Many people quote John 3:16 “all that who believe in him shall not perish” all meaning, all the elect, because responding to God would logically have to follow from God making an individual able to respond. This hurts many liberal Christian’s feelings because they would claim it “isn’t fair.” But He is God, and you are not. “Limited Atonement” means Christ died for the elect alone. Thus, God Elected some to salvation, not based on merit, but based on his choosing, nor based on the idea that man will respond to God in the right way, because he is unable to. Only those whom God calls to be saved will be saved, he must first change them and save them through the blood of his son. So the idea of modern Christianity, that they can immediately go and talk to God whenever they want, is flawed. If God is completely perfect in nature, there is no way for him to communicate with humans due to their sins. “Unconditional Election” is the belief that man is not able to respond to God.

My belief is that everyone is evil, not even one person is good, that all of mankind is not “kinda” pretty good, but actually deserves hell. This is the belief that man is unable to save himself, that he is depraved in nature. “Total Depravity” is built on Adam’s first sin, and everyone being affected by that sin is dead in trespasses and sins. As I read scripture I came to my own conclusions, that of Calvinism.įor those who don’t know who John Calvin was, he was a French theologian in the protestant reformation, who made major efforts in theological writing to a degree that is unmatched.Ĭalvinism is the most accurate interpretation of scripture, and is also the most helpful in understanding the human condition.Ĭalvinism’s five points are Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints. Many people claim that my faith is built upon the foundation of my parents, which to some degree is true- but also is not true. Growing up my parents raised me in the Christian church, and I partook in leading student worship when I was in High School.

Sins of the father scripture