The big

lies of the
Calvinism
Work done by the pastor
evangelist Marcos Morales Chávez
Evangelistic Ministry "Crusade of
Power Santiago de Chile
Preface
The true church of the Lord Jesus Christ lives in bad, dangerous days, of great
confusion and apostasy (1st Timothy 4:1, 2nd Timothy 3:1, Hebrews 13:9)
We are being hit by a terrible avalanche of apostasy in almost everything.
the planet, more than waiting for a 'great revival', as many leaders
they announce with vehemence, the bible predicts a great move of deception from the
hordes of the devil entering the churches, to confuse and mislead thousands of
believers of the right path, and of genuine faith, these are the days more
complicated for evangelical churches that believe, live, preach, and
they defend sound doctrine (Titus 2:1, Jude 3).

The neo-Pentecostal movement, with all its doctrinal leaven, has introduced to
the current congregations are filled with countless false doctrines and many
postulates of the New Age such as; the doctrine of prosperity, incubation,
metaphysics, dominionism, theotherapy, megalomania, humanism
secular, G12 (with all its infectious pagan doctrines), ecumenism, etc.
And as if this were not enough, a new false doctrinal plague is creeping in.
with unusual strength in recent years, and this does not come precisely from the
neo-Pentecostal movement, but of the groups called 'conservatives and
fundamentalists," who, although very zealous and keepers of the
great biblical foundations, have some teachings that do not fit in
nothing to the sound doctrine of biblical Christianity. I refer to the false and heretical.
doctrine of the called CALVINISM.

In this simple but serious and responsible study, we will look at great
objectivity and biblical foundation, its origin, its postulates, beliefs
argument and its teachings. We will give powerful, objective, and biblical.
arguments that completely and absolutely refute this false teaching that never
before I had been part of the doctrine of the Pentecostal world. We make a
strong call to the entire Christian world, and especially to the leaders of the
churches of the sound doctrine, to be very alert, awake and in
communion with God and His holy word to avoid being influenced or deceived
for this doctrine that comes disguised as "biblical doctrine" and that its
Expositors assure that they are 'the doctrines of grace.'
Dedication and acknowledgments
I dedicate this little book, made with great effort, love, and passion to the
your doctrine, to all pastors, leaders, and servants of God who have the
difficult and complex task of leading the Lord's church, and preaching everything the
God's advice in these difficult days that the church is experiencing. I hope for everything.
Heart, may this brochure be of great help and guidance in the defense of the faith.
genuine, and I gave them a powerful defense tool against this satanic
and heretical doctrine that distorts the doctrine of Christ in such a malicious way,
and completely distorts the grace of God and His sovereignty. That the
Holy Spirit put a powerful force and divine zeal for sound doctrine
and a deep love for all the lost souls to whom God's grace
wants to reach out without favoritism as it says in Titus 2:11, 1st Timothy
2:3 and Romans 5:8.

I wholeheartedly thank my good and powerful God, my Eternal Savior,

for motivating me and giving me the opportunity to prepare this topic and give me the
time, grace, light, and courage to expose with clear clarity the
grace of God and to defend the faith once given to the saints, in this way
denounce and bring to light 'The great lies of Calvinism' and grant for
the grace of the Lord the arguments and the biblical basis to confront these
“maestros del error” como son los lideres calvinstas y esta gente auto
proclaimed "the chosen ones" and the "predestined".

I also must infinitely thank my family, who has always been my great
support in every decision I have made and in every step of faith I have taken in
this wonderful path of faith and in this clear line of apologetics
Cristiana. Thank you very, very, very much for all your support, and
understanding. I would also like to especially thank our dear and loyal
sister Silvana Brito from our congregation in Santiago Centro, for her
help with the writing and spelling correction of this simple work done
for the glory of God.

Only behave in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that

that is, whether I go to see you, or I am absent, I hear about you that you are
standing firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel
Philippians 1:27.
Index

A) Calvinism and eternal security; a dangerous virus that is

entering the church.

B) The five points of Calvinism.

C) What is the TULIP?

D) The false five points of the heretical doctrine.

01 - The total depreciation.

Biblical refutation of the first Calvinist point.

02- The unconditional choice.

Biblical refutation of the second Calvinist point.

03- Limited atonement.

Refutation of the third Calvinist point.

04- The irresistible grace of God.

Refutation of the fourth Calvinist point.

05. The perseverance of the saints.

Refutation of the fifth and final Calvinist point.

Final words.
A) - "Calvinism and eternal security"; a dangerous
virus that is entering the church
In the midst of all the strong attacks that the church of Jesus Christ is facing
suffering, now a false and particularly heretical doctrine is penetrating
what is known as 'eternal security' and 'Calvinism' which comes from the
teachings of the famous French reformer John Calvin (Noyon 1509 –
Geneva 1564) who taught that; "all men, being sinners and
The deprived are all condemned to hell and to judgment, which God chose.
two groups; one to be saved and that had to believe, and others that would be lost and
They could never believe that those who believed had been chosen by grace.
sovereign, and that these can never be lost, which would persevere
until the end without ever being able to depart from faith." This doctrine, Calvinism,
over the years, she summarized it in five points;

Total depravity.

02- Unconditional election.

Limited Atonement.

04- Irresistible grace.

05 - Perseverance of the saints.

This doctrine, born in the 16th century, is false, heretical, and unbiblical (although the
promoters of it try to apply a biblical Christianity varnish and the
majority of the Christian world, especially the millions of Christians
Pentecostals of the world do not believe or accept these teachings. Satan,
the devil is stealthily and subtly introducing this lie into the circles
evangelicals (2 Peter 2:1, Hebrews 13:9) now not only believe it but also teach it
the historical churches that always promoted it (Baptists, Presbyterians,
episcopal etc.) but today it wants to be patented in many Christian churches
Pentecostal evangelicals. Lord José Luis de Jesús Miranda, leader of the
The sect 'Growing in Grace' believes and promotes this lie (within the
many that teaches) with a visible symbol in its worship; SSS (always saved
salvo).
A well-known preacher, whom Christians describe as a 'man of sound...
"Doctrina" is Paul Washer; a fervent promoter of Calvinism and assurance.
eternal (this type is hyper-Calvinist and an enemy of the Pentecostal movement that
laughs at and ridicules the evangelistic work of Pentecostal preachers.
The renowned Mexican preacher, Armando Alducin, is also a Calvinist.
(besides teaching that the church goes through the great tribulation). We place in
alert to the people of God and we warn them of the danger of this false belief. With
we have learned with great sadness that the respected Spanish pastor Miguel
Rosell is teaching this doctrine and just a few days ago he openly declared
saved always saved" (although he claims in his defense not to be Calvinist, but yes
ensures that salvation is not lost, and that true believers do not
they can apostatize), it is ridiculous, absurd, and even laughable that many
Calvinist preachers preach against apostasy, warn believers.
of the danger of false doctrines and warn Christians to be careful of
false teachings, if according to them, Christians cannot be lost or any less
Apostate, good question, don't you think?

The Five Points of Calvinism, By W.J. Seaton (Pastor of the Church

Reformed Baptist of Inverness, Scotland

OfMiguel Rosell CarrilloOctober 19, 2011.

