Calvinism paints God as sadistic▪He chose specific people to go to heaven▪He chose specific people to go to hell▪Saved, solely because of God’s actions▪Damned, solely because of God’s actions

The Bible teaches God is loving & kind▪Devised plan of salvation, Eph. 3:9-11▪Sent His Son to die, Jn. 3:16▪Sent out the word, Lk. 24:46, 47▪Our choice to respond, 1 Thes. 2:13

1 John 3:9 proves perseverance of saints▪John says we can & do sin, 1 Jn. 1:8-10▪John says we need forgiveness, 1 Jn. 2:1▪A habit of life, 1 Jn. 3:4-10∙Practice righteousness∙Practice unrighteousness∙“Cannot” be drug addict & work here∙“Cannot” drive on wrong side of road

God will complete your salvationNo matter what you do, Phil. 1:6▪God will not fail on His part, Heb. 13:5, 6▪We can fail, Phil. 2:14-16▪There is work to do, Phil. 2:12, 13; 3:8-11▪Destruction is possible, Phil. 3:17-19▪Names can be blotted out, Phil. 4:3; Rev. 3:5

God’s children will not be lostEven if they break His law, Psa. 89:31-34▪“God will take them to the woodshed”▪Psa. 89 refers to David’s sons, Psa. 89:20-37▪Abuse of Scripture, 2 Pt. 3:16▪Dishonest or incompetent argument

Once born again, cannot be unborn▪Physically cannot be unborn, but can die▪Child of God can die, 1 Tim. 5:6; Lk. 15:11-32▪Galatians had to be born again “again,”Gal. 4:19

Saved men can be lost, Lk. 8:11-15▪Those who never believe, Lk. 8:12▪Those who believe, but fall away, Lk. 8:13▪Those who believe, but die, Lk. 8:14▪Those who believe to salvation, Lk. 8:15

Some cleansed turn back to filth,2 Pt. 2:18-22▪Escaped error▪Escaped pollutions of the world▪Entangled again in pollutions▪End worse than beginning▪Better not to know way of righteousnessthan to turn from it

NT examples of those who fell away▪Demas, Col. 4:14; 2 Tim. 4:10; 1 Jn. 2:15-17▪Simon, Acts 8:13-23

Calvinism paints God as sadistic▪He chose specific people to go to heaven▪He chose specific people to go to hell▪Saved, solely because of God’s actions▪Damned, solely because of God’s actions

The Bible teaches God is loving & kind▪Devised plan of salvation, Eph. 3:9-11▪Sent His Son to die, Jn. 3:16▪Sent out the word, Lk. 24:46, 47▪Our choice to respond, 1 Thes. 2:13