Calvinism Defined

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Calvinism Defined otal depravity All are born
sinners nconditional election Predestined to
be lost or saved imited atonement Christ died
only for the elect rresistible grace Holy
Spirit received only by elect erseverance of
the saints Once saved, always saved
T U L I P
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Calvinism Defined nconditional election
Predestined to be lost or saved
T U L I P
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TULIPUnconditional election
Defined

• By the decree of God, for the manifestation of
  his
• glory, some men and angels are predestined unto
• everlasting life, and others fore-ordained to
• everlasting death. These angels and men, thus
• predestinated and fore-ordained, are particularly
  and
• unchangeably designed and their number is so
  certain
• and definite that it cannot be either increased
  or
• diminished. The Confession of Faith, pp. 25-26

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TULIPUnconditional election
Justified

• But we should always give thanks to God for you,
• brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has
• chosen you from the beginning for salvation
  through
• sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the
  truth.
• 2 Thessalonians 213

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TULIPUnconditional election
Justified

• When the Gentiles heard this, they began
  rejoicing
• and glorifying the word of the Lord and as many
  as
• had been appointed to eternal life believed.
• Acts 1348

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TULIPUnconditional election
Justified

• 29 For those whom He foreknew, He also
  predestined
• to become conformed to the image of His Son, so
• that He would be the firstborn among many
  brethren
• and these whom He predestined, He also called
  and
• these whom He called, He also justified and
  these
• whom He justified, He also glorified...Who will
  bring
• a charge against God's elect? God is the one who
• justifies
• Romans 829-30,33

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TULIPUnconditional election
Refuted

• Makes God a respecter of persons
• Opening his mouth, Peter said "I most certainly
• understand now that God is not one to show
• partiality,
• Acts 1034 (Romans 211 1 Peter 117)

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TULIPUnconditional election
Refuted

• God's invitation is foolish
• The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." And let the
  one
• who hears say, "Come." And let the one who is
  thirsty
• come let the one who wishes take the water of
  life
• without cost.
• Revelation 2217

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TULIPUnconditional election
Refuted

• Means that Satan's work unnecessary
• Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your
  adversary, the
• devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking
• someone to devour.
• 1 Peter 58

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TULIPUnconditional election
Refuted

• Makes the "whosoever passages meaningless
• For God so loved the world, that He gave His only
• begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall
  not
• perish, but have eternal life.
• John 316 (Acts 221 Mark 1615)

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TULIPUnconditional election
Refuted

• Salvation is conditional
• Therefore I said to you that you will die in your
• sins for unless you believe that I am He, you
  will
• die in your sins."
• John 824

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TULIPUnconditional election
Justified

• When the Gentiles heard this, they began
  rejoicing
• and glorifying the word of the Lord and as many
  as
• had been appointed to eternal life believed.
• Acts 1348

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TULIPUnconditional election
Refuted

• Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, "It
  was
• necessary that the word of God be spoken to you
  first
• since you repudiate it and judge yourselves
  unworthy
• of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the
  Gentiles.
• Acts 1346

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TULIPUnconditional election
Refuted

• As certain ones judge themselves unworthy
• of eternal life by their rejection of the
• gospel Acts 1346
• So others judge themselves worthy of eternal
• life by the acceptance of the gospel Acts 1348

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TULIPUnconditional election
Refuted

• God has predetermined that a certain class or
• group of people will be saved---those who
• obey His will---and our inclusion in that group
• is up to each one of us.

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Calvinism Defined imited
atonement Christ died only for the elect
T U L I P
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TULIPLimited atonement
Defined

• Neither are any other redeemed by Christ,
  effectually
• called, justified, adopted, sanctified, and
  saved, but the
• elect onlyGod did, from all eternity, decree to
• justify all the elect and Christ did, in the
  fullness of
• time, die for their sins and rise again for their
• justification
• The Confession of Faith, pp. 29, 81-82

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TULIPLimited atonement
Justified

• I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My
• own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I
• know the Father and I lay down My life for the
  sheep.
• John 1014-15

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TULIPLimited atonement
Refuted

• I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My
• own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I
• know the Father and I lay down My life for the
  sheep.
• I have other sheep, which are not of this fold I
• must bring them also, and they will hear My
  voice
• and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
  
• John 1014-16

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TULIPLimited atonement
Refuted

• To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear
  his
• voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and
  leads
• them out. When he puts forth all his own, he goes
• ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because
  they
• know his voice.
• John 103-4

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TULIPLimited atonement
Refuted

• Christ's sacrifice universal
• The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said,
• "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin
  of
• the world!
• John 129
• and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins
  and
• not for ours only, but also for those of the
  whole
• world.
• 1 John 22

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TULIPLimited atonement
Refuted

• Christ's sacrifice universal
• This is good and acceptable in the sight of God
  our
• Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to
  come
• to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one
  God,
• and one mediator also between God and men, the
• man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom
  for
• all, the testimony given at the proper time.
• 1 Timothy 23-4

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TULIPLimited atonement
Refuted

• Christ's sacrifice universal
• But we do see Him who was made for a little while
• lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of
  the
• suffering of death crowned with glory and honor,
  so
• that by the grace of God He might taste death for
• everyone.
• Hebrews 29

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TULIPLimited atonement
Refuted

• Christ's sacrifice universal
• For the love of Christ controls us, having
  concluded
• this, that one died for all, therefore all died
  and He
• died for all, so that they who live might no
  longer live
• for themselves, but for Him who died and rose
  again
• on their behalf.
• 2 Corinthians 514-15

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Unconditional election
let God be found true, but every man a
liar Romans 34

• God is not one to show
• partiality
• Acts 1034

• predestinated and fore
• ordained, are particularly
• and unchangeably
• designed and their number
• is so certain and definite
• that it cannot be either
• increased or diminished.

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Limited atonement
let God be found true, but every man a
liar Romans 34

• Christ Jesus, who gave
• Himself as a ransom for all
• 1 Timothy 23-4

• Neither are any other
• redeemed by Christ,
• effectually called, justified,
• adopted, sanctified, and
• saved, but the elect
• only