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发帖数: 3781 | 1 by Dave Hunt
For God to act as Calvinism teaches would be inconsistent with the repeated
assurance in His Word that He is merciful and loving toward all. The committ
ed Calvinist W.G.T. Shedd wrote, "The charges that have been made ... from t
ime immemorial are, that Calvinism represents God as a tyrannical sovereign
who is destitute of love and mercy for any but an elect few, that it attribu
tes to man the depravity of devils, deprives him of moral freedom, and subje
cts him to the arbitrary cruelty of a Being who creates some men in order to
damn them." 15 In fact, Shedd admitted that this charge had been made even
by some Calvinists, against what they called hyper-Calvinism. 16
In defending his doctrine, the Calvinist argues that for God to graciously r
egenerate all mankind instead of only the elect "would violate His justice,
which requires just punishment for sin." 17 However, if what God does for th
e elect is no violation of His character or justice, neither would it be a v
iolation for Him to do the same for all mankind. Why must God's infinite mer
cy be limited to a select few?
It is also argued that imploring those who cannot respond "is a just and nec
essary way for God to act if man is to be held accountable as a fallen and s
inful creature, regardless of his inability to respond." 18 The very suggest
ion is offensive to man's God-given conscience that God implores men to do w
hat they cannot do in order to hold them accountable. Yet Calvin, though a l
awyer, claimed this was God's justice in action. | R*o
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: by Dave Hunt
: For God to act as Calvinism teaches would be inconsistent with the repeated
: assurance in His Word that He is merciful and loving toward all. The committ
: ed Calvinist W.G.T. Shedd wrote, "The charges that have been made ... from t
: ime immemorial are, that Calvinism represents God as a tyrannical sovereign
: who is destitute of love and mercy for any but an elect few, that it attribu
: tes to man the depravity of devils, deprives him of moral freedom, and subje
: cts him to the arbitrary cruelty of a Being who creates some men in order to
: damn them." 15 In fact, Shedd admitted that this charge had been made even
: by some Calvinists, against what they called hyper-Calvinism. 16
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