I was Arminian before (like many), no longer.

Rosell Carrillo
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B) The Five Points of Calvinism

Introduction
In Holland, in the year 1610, Jacob Arminius, a Dutch professor,
he/she dies, and his/her teachings are formulated by his/her followers, known as
Arminians,
the churches of Holland, in common with most Protestant churches
from Europe, they had adopted the Belgian Confessions of Faith and
Heidelberg, which adhere to Calvinist teachings. However,
the Arminians wanted to change this position, and presented their five points
in the form of a complaint or protest before the Dutch Court. The five points
the following were from Arminianism:

1. Free will or human capacity. This point taught that the

man, although affected by the fall of Adam, had spiritual capacity
to choose the spiritual good, and was able to exercise faith in God, in order to
receive the Gospel, and thus obtain salvation for oneself.

2. The conditional election. This point taught that God put His hands
about all those individuals that he knew, or anticipated, would respond to the
Gospel. God chose those people whom He saw would want to be
saved through their free will, despite their fallen natural state;
of course, in accordance with the first point of Arminianism, this
the state was not one of total decline or total depravity.

3. Universal redemption or general atonement. This point taught that

Christ died to save all men; but only in one way.
potential. The death of Christ made it possible for God to forgive the
fishermen, but only on the condition that they believed.

4. The work of the Holy Spirit in regeneration is limited by the

human will. This point taught that the Holy Spirit, when
the work of bringing a person to Christ can be effectively started
resisted and its purposes thwarted. It could not impart life unless the
Sinner, I would willingly have this life imparted to you.

5. The fall from grace. This point taught that a saved man could
Finally and definitely lose salvation. This is, of course, the result
logical and natural of the entire system. That is to say, if man must take the
initiative in your salvation, it is he who must hold the responsibility of
final result.

C) WHAT IS TULIP?
Sometimes the basic points of John Calvin's doctrine are
presentados en forma de un acróstico, usando la palabra "TULIP" (en inglés),
how does the Synod of Dor continue:

Man is completely incapable of saving himself because he is

totally fallen, due to the fall in the Garden of Eden. And if it is unable
to save himself, then God must save him. And if God must save him,
then God must be free to save whom He wants. If God has
decreed to save those whom He wants, then, it is for these that Christ
He made atonement on the cross. And if Christ died for them, then the Spirit
Saint will effectively call them to salvation. So, if salvation has
coming from the beginning of God, so the end will come from Him, and thus the
believers will persevere for eternal joy.

These are the so-called Five Points of Calvinism. We will see THE GREAT
LIE to which Charles Haddon Spurgeon referred when he declared:
It is no surprise, then, what I am preaching; it is not a new
doctrine. I love to proclaim those great ancient doctrines nicknamed
Calvinism, but what is truly the revealed truth of God, such
how it is in Christ Jesus.

D) THE FALSE FIVE POINTS OF THE

HERETICAL DOCTRINE
CALVINIST
TOTAL DEPRAVITY

The Calvinist statement says; 'When considering the first of the five
main points of Calvinism, certainly what should impress us
it is the fact that this system begins with something that must be fundamental in
the matter of salvation, that is, the correct valuation of the condition
spiritual of the person who is to be saved. If we have points of view
deficient or superficial regarding sin, then we will be subject to
to have misguided views regarding the necessary means for
salvation of the sinner. If we believe that the fall of man in the garden of
Eden was only something partial, so we will very likely be
satisfied with a salvation partially attributable to man, and
partially to God. The natural state of man is a state of
total depravity, therefore, there is a total incapacity on the part of the
man to win or to contribute to his own salvation.

That is to say, the complete personality of man has been affected by the
fall, and sin spread to all its faculties: the will, the mind and
the affections or emotions. We believe that the truth we assert is the
irrefutable teaching of the Word of God. The following passages from the
Scripture represents a selection of some passages that confirm the
Calvinist teaching on total depravity.

Furthermore, at this point they point out; "The Bible teaches with absolute clarity
that man, by nature, is DEAD: "... as sin entered into
the world for one man, and through sin death, thus death passed to
"all have sinned" (Romans 5:12). The Bible tells us
teach that men are SLAVES: "That with meekness he corrects
those who oppose, perhaps God may grant them to repent for
know the truth, and escape from the snare of the devil, in which they are held captive to
his will." (2 Timothy 2:25-26). The Bible teaches that men
they are BLIND AND DEAF: 'And he said to them: To you it is given to know the
mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things are in parables
things; so that seeing, they may see and not perceive; and hearing, they may hear and not understand
(Mark 4:11-12). The Bible teaches us that the natural man (not
regenerated), LACKS SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING: "But the
the natural man does not perceive the things that are of the Spirit of God, because
for him they are madness, and he cannot understand them, because they must be discerned
spiritually." (1st Corinthians 2:14). The Bible speaks of man as
beingNATURALLY sinful: 1) By birth: "Behold, in
I was formed in wickedness, and in sin my mother conceived me." (Psalm 51:5).
And the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the
earth, and that all the intentions of the thoughts of their heart were of
the inclination of the human heart is only evil all the time." (Genesis 6:5).

This is then the natural state of man. Therefore, we must

ask ourselves now: Can the dead resurrect themselves?
Can SLAVES free themselves? Can the BLIND
to see themselves or the deaf in the ear? Can those who
Lack of spiritual understanding teach themselves?
Can those who are NATURALLY INCLINED TO SIN,
change themselves? Certainly, they cannot" made us live through those
that we were 'dead in our trespasses and sins.' (Ephesians 2:1). The
salvation, therefore, by its very nature, must be 'of the Lord.'
 BIBLICAL REFUTATION TO THE FIRST CALVINIST POINT; THE
TOTAL DEPRIVATION.

Regarding this first point, we absolutely agree that man

is intrinsically sinful and cannot be saved by itself in any way
same, and for this reason God sends a Savior, his own Son Jesus of Nazareth
(Eclesiastés 7:20, Jeremías 2:22, Eclesiastés 7:29, Génesis 6:5, Romanos
3:23, Romans 5:12). But despite the fact that man cannot be saved by himself
the same, and it does not have the moral and intellectual capacity to know God and
to achieve his salvation, the Bible says that man has a need
intrinsic to God and salvation, and that seeks it incorrectly. The
men are religious or in other words, "they join (bind) to an ethical creed and
of worship towards the divine" all human beings unite with something and that is
already a religion. Paul says;

Then Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: Men

Athenians, I see that you are very religious in every way; for as I was passing by
looking at your sanctuaries, I also found an altar on which was this
inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

to know him, is whom I announce to you. The God who made the world and all the
things that are in Him, being Lord of heaven and earth, do not dwell in
temples made by human hands, nor is honored by the hands of men,
as if he needed something; for he is the one who gives life and breath to all and all
things. And from one blood He has made all the lineage of men, so that
they inhabit the whole face of the earth; and He has predetermined the order of the
times, and the limits of their room; so that they may seek God, if in
In some way, feeling, they may find him, although he certainly is not far away.
of each one of us. For in him we live, and move, and are;
as some of your own poets have also said: For lineage
we are His. Therefore, being descendants of God, we must not think that Divinity
sea similar to gold, or silver, or stone, sculpture of art and imagination of
men"Acts 17:22-29.

