The god of the Calvinist

Doctrine Article - D.0115

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Executive Summary:

The God of the Calvinist may well be Allah, the God of Islam; he cannot be Jehovah God of the Christian bible.

Introduction:

Among his many other characteristics, the Christian God, as revealed in the authorized King James Bible, is a God of reason. He has made himself and his laws known to man with such clarity that any who choose to reject him are without excuse. (Rom 1:20) Salvation is available to all men. (Titus 2;11; Heb 5:9) "Whosoever" believeth in him can be saved. (John 3:16)

For those of us who are saved, we know that we are saved because these things have been written that we may know that we have eternal life. (I John 5:13)

But Allah, the god of Islam, is not so benevolent; nor so reasonable. Allah is believed to preside in judgment over those who die, at which time he reportedly determines whether they are granted heavenly bliss or hellish torment, based on his mood at the time.

The only escape from this arbitrary 'coin toss' is for the faithful follower to die as a martyr, preferably killing as many enemies of Allah (i.e. Jews and Christians) as possible. Martyrdom is believed to be the only direct path into heaven, where 72 dark-eyes virgins await the faithful follower, and by which the judgment of Allah can be bypassed.

The god of the Calvinist:

The god of the Calvinist is equally arbitrary. The terms "Sovereign", "Sovereign Lord", and "Sovereignty of God" are peppered liberally throughout the conversation of the Calvinist, in order to excuse the lack of reason behind God's arbitrary decisions. In his Sovereignty, God 'elects' - without explanation and without regard to man's free-will - whomsoever he chooses to save and whomsoever he chooses to damn.

Terms such as "Doctrines of Grace" provide a euphemistic cover for the wickedness of this doctrine, by implying that God is a God of Grace whilst creating people whom he pre-destines to spend eternity in Hell, (with no hope of ever being saved), based solely on his "Sovereign" whim.

In reality, the Calvinist turns the grace of our God into lasciviousness (Jude 4), proudly claiming to be among the saved 'elect', proudly claiming to retain salvation even if living out a sinful lifestyle, and blasphemously proclaiming that God himself planned, created, ordained and orchestrated the evil deeds that he, the Calvinist, commits.

Where is the need for repentance? Where is the call for humility? Where is the desire for holiness? The Calvinist needs none of these, because his god has already saved him and covers all of his sin - eternally secure and continually covered by grace.

What kind of god would overlook wickedness and would indiscriminately 'elect' those who wilfully indulge in it to receive eternal salvation? The God of the authorized King James Bible wouldn't. But Allah, the god of Islam would.

Is Allah the Sovereign God of the Calvinist?