I have noticed that people usually act out or portray in their lives what they believe that their God is like. Example, Muslims believe that their God is a warring God. The Koran says, "Kill the infidels". When you hear of acts of terrorism committed by Muslims it just may be that they are following the teachings of the Koran.
John Calvin was the terror of Geneva. Many were sentenced to death simply because they did not believe his doctrine. It was not uncommon to find yourself in jail because you fell asleep or talked during one of his sermons. John Calvin apparently thought that God was a tyrant sinner like himself.
To embrace Calvinism is to embrace the doctrine of predestination, in which God predestinates "Some Certain Persons" (Canons of Dort) to salvation and damns the rest to hell. If you don't see anything wrong with this then you are probably a good candidate to become a Calvinist. Have you ever been left out or excluded from some special event for no particular reason? How did you feel about that? What if your mother made it known that she loved one of your siblings more than she loved you for no particular reason? How would you feel about that? Do you think that is okay?
To say or to promote the idea that God loves you more than someone else is like Pharisaism. The Pharisees thought that God loved them more than he loved the common Jew because they were religious. Jesus referred to these self righteous Pharisees as snakes, hypocrites and children of hell. Best not to declare that you are one of God's special chosen ones. The Bible makes it clear that God loves all of his creation, "God so loves the world that he gave his only begotten Son" and it is not his will that any should perish.
John Calvin was the terror of Geneva. Many were sentenced to death simply because they did not believe his doctrine. It was not uncommon to find yourself in jail because you fell asleep or talked during one of his sermons. John Calvin apparently thought that God was a tyrant sinner like himself.
To embrace Calvinism is to embrace the doctrine of predestination, in which God predestinates "Some Certain Persons" (Canons of Dort) to salvation and damns the rest to hell. If you don't see anything wrong with this then you are probably a good candidate to become a Calvinist. Have you ever been left out or excluded from some special event for no particular reason? How did you feel about that? What if your mother made it known that she loved one of your siblings more than she loved you for no particular reason? How would you feel about that? Do you think that is okay?
To say or to promote the idea that God loves you more than someone else is like Pharisaism. The Pharisees thought that God loved them more than he loved the common Jew because they were religious. Jesus referred to these self righteous Pharisees as snakes, hypocrites and children of hell. Best not to declare that you are one of God's special chosen ones. The Bible makes it clear that God loves all of his creation, "God so loves the world that he gave his only begotten Son" and it is not his will that any should perish.
