March 30, 2006

Part of the problem with predestination is how it creates two types of humans. The "haves" and the "never had a chance to haves." In a way this philosophy is much like the mentality of evolutionists, like Darwin, who for years believed that blacks were an inferior race and should not be accorded the same status as the better races. Those who are predestined for hell are clearly an inferior race, right? So, in the same way evolutionists use to look down their noses at inferior races so to can the Calvinists, albeit unintentional, comfortably look at the lost and say to themselves, "I have mine... too bad about this ignorant wretch. Thems the breaks... Let me just pass by on the other side on the path to get on my way..."

In their defense Calvinists will tell you we're commanded to show kindness and compassion to everyone, regardless if God has destined them for heaven or hell. We must be good Christians to all. That's nice; however it's a bit like pulling a drowning man out of a shark infested ocean and then twenty minutes later throwing him back in to the pack of sharks in the midst of a feeding frenzy. But notice they say we have to be kind to and compassionate to all. Hmmm, maybe "all" doesn't mean "all." Maybe "everyone" means "all of a subset." Perhaps we're just supposed to show compassion to the saved... It sure gets us off the hook if nothing else.

No, the Bible teaches us that God created man in his image. It does not say He created an A list and a B list, though that is how it ultimately plays out. Even the U.S. Declaration of Independence says "all men are created equal" (I personally believe God had His hand on the creation of this document). To justify slavery some argued at the time that "all" didn't mean "all." "All" basically meant "all whites", who by the way must have been predestined to be white so don't feel too bad for the slaves...

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