In fact, that is one of the reasons why religions are born; forms
wrong, distorted, obtuse ways of seeking God (religion; "to reconnect")
All human beings have at some point felt the need, the yearning
to know God, and in their inner self, each person knows that a being exists
supreme and at some point each of us humans have felt the
strong and terrible burden of our sins. In all the cultures of the world,
even in the most primitive ones, men seek to connect with the divine,
but the human being does not know how, as it is completely lost and in
darkness, God therefore guides him, and Jesus presents himself as the way, the
light and the door (John 14:6, John 8:12, John 10:9) David Hunt in his book
"Calvinism: A False Representation of God" attacks Calvinism and casts
by land completely its five base points of Calvino's 'crazy idea'

Why does God waste His time and effort and the time and effort of
His many prophets pleading with those who, supposedly, cannot
to hear it and that, even if they could, being totally depraved, never
Would they respond to Your request by believing and obeying You? Why create this
elaborate fiction of mourning and weeping for multitudes that God knows do not only
they will reject repenting unless He regenerates them, they cannot
to regret because of their total inability to do so?” (p. 107)
Take a human understanding of 'dead', mix it with the understanding
immature understanding of the Word of God by the young John Calvin,
contaminated with Augustinian philosophy, shake it all up and you will get the theory of the
Total Depravity (p. 119).

"Yes, man is totally incapable of contributing even a bit to his salvation."

However, it cannot be deduced that it cannot therefore receive the
salvation offered freely in Christ” (p. 121).
The main passage about the New Birth is John 3. In the
verses 1-8 Jesus teaches Nicodemus that he must be born again, or
could not see the kingdom of God. In verse 9, Nicodemus asks him
Jesus, how can this be? In verses 10-21, Jesus responds to this.
ask and explain how a man is born again, and the answer is that
is born again for believing! (John 3:14-16). This is exactly what the
Calvinists say that the sinner cannot do. How can a man
dead believe?, they reason. Well, if we are going to take the analogy of the "man
"dead" literally, a dead man cannot sin either. When the
The Bible says that the sinner is dead in trespasses and sins means that
is separated from the divine life of God due to sin. To carry this
analogy beyond the real teaching of the Bible and giving it other meanings,
how to reason that since the sinner is dead in offenses and
sins should not be able to believe, it is to move from truth to heresy.

Calvinism offers a special definition of human depravity: that

deprivation is equal to incapacity – and this special definition requires
both Unconditional Election and Irresistible Grace. …However,
there is no verse in the Bible that presents the radical idea of
Calvinism states that the sinner is incapable of believing in the Gospel offered to him.
forgiveness and salvation and yet is condemned by God for not believing.
To say that God commands men to do what they cannot do without
His grace, and then he denies them the grace they need and punishes them.
eternally for not obeying, it is to mock the Word of God, of His
mercy and love, yes to defame His character” (pp. 93, 94, 96).

02. UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION;

The Calvinist statement says; 'Unconditional election is correctly

exposed in the Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689, which we quote below
as a useful summary. Unconditional choice is also sustained, almost in
identical terms, in the Westminster Confession of Faith, in the Thirty and
Nine Articles of the Church of England, and in the main confessions
of almost all the churches that have historical roots.

To those of humanity who are destined for life, says the

Baptist Confession, 'God (before the foundation of the world, according to His
eternal and unchangeable purpose and the secret counsel and the goodwill of His
will), He has chosen them in Christ for eternal glory, solely by His
free grace and love, without being moved by anything in the creature,
as a condition or cause." (Chapter 3, Article 5).

The doctrine of unconditional election naturally arises and

logic of the doctrine of total depravity. That is, if man is
dead in deed, captive in sin, blind, deaf, without spiritual understanding
is naturally inclined to sin, then the remedy to solve
all this condition must be found outside the man himself, that is, in
God. Man cannot resurrect himself. However, if some
men and women resurrected from their spiritual death, (born again
it is the term used by the Gospel of John), and since they are not
capable of carrying out this work by themselves, then we must conclude
It was God who raised them spiritually. On the other hand, since
many men and women have not been born again or made alive, from the
In the same way, we must conclude that it is because God has us.
resurrected. If man is incapable of saving himself, since the fall into
Adam was a total failure, and if only God can save, then not everyone is.
saved, then the conclusion must be that God has not chosen to save
all.

Why would God choose, completely disregarding the laws

relatives of Israel, the youngest son of Jacob, instead of the firstborn
Esau? Once again we must refer to "the law and the testimony." The Scripture
(for they had not yet been born, nor had they done either good or evil, for
that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not by works
works but by the one who calls), it was said: The greater shall serve the lesser. As it is
It is written: 'Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.' (Romans 9:11-13).

What was the doctrine that Jesus preached in the synagogue of Nazareth, but the
doctrine of unconditional election? "And truly I say to you that many
there were widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was closed by
three years and six months, and there was a great famine in all the land; but to
none of them was sent Elijah, but to a widow in Zarephath of
Sidon. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha; but
None of them was cleansed, but Naaman the Syrian." (Luke 4:25-27).
We know the outcome of our Lord preaching this.
Upon hearing these things, everyone in the synagogue was filled with anger; and
rising up, they threw him out of the city, and they took him to the top of the
mount on which their city was built, to throw him down.
(Luke 4:28-29).

You did not choose me, but I chose you...

15:16);"Doesn't the potter have power over the clay, to make from the...
"Does not the potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?" (Romans 9:21); and

... to Moses He says: I will have mercy on whom I have mercy...

(Romans 9:15), and 'as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world.
having predestined us to be adopted as His children through
Jesus Christ, according to the pure affection of his will." (Ephesians 1:4-5), and so continues the
testimony of the Scriptures.

Certainly, instead of arguing against these things, we should

to be doing what the Holy Spirit commands us through the apostle Peter:
Therefore, brothers, all the more strive to make your calling and election sure
election..."(2 Peter 1:10).

BIBLICAL REFUTATION OF THE SECOND CALVINIST POINT; THE

UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION.

Believing that God only predestined a group of people to be saved and to

other people consequently God did not want to save, it is absolutely
false, it makes God a dictatorial, exclusivist, discriminatory, and deceitful leader.
Point out all the scripture with clear certainty that God wants everyone to
humans may be saved. If God only chose some for eternal life, that
would show that God's love, His grace and His goodness are partial. His
Wonderful love is only for some, it reaches only a few and not others, it deprives.
to a great part of humanity to receive his grace and his love. But the Bible says
another very different thing;

Then Peter, opening his mouth, said: Truly I understand that God
he does not show favoritism, but in every nation, he is pleased with the one who
Fear God and do justice” Acts 10:34-35.

For there is no favoritism with God.

My brothers, may your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ be without
"favoritism" James 2:1.

If God Himself urges us not to show favoritism, how would He do it?

in this false Calvinist point called unconditional election?

