There are Some Who Believe That a Sinner Does Nothing to be Saved

what complete rubbish. So humans are no more than a bunch of machines! you guys should quit your theology and start accepting what the Bible says!

 

Calvin on John 3:16

"That whosoever believeth on him may not perish. It is a remarkable commendation of faith, that it frees us from everlasting destruction. For he intended expressly to state that, though we appear to have been born to death, undoubted deliverance is offered to us by the faith of Christ; and, therefore, that we ought not to fear death, which otherwise hangs over us. And he has employed the universal term whosoever, both to invite all indiscriminately to partake of life, and to cut off every excuse from unbelievers. Such is also the import of the term World, which he formerly used; for though nothing will be found in the world that is worthy of the favor of God, yet he shows himself to be reconciled to the whole world, when he invites all men without exception to the faith of Christ, which is nothing else than an entrance into life."

Note Calvin's non-calvinistic language!

Mark 14:24,

"Which is shed for many. By the word many he means not a part of the world only, but the whole human race"

Colossians 1:14

"He says that this redemption was procured through the blood of Christ, for by the sacrifice of his death all the sins of the world have been expiated"

What think ye?

 

unless you are accusing God of being insincere, IF He were to INVITE the whole human race, it is ONLY because He has provided for ALL their sins in the Death of the Lord Jesus Christ. Redemption has been completed for the whole human race, but all will not be saved because all will not accept what the Lord demands. Remember, the Lord COMMANDS that the entire human race REPENTS of their sins (Acts 17:30)

 

it is called FREE WILL which all humans have, and therefore have the ability to respond to the Gospel Message

 

Calvin writes, "invites all men without exception", where the "Calvinistic" term is "without distinction". the former for the whole "human race", the latter, "the elect"

 

John Murray

"One aspect of the doctrines of grace is the insistence that man, by nature, is unable and unwilling to come to Jesus in repentance and faith. Apart from saving grace, a sinner is corrupt in every part of his being and morally incapable of doing good in God’s sight. Although he isn’t as wicked as he could be, he is dead in sin and his will is in bondage to sin."

Murray says "unable", the Bible says "unwilling" (John 5:39-40)

Murray says "bondage to sin", the Bible, "free to hear and believe" (John 5:24)

 

The Bible says that Jesus died for Judas!