is true as Calvinism says it is, then God would be the author even of sin! Think it through saints!
Is God able to see into the future all things that are going to happen, or is He sovereignly preordaining
and then manipulating, causing and controlling all things to happen?