All the biblical passages that speak of us being chosen, elected,

Calls of foreknowledge refer to a unique characteristic in God that is
it is known as prescience (from the Greek PROGNOSIS Meaning: pre=
before; science = knowledge. Literally means: knowledge
"anticipate the things" 1st Peter 2:1-2) and the most emblematic passage cites;

For those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be

conformed to the image of His Son, that he might be the firstborn
among many brothers. And those whom he predestined, these he also called; and to
those he called, these he also justified; and those he justified, these he also
"glorified" Romans 8:29-30.
Note that it first says, '...to those he knew' and then says; '...the
predestined”, this word is PROGINOSKO which means “to know with
"foreknowledge", this refers especially to those known by God.
in advance, I PROORDA; 'that to which objects are predestined
of his prior knowledge." God first knows and then predestines.
Here is the predestination to go to heaven, to reach glory, to receive the rewards,
specifically refers to those who ARE in Christ, for all those who
"They are in Christ" is the choice as the Bible says; "He chose us in Him"
Ephesians 1:4, all the blessing, predestination, election is 'In Christ Jesus the
Sir, God before the creation of the world had the purpose of forming a
people for himself, his church, his chosen ones, his people, his bride, his beloved (Matthew
16:18, 1°. Peter 2:9, Ephesians 4:4-9, Revelation 19:7). So only those who
they come to Christ and remain in him, they are predestined for eternal life, the
The scripture states that the predestined are predestined "in Christ"; read it.
said by Pablo;

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us
with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, as He has given us
chose in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and
without blemish before Him" Ephesians 1:4.

And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life; and this life is
in His Son” 1st John 5:11.
Here we will provide you with many other passages that show that God does NOT have
a group chosen to get lost, but if they get lost it is because
they reject the grace of God, since he calls all men to
repentance

To all who are thirsty: Come to the waters; and you who have no money, come,
Buy and eat. Come, buy without money and without price, wine and milk.
Isaiah 55:1.

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
rest
He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
condemned"Mark 16:16.
And as they went along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said: Here is water,
water; what prevents me from being baptized? Philip said: If you believe fully
heart, you can indeed. And answering, he said: I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son
of God" Acts 8:36-37.

If a sinful person by nature cannot be saved because to God in His

sovereignty did not please him to save it. Why then will God judge it and send it?
eternally to hell if that person had no alternative, for it was not
chosen to be saved? The final judgment would then be absurd, on what basis
this trial would be seated if the convicted were so because God did not want it
save them and since they were not chosen for salvation they had to die in sin and not
Did they have an alternative? The sovereignty of God is clearly shown in the Bible,
but Calvinism distorts it by making people believe that human beings cannot
decide between rejecting or receiving the salvation that God shows you, and without
the writing is completely clear in defining that man is
condemned precisely because he rejects it;

The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has someone to judge him; the
The word that I have spoken, it will judge him on the last day” John 12:48.

And this is the condemnation: that light came into the world, and men loved.
more darkness than light, because their deeds were evil" John 3:19.

Calvinist hypocrites say that only those can repent who

God chose for salvation those who are not chosen for salvation by
In the end, they say, they cannot repent in any way. That is not said by the
Bible, God's call is for all men to repent;

Since then Jesus began to preach, and to say: Repent, for the
the kingdom of heaven has come near” Matthew 4:17.

It is the goodness of God that leads us to repentance but it is man who

he repents and if he does not repent, then God condemns him;

Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and long-suffering,

ignoring that his kindness leads you to repentance? But because of your hardness and
for your unrepentant heart, you store up for yourself wrath for the day of
anger and the revelation of the righteous judgment of God" Romans 2:4-5.
I tell you: No; but unless you repent, you will all perish likewise.
13:3

According to Calvin's doctrine, only those whom God allows can repent.
grant that he repents, that is, the chosen ones, incredible Calvin knew more
What about Pablo! Who said; 'But God, having overlooked the times of
this ignorance now commands all men everywhere, that they
repent" Acts 17:31, also read these passages Mark 1:4, Acts
3:19, 2°. Peter 3:9.

The Calvinists use the passage from Acts 16:14 as their 'battle horse';
Then a woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, from the city of
Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart.
she to be attentive to what Pablo was saying." According to the theory
Calvinist, to Lydia, the seller of purple, God "must have opened her heart to
"could be saved," but note that she already worshipped God before hearing the
message from Pablo and subsequently be baptized, God opened his heart to
I was 'attentive to the word,' and it is the word she heard, that worked in her
life and impacted it. It is the word of God that converts the soul and pierces
the lives (Jeremiah 23:29, Hebrews 4:12) in Acts 2:37 is said nothing
that the thousands of listeners of Peter's message 'God had to open his
"heart" so that they would hear, believe, and be saved, what He does say is that it was.
the word that troubled them; “Hearing this, they were cut to the heart, and
They said to Peter and the other apostles: "Men, brothers, what shall we do?"

The same happens with Acts 13:48; 'The Gentiles, hearing this, were'
they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all those who believed
they were appointed for eternal life." Here it seems to imply that only
The chosen ones by God can believe for salvation, but notice what it says.
the whole context and especially verse 46;

Then Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly, said: To you...

It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; but
since you reject it, and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, behold,
we turn back to the gentiles.
Dave Hunt refutes this second point of Calvinism with this strong
argument

It is clear that Calvinism rests on a mistaken opinion of what

It means for God to be sovereign. ...The basic problem of the Calvinist is the
failure to see that God could sovereignly give man the power of the
genuine election... Giving the man the power to make a choice
genuine and independent does not diminish God's control over His universe.
Being omnipotent and omniscient, God can arrange the circumstances of
a way that prevents man's rebellion from thwarting His purposes. In fact,
God can and even uses man's free will to help him
fulfill His own plans and thus be glorified even more” (pp. 128,129).
"To suggest that God would lack 'power' (and thus His sovereignty would be denied) if
He would make a genuine offer of salvation and some would reject it, it is
framing the proposition incorrectly. The authority has no relation
with the grace and love that provide salvation. In fact, as we will see,
there are many things that God cannot do, and a lack of 'power' is not one of them.
reason for any of them, nor is Its sovereignty mitigated in the slightest
minimum" (p. 136).
It cannot be escaped that in all the Institutes of Religion
In Calvinist Christianity, there is no mention of God's love for the...
lost!” (p. 151).
So once again, instead of seeing men, no matter how
great be your reputation, we are led to reach our own
conclusions based on Scripture alone” (p. 162).
Of course salvation is not our work; but that we cannot
Gaining salvation does not prove that we cannot freely choose to receive.
"salvation as a gift of God's love" (p. 182).

03. LIMITED ATONEMENT

The Calvinist statement says; "This doctrine not only brings us to

central theme of the five points, but also to the central reality of the
Gospel, that is, the purpose of Christ's death on the cross. This is not
accidental. The theologians who took on the task of defending the truths of
the Protestant Reformation, against the attacks of the Arminian party,
they were following a biblically logical line in their formulations,
thus having arrived at the very axis of salvation.
Since some men and women are undoubtedly saved,
Then it must have been God himself who saved them, in distinction from the rest.
of the human race. This is the choice: "so that God's purpose
according to the election it remained..." (Romans 9:11). However,
As Spurgeon says, this choice only "marked the house where salvation
it would arrive. "A complete, perfect and satisfactory one was still required.
expiation for the sins of the elect; thus God could be, not only a
Savior, but a just God and Savior. This atonement, like all of us.
we recognize, was accomplished through the voluntary submission of Christ to the
death on the cross, where He suffered under the justice of this righteous God, and obtained
the salvation that He as Savior had ordained. On the cross, then, and
undoubtedly we all accept this, Christ took the punishment and obtained it
salvation.

