Unconditional election: the doctrine that God chose some people to be saved and others to not be saved. God’s choice is not based on anything that man is or does.John 6:44-45Some proof texts examined:John 15:6 – Jesus said this specifically to the apostles. He chose them for a work (preaching and teaching), not for salvation.Acts 13:48 – Those who are ordained are the ones who believe.Ephesians 1:4-5 – God foreordained that those who believed and obeyed would be saved.Romans 8:29-30Proof of its falsity:Acts 10:34-35 – God is not a respecter of persons. All can come to Him! Whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him.Romans 2:11Acts 2:40 – Calvinists claim there is nothing a man can do to save himself, but that’s exactly what Peter says to do.Acts 9:6 – Paul’s salvation depended on him doing what God told him to do.Hebrews 5:8-9
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