Gary McNees wrote:
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> > Contrary to Arminianism, endless
> > unbelief is the consequence of God passing over a sinner.
>
> Another clear truth of Calvinism, but of course this makes
> God voluntaristic. There is nothing wrong with God not saving
> those whom He could save. In fact there is nothing wrong with
> God damning the many because He has withheld the only remedy
> for them! Such is truly the God of Calvinism.
>
Again, you only evidence not only know knowing the Calvinist position,
but having actually studied it. There's no need for me to reply to
this.
>
> > Calvinism
> > retains a God of mystery.
>
> No actually there in no mystery in the Calvinistic God.
>
Quite correct. We accept His declaration, "I AM THAT I AM."
>
> This God controls all wills. He determines that each man sins
> as he does. There is not mystery, for Calvinism denies that
> God can possibly know a free will choice, so there cannot
> be any.
>
And here you display a failure to note the distinction between activity
and passivity in the decree of God. Perhaps you should read the
Westminster Confession of Faith.
>
> > As such, God is the efficient cause and
> > author of faith but not of unbelief.
>
> He is the cause of unbelief also, for He must control all
> things to conform with His will.
>
Again you reflect a failure of knowing what Calvinism actually teaches.

>
SNIP
>
> > The electing decree of God,
> > determined in eternity past, is efficacious and the origination of
> > faith. Non-election is thus permissive and passive, merely
allowing
> > the individual to continue in his unbelief.
>
> What a nice way of hiding the truth.
>
What does Rom 1:24, 26, 28 declare? What is the point of 2 Thess 2:6?
You get on the QE2 out of NY bound for London. Within the confines and
laws of that universe, you can do what ever your little heart desires.
But at the end of the voyage, you are still going to arrive at the
predetermined destination.

>This "non-election" is not permissive nor passive.

That is not what Rom 1 declares.

> God ordained the unbelief in the first place. (total depravity)
> God caused all to be born dead in sin,

He allowed it by design. He made mankind a race, quite unlike the
angelic realm where each individual angel either willfully remained
true or rebelled as the case may be. But for mankind, because it was
designed as a race, federal headship was a result. By the sin of one
man, Adam, all