The death of Christ could only have been for three reasons: to save
everyone; either to save no one in particular; or to save a certain
number. The third viewpoint is the one held by us Calvinists and
it is generally called limited atonement, or particular redemption. Christ
died to save a specific number of sinners; that is, for those
that the Father "... chose in him before the foundation of the world." (Ephesians
1:4); for those whom the Father had given him from the world, all those "who
You gave me; for they are yours." (John 17:9); those for whom He himself said
that He would shed His blood: 'for this is my blood of the new covenant, which
for many is poured out for the remission of sins.

We assert that this is the position that truly does justice to

the purpose of Christ coming to this earth to die on the cross. "... and
You will call his name JESUS, for he will save his people from their sins.
(Matthew 1:21). Not to the Jews, certainly, because the Jews were not
saved as a people. Jesus "loved the church, and gave himself for
She. (Ephesians 5:25). Who was delivered for our sins, and resurrected
justification through his resurrection." (Romans 4:25). Who does the Spirit speak of?
Saint when they say our, our? Are they perhaps talking about the world? No.
We are overlooking the fact that there are some Scriptures that refer to
to the world, and many people have taken them as their starting point in the
matter of redemption. However, when we compare Scripture with
in the Scripture, we see that the use of the word 'world' does not imply
necessarily to 'every man and every woman in the world.' Did God have the
intention to save all men or not? If He did not try to save everyone
the men without exception, but only to the chosen ones, then the work of
Christ on the cross was a glorious success and we are right to believe that
"All that the Father gives me will come to me..." (John 6:37). On the other hand, if
God's intention was to save the whole world, then the atonement of
Christ has been a great failure, because a vast number of men have not
I have been saved. Christ paid our debt! Whose debt? The debt
of the world, or of the chosen ones? Certainly, if a man has been rescued
For a redeemer, then the law that he has broken must remain.
satisfied, by reason of the work or the payment made by the guarantor in her benefit.

BIBLICAL REFUTATION OF THE THIRD CALVINIST POINT; THE

LIMITED ATONEMENT

Even the Jehovah's Witnesses (one of the most heretical sects in the world) could
having declared a teaching more diabolical and infernal than this doctrine of
that Jesus did not die for all, but only for some (the chosen ones) goodness me
God, what a monstrous lie! I have no doubt that to Calvin and his followers (and
The devil powerfully deceived the worshipers of his ministry, he is the
father of all lies, and this is one of the greatest that Satan has ever
invented (Genesis 3:1, John 8:44, 2nd Corinthians 11:2-3).

By studying the sacred scriptures and God's plan for the world in a way
systematically the following conclusions are drawn;

The central character of the Bible is Jesus Christ.

b) The anti-hero and main enemy of God is the devil.
c) Sin is man's great problem.
The central theme of the Bible is the salvation of man.
Only faith in Jesus can save man.
God loves all men and desires the salvation of all of them.

The Bible is very clear on this topic; God wants the salvation of everyone.
the men, and not just of some arbitrarily chosen individuals. The
God's love is manifested for all humans and not just for some.
When Jesus died on the cross, he did it for the whole world and not just for the
chosen, so says the scripture and the verses we will see next
They completely destroy and undermine the doctrine of atonement.
limited;
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son,
so that everyone who believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to
that the world may be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned; but the
he who does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the

only begotten Son of God" John 3:16-18.

For the grace of God has appeared for salvation to all

men"Titus 2:11.

For this is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who
wants all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the
truth"1°. Timothy 2:3-4.

For Christ, when we were still weak, died at the right time for the
the wicked... But God shows His love for us, in that while we were still
Fishermen, Christ died for us" Romans 5:6-8.

The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise, as some count slowness, but
What is patient with us, not wanting anyone to perish, but
that all should come to repentance” 2 Peter 3:9.

So, as through the transgression of one came condemnation to all

men, in the same way by the justice of one came to all men
the justification of life"Romans 5:18.

So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles,
on which my name is invoked” Acts 15:17.

I was sought by those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not
They were looking for me. I told people who did not invoke my name: Here I am, here I am.
Isaiah 65:1.

That for this reason we work and suffer reproaches, because we hope in
the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those
For this reason we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe. 1 Timothy 4:10.

And he is the propitiation for our sins; and not only for the
our, but also for the sins of the whole world" 1 John 2:2.
If Christ died for all men, He paid the price of sin and poured out His
precious blood to redeem the human race Why then are not all
the saved men? The answer is simple; because they do not come to Christ, nor
they repent with all their heart to God.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but
that the world may be saved through him. He who believes in him is not condemned; but
Whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the.
only begotten Son of God" John 3:17-18.
For that is why I told you that you will die in your sins; because if you do not believe that I am
I said, you will die in your sins" John 8:24.
Analyze these passages as well and you will see how this point of limited atonement
falls for his land when reading and studying, without religious prejudices, the sacred
Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
19:10, Acts 13:47, Romans 1:16, Hebrews 5:9, 1 John 4:14.

David Hunt continues to say;

Moreover, wouldn't it be a deformation of the worst kind to offer salvation to
anyone who wants, when it was actually intended only for
a chosen few? ...to assert that "everyone" means only a select group
called the chosen violently contradicts the plain meaning of the language and challenges the
character of God; and he does this in order to impose upon the Word of God
"a system of religion that cannot be derived from it" (p. 208).
One of the sad characteristics of Calvin's Institutes is the language
degrading that is continuously used (very similar to Luther) to defame
to all those who do not agree with him” (p. 233).
There is no way in which the death of Christ could be limited to paying only
for the sins of the chosen ones. To save even one person from
eternal punishment, regardless of whether one had committed few or many sins,
Christ had to pay the penalty for sin required by His infinite justice.
By its very definition, then, the death of Christ on the Cross paid the penalty.
for the very sin that hangs over the heads of all humanity
(p. 251)
"Tragically, the distortion of God by Calvinism has"
causing many to distance themselves from the God of the Bible as if they were from a
monster" (p. 287).
Certainly, just as God himself cannot force anyone to love him (a
coerced response is the opposite of love), so would everything else
contrary to grace, to force any gift or benefit of 'grace' upon
someone who wouldn't want to receive it
Sometimes, Calvino himself seemed to be ambivalent about this issue. He did
statements both supporting unlimited atonement and at other times to
the favor of limited atonement. Referring to Isaiah 52:12, he said, 'upon Him was
put the guilt of the entire world'. As for Mark 14:24, 'This is
my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many.' Calvin said,
The word many does not mean a part of the world, but the whole race.
‘ humana’. Regarding 1 John 2:2, Calvin declared, ‘Christ suffered for the
sins of the whole world and in the goodness of God is offered to all
men without distinction, having their blood shed... for the entire race
. . . Calvino is cited as the authority when it is convenient for them.
Calvinists today and at other times is ignored. However, this doctrine
confused (limited atonement) which its supporters do not agree among
they or even with Calvin are still called 'Calvinism' by the whole world
(pp. 262, 263).

04. THE IRRESISTIBLE GRACE

The Calvinist statement says; "Once again, this fourth point of the
the belief of the Calvinist system is the logical result of everything we have
seen before. If men are unable to save themselves
due to their fallen nature, and if God has proposed to save them, and Christ has
their salvation accomplished, then, it follows logically that God
must also provide the means to call them to the benefits of the
salvation that He has obtained for them. However, the Calvinist system of
theology, although deeply logical, is much more than a mere system
logical. It is a system of pure biblical belief, which is firmly established
supported by the Word of God. Then, the doctrine of irresistible grace
it is not an invention of the men who wrote the Five Points of
Calvinism at the Synod of Dort, but the manifest revelation of the holy
Word of God. For example, Romans 8:30 says: "...And those whom he predestined,
He also called them." That is to say, God not only chooses men and women
for salvation; He also calls all those whom He has chosen.

What does 'irresistible grace' mean? We know that when the

The Gospel is preached in the church, or outdoors, or through the Word.
from God read, not all people pay attention to his call. Not all the
people come to be convinced of their sins and of their need to
Christ. This explains the fact that there are two callings. There is not only one
external call; but also an internal one. The external call
can be described as: "the words of the preacher," and this call,
when it is performed, it can act in different ways, in dozens of
different hearts, producing different results. However, there are
one thing that this call cannot do: it will not carry out the work of
salvation in the sinful soul. For a work of salvation to be forged.
in the soul, the external calling must be accompanied by the calling
internal of the Holy Spirit of God, because it is He who will "convince of
sin, of righteousness, and of judgment." (John 16:8). And when the Holy Spirit
calls by His grace a man, a woman, or a young person, this
the call is irresistible: that is to say, this call cannot be frustrated,
because it is the manifestation of God's irresistible grace.
Everything that the Father gives me will come to me; and the one who comes to me, I will not cast out.
outside." (John 6:37). Note that it is those whom the Father has given to Christ (the
chosen), those who will come to Him; and when they come to Him, they are not cast out.

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them; and
I will raise him up at the last day." (John 6:44, RVA). Here, our Lord is
simply saying that it is impossible for men to come to Him on their own
the same ones; the Father must bring them.

It is written in the prophets: And they shall all be taught by God. Therefore,
Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me." (John 6:45).
men can hear the external calling; but they are those who have been
taught by the Father, who will respond and come to Christ. Thus,
Simon Peter: "Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah, for you have not been revealed to you...
revealed neither flesh nor blood, but my Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 16:15-
17).

4.- "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons.
of God." (Romans 8:14).
But when it pleased God, who set me apart from my mother's womb,
He called me by his grace." (Galatians 1:15)

6.- But you are a chosen lineage, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people
acquired by God, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you
the darkness into his marvelous light.

7.- "But the God of all grace, who called us to his eternal glory in
Jesus Christ... (1st Peter 5:10).

Arminians believe that men and women have the capacity to resist the
call of the Gospel of God, and so they do. Therefore, they oppose
saying that there cannot be such a doctrine of the irresistible grace of God.
We believe that men and women can not only endure the Gospel.
of God, as they indeed do; but also, due to their nature
fall, they must resist the Gospel of God. Therefore, it is necessary the
existence of a doctrine like the doctrine of irresistible grace. In other
words, our souls must be placed under a greater influence
that our own nature, greater than our resistance, or of the
on the contrary, we are destined to be condemned forever, since "the
natural man does not perceive the things that are of the Spirit of God.
Corinthians 2:14.

REFUTATION TO THE FOURTH CALVINIST POINT; GRACE

IRRESISTIBLE

We have refuted the previous three points of TULIP (five basic points
This is enough for the entire doctrine to fall by itself.
only since if these first three points are false (total depravity, the
unconditional election and limited atonement) obviously the other two remaining
they can no longer stand or prevail as true doctrine, since they are
based on the three previous ones, so it would not be necessary to argue more about
theme, but since the central idea is to refute all of TULIP next
we will see what the Bible says about this Calvinist doctrine called 'grace'
irresistible. God is sovereign, it's true, He has all the power, it's true, He is the
owner of the world and its creatures, it is true; but he cannot trample the
the will of man in no way.
Man is not a machine, an automaton, a robot, or a computer.
as this doctrine intends to make us believe, God touches the heart of man,
calls him, convinces him of sin through the Holy Spirit (John 16:18),
reveals His grace, brings him out of darkness and illuminates the heart as it says in the
scripture (Titus 2:11, John 8:12,) but does not override his will, for
God created him with free will. God touches him, seduces him, convinces him of sin.
and brings it with ties of love but does not crush its will and capacity of
decision; "You seduced me, oh Jehovah, and I was seduced; you were stronger than I,
and you defeated me; every day I have been mocked, everyone ridicules me
O Lord, you deceived me, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me.

Can man then resist the grace of God? The Bible has the
response;

"You stiff-necked men, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are resisting...
always to the Holy Spirit; as your fathers were, so are you
Acts 7:51.

Look carefully, lest anyone fail to obtain the grace of God;

sprouting some root of bitterness, may hinder you, and by it many may be
contaminated" Hebrews 12:15.
But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up for yourself
to the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God" Romans
2:5.

To the heavens and the earth I call as witnesses today against you, that I have
set before life and death, blessing and curse; choose,
Well, life, so that you and your descendants may live” Deuteronomy 30:19.

...And because they chose their own paths, and his soul loved his
"abominations" Isaiah 66:3.

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: If you hear his voice today, Do not
harden your hearts, as in the provocation, on the day of the
temptation in the desert, Where your fathers tempted me; they tested me, And
They saw my works for forty years. Because of which I became displeased with that.
generation, And I said: They always wander in their heart, And they have not known
my ways" Hebrews 3:7-10.
And if it seems wrong to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve; whether the

gods whom your fathers served when they were on the other side of the
river, or to the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell; but I and my house
we will serve the Lord” Joshua 24:15.

This verse spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ condemns and brings down to the ground.
this false doctrine of irresistible grace 'And you do not want to come to me so that
that you may have life. "John 5:40.

Dave Hunt in his book talks about irresistible grace.

Certainly, just as God himself cannot force anyone to love him (a

coerced response is the opposite of love), so would everything be
opposite to grace forcing any gift or benefit of 'grace' on
someone who wouldn't want to receive it” (p. 291)

05. THE PERSEVERANCE OF THE SAINTS

The Calvinist declaration says: 'As a final point to the doctrine of the
perseverance of the saints. In order to summarize, we will refer to it again.
to the Baptist Confession, which is in agreement on this point with the others
historical confessions of faith. "Those whom God has accepted in the
Beloved, and called effectively and sanctified by His Spirit, and to whom
has given the precious faith of His chosen ones, they cannot fall either totally or
definitely of the state of grace, but they will certainly persevere in it
until the end, and they will be saved for all eternity, since the gifts and the
the call of God is irrevocable...
Chapter 17; paragraph 1). Again we are going to demonstrate that this is
exactly what the Scriptures teach us.

For those whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be

conformed to the image of his Son, so that he would be the firstborn
among many brothers. And those whom he predestined, he also called; and to the
whom he called, these he also justified; and whom he justified, these he also
glorified. What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?
we?... Therefore, I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor
angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor
neither height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from love
of God, who is in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:29-31; 38-39).
Once again, we must acknowledge the fact that everything that men of
Synod of Dort (and all those who teach in the same way), they were
doing, was to put into a small scheme, in a way
systematic, the teachings of the Gospel of free and sovereign grace of
God. If man cannot save himself, then God must save him.
If not all men are saved, then God has not saved everyone. If
Christ has made satisfaction for sins, so this atonement is for
the sins of those who are saved. And if God intended to reveal this
salvation in Christ to the hearts of all those whom He chose
save, then God will provide the necessary and effective means to
do it this way. Therefore, if having decreed to save, having died
to save, having called salvation to those who never
They would save themselves; then, He will also preserve those saved.
until eternal life, for the glory of His Name.

Being persuaded of this, that He who began in you the good work,
He will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ.
God contains multiple references to this blessed truth. "And this is
the will of the Father, who sent me: That of all that He gives me, not
I should lose nothing of what He has given me, but raise it up on the last day." (John 6:39). "And I will...
I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, nor shall anyone snatch them out of my hand.
Because if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by
the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by
his life." (Romans 5:10). "Now, then, there is no condemnation for the
who are in Christ Jesus..." (Romans 8:1).

The incomparable verses of Romans 8:28-29 show the logic in the

eternal salvation of God; the logic that Calvinism affirms. Salvation
what begins in the mind and purpose of God, must end in it
complete fulfillment of Your unyielding purpose that 'those who
before they knew," may they be united eternally with their Savior."

REFUTATION TO THE FIFTH CALVINIST POINT; THE

Perseverance of the Saints

We conclude this forceful and biblical refutation of these four points.

previous ones, with the last one being one of the most known and preached by the
defenders of Calvinism; the doctrine of 'once saved, always saved' or as they
they call "the perseverance of the saints." I think that one of the most
interested in making Christians believe that we will never be lost and that we do not
What we do doesn't matter, we are always saved, it is undoubtedly the devil,
the father of lies (John 8:44).

This is a great lie, our salvation is in Christ, it is always secure and

when we remain in Christ, since every true Christian if he separates himself
of the Lord Jesus Christ and abandons his grace, will inevitably be lost. The
the Bible is full of warnings both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament for the
children of God who must take care of their salvation, persevere in faith, remain faithful and
firm until the end of our walk in Christ. Note that they, the
Calvinists cite the passage from Romans 8:1 to affirm that a Christian does not
It can be lost; that is not what the passage says, it is true that there is no condemnation at all.
for the children of God, but Paul affirms for whom; "those who are in
Christ Jesus" and it also says "those who do not walk according to the flesh..."
Paul himself tells the believers a little later; "For if you live
according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds
For if you live according to the flesh, you will die.” Romans 8:13.

Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit

fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, neither will you, if not
You remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who remains
in me, and I in him, this one bears much fruit; for apart from me nothing
You can do it. He who does not abide in me will be cast out like a branch.
and it will dry up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they burn" John 15:4-6.

The Bible, and especially the New Testament, highlights the true
possibility of a believer being able to stray from the Lord. They are disastrous for him.
son son of God, spiritual neglect, lack of consecration, and lukewarmness
spiritual, for the Lord can even vomit those who are in the body.
due to your indifference and spiritual lukewarmness; Revelation 3:15-16; "And I know
your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot! But for
Because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of my mouth." If this is the case,
that we cannot be lost or led astray, that the devil cannot destroy us
due to our carelessness and that we can never leave the world, God would not have
wasting time filling the pages of the Bible with this severe admonition to
not to stray from the living God;

Look, brothers, that there is no evil heart in any of you

unbelief to turn away from the living God" Hebrews 3:12.
But be sober, and watch; because your adversary the devil, like a lion
Roaring, he walks around looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8.

How should I forgive you for this? Your children left me, and they swore by it.
who is not God. I satisfied them, and they committed adultery, and they gathered in the house of harlots

in companies" Jeremiah 5:7.

The man who departs from the path of wisdom will end up in
company of the dead"Proverbs 21:16.

The obstinacy and proud religiosity of the Calvinists is so great that

even if one shows him dozens of biblical verses that evidence the great
danger that exists for Christians if they neglect, that they may fall from the
the grace of God and getting lost; they will never recognize it for their strength.
religious convictions. I should also mention that most of them with the
what I have conversed, debated, and I have heard them express, they show a noticeable
spirit of arrogance, of pride, an instinctive feeling of superiority
about others, and an attitude of contempt towards the brothers who do not accept
their doctrine. They generally possess knowledge and have a deep understanding of
theology, and those who contradict them are treated as ignorant, lacking in
revelation and theology (as if theology could save and was above
from the scriptures!). As a well-known Chilean preacher says; "Pride is
Like bad breath, everyone notices that you have it except for you.

It is precisely this religious pride and sense of superiority that makes them
to feel a special caste; the chosen ones, the predestined, those marked by God
in advance, those who will never be lost, the sealed for eternal life, those who
they have their name written in the sky before the foundation of the world etc. they
They forget the counsel of Paul: 'And these things happened to them as an example.'
(to the Jews), and they are written to admonish us (the Christians),
to those who have reached the ends of the ages. So, the one who thinks to be
firm, let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall” 1 Corinthians 10:11-12. Even if they happen to fall.

in lack or a gross sin they say that God will deal with them 'in holy grace'
and they will never be able to lose their salvation, at most they could lose some reward
of what God has in heaven for his children (based on 1 Corinthians
3:14-15
They argue that when a member of their congregation or any
evangelical congregation, after having shown a change in their life,
a new life in Christ, fruits of a true child of God, comes to
to depart from the Lord and His church is because he never believed, he was never a
true son of God and was not "chosen" (it's true that many people who are
inside a church, they have not been born again and have never been converted, they
they are precisely those who do not bear fruit Matthew 7:20, Galatians 5:22-23). The
The Bible does say that we can be believers and be lost if we are careless;
let's look at these biblical passages where this warning is made and within them
contexts are always speaking to people of the church, to brothers in faith,
believers and even terms like; 'we, how will we escape,
let us attend, if we will sin, I may be eliminated” etc.

For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.

And farewell the congregation, many of the Jews and the proselytes
devout people followed Paul and Barnabas, whoever is speaking to them, the
they persuaded them to continue in the grace of God” Acts 13:43.
If the righteous turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I place a stumbling block
in front of him, he will die, because you did not warn him; in his sin, he will die,
and the justices that he had done will not come to memory; but his blood
I will demand it from your hand" Ezekiel 3:20.

But I strike my body and put it into servitude, lest

having been a herald for others, I myself come to be eliminated.
1 Corinthians 9:27.

And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears,

let's have confidence, so that in his coming we do not stray from him
"ashamed" 1 John 2:28.

How will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?

Which, having been first announced by the Lord, was given to us
confirmed by those who heard it" Hebrews 2:3.

Because it is impossible for those who were once enlightened and tasted of
they were made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and likewise
they liked the good word of God and the powers of the coming age, and
they fell back, may they be renewed again for repentance, crucifying of
new for themselves to the Son of God and exposing him to reproach" Hebrews
6:4-6. Here the author of this letter clearly expresses that it is impossible, for a
believer who turns back, one who once tasted the heavenly gift (salvation)
and was made a participant in the Holy Spirit (only the children of God can be
participants of the Spirit of God as John 14:17, Romans 8:9 says.
Do not brag against the branches; and if you brag, know that it is not you who supports the root.
root, but the root to you. For the branches, you will say, were detached so that I
was grafted. Well; because of their unbelief they were broken off, but you because of the
for you are standing. Do not be arrogant, but fear. For if God did not spare...
the natural branches will not forgive you either. Look then, at the goodness and the
severity of God; the severity certainly towards those who fell, but
the kindness towards you, if you remain in that kindness; otherwise
You will also be cut off.” Romans 11:18-22.

Certainly, if they have escaped the pollutions of

world, through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, entangled
again in them are defeated, their final state comes to be worse than the
first. Because it would have been better for them not to have known the way of the
justice, that after having known him, turn back from the saint
commandment that was given to them. But what has happened to them is that of the true
The dog returns to its vomit, and the washed pig to wallow in the mud.
2 Peter 2:20-22.

For if we sin willfully after we have received the

knowledge of the truth, there is no more sacrifice for sins, but instead
a horrendous expectation of judgment, and of the fire's fervor that will devour
the adversaries. Whoever violates the law of Moses, by the testimony of two or of
three witnesses die irreparably. How much greater punishment do you think that
He will deserve it who tramples the Son of God and accounts the blood as unclean.
of the covenant in which he was sanctified, and insults the Spirit of grace?
Forifwegoonsinningdeliberatelyafterreceivingtheknowledgeofthetruth,therenolongerremainsasacrificeforsins,butafearfulexpectationofjudgment,andafuryoffirethatwillconsumetheadversaries.AnyonewhohassetasidethelawofMosesdieswithoutmercyontheevidenceoftwoorthreewitnesses.Howmuchworsepunishment,doyouthink,willbedeservedbytheonewhohastrampledunderfoottheSonofGod,andhasprofanedthebloodofthecovenantbywhichhewassanctified,andhasoutragedtheSpiritofgrace?
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence
only presence, but much more now in my absence, occupy yourselves in
"your salvation with fear and trembling" Philippians 2:12.

One of the main arguments of the Calvinists to assert that the

salvation cannot be lost it is to argue that believers have their name
written in the book of life before the foundation of the world (not in the
moment of their conversion) and for that reason they can never be erased from that
book, the bible says that we can be erased;
Then Moses returned to the Lord and said: I beseech you, for this people has
committed a great sin, because they made gods of gold, that you forgive
now your sin, and if not, tell me now about your book that you have written. And the Lord
He answered Moses: 'Whoever sins against me, I will erase that one from my book.'
So Moses returned to the Lord and said, 'Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold. But now, please forgive their sin, but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.' The Lord replied to Moses, 'Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book.'

The one who conquers will be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name
from the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before
"his angels" Revelation 3:5.

Final words

Dear brothers in the common faith, we must be aware that God is

the only savior of the world (Isaiah 45:21), that all men are
fishermen (Romans 3:23), that the love of God is for everyone and not just for one.
arbitrarily selected group (John 3:16), that the greatest sin of
man is the disbelief and denial of the Son of God (John 3:18), that
Every man who loses his soul in hell will do so because of his sin and having
rejected the offer that God freely gives in Christ Jesus (Romans
6:23), that everyone who comes to Christ and receives him will be saved (John 1:12)
that we are saved by His grace (Galatians 2:8-9), that we must depend on Him
grace and mercy at all times (2nd Timothy 2:1) and that we must
remain faithful and firm until the end (Acts 13:43).
David Hunt clarifies the topic even further by saying;

...my firm disagreement with Calvinism is not about sovereignty

God, whom I embrace completely and to whom I submit. The question is whether
God loves everyone without exception and desires that all be saved.
Undoubtedly, Calvinism denies such love; but the Bible, in the
clearer language repeatedly declares God's love for everyone and His
desire that all be saved and that none perish” (pp. 301, 302).
We consider that the acronym TULIP is a libel against our lover and
merciful God as He reveals Himself both in His Word and
in human consciousness” (p. 304).
The very fact that Paul, Apollos, and the other early evangelists have
spent so much time and energy persuading men to
they believed the Gospel is completely contrary to the concepts of
Total Depravity and Irresistible Grace (p. 324)
...The Calvinist has boldly changed the word 'world' so that
means 'chosen' in no less than twenty scriptures. It has changed 'everything
those' and 'all' to 'chosen' at least sixteen times each. In addition, the
the phrase 'every man' has been changed to 'chosen' six times and 'each one' to
'chosen' three times. In all cases where these changes have been
facts, there is nothing in the text that justifies 'chosen' as the meaning
of the word by which it must be replaced. The change has been made by
a single reason: to make room for Calvinism! (p. 332).
Naturally, no one seeks the Lord; all of us seek our
selfish desires and no one can come to Christ unless the Father draws them.
Attract. But the Holy Spirit is in the world to convince everyone of his
sin and need (John 16:8-11), the Gospel is being preached, the
Father is attracting everyone (even through the testimony of the
creation and consciousness) (p. 339).
Calvin's nearly complete agreement with Augustine is nothing less than
amazing. Calvino called himself 'an Augustinian theologian'. From Augustine
he said, 'to whom we frequently cite as being the best and most faithful witness
of all antiquity’. It is the Calvinists themselves who insist on the connection
between Calvin and Augustine. McGrath writes, 'Above all, Calvin
he considered his thinking as a faithful exposition of the main ideas
from Augustine of Hippo'. ... How could one of the main leaders of the
Reform embrace fully the doctrines of him who has been called 'the
true Roman Catholic primer' and the 'main theological creator of
Latin-Catholic system so different from... Evangelical Protestantism...?
51).
Why the irresistible grace of God, which is so powerful towards the
sinners, do not create perfectly obedient lives after the sinners
"Have they been saved?" (p. 354)

David Cloud once said, 'God does not require His people to have to'
choose between Calvinism and Arminianism! I am convinced that John
Calvin has caused great and unnecessary divisions among the people of God.
due to dogmatizing their philosophy about sovereignty and choice of
God. If men would merely believe their own statements.
Bible about these topics and if men were not compelled to decide.
between the theologies made by man called 'Calvinism' and
"Arminianism", the Christian world would be much better off and many divisions.
artificial and unnecessary would not have occurred.

To better explain the doctrine of election and predestination of the

believers in Christ Jesus, we will cite what the Pentecostal study Bible says
on page 1685; "...One could use the analogy of a great ship
heading to heaven. God chooses the vessel (the church) to be his ship
personal. Christ is the captain and the pilot of that ship. All who desire
being part of that chosen ship and its captain can be done through the
live in Christ, for which they can approach her. While they are on the ship, in
company of the captain, they are among the chosen ones. If they choose to abandon the
ship and the captain cease to be among the chosen. The choice is always only in
union with the captain and his ship. Predestination has to do with destiny
from the ship and with what God has prepared for those who remain in it.
God invites everyone to board the ship, through faith in Jesus Christ.
chosen.