God does not select people for damnation

[FutureAndAHope]

God's nature is such that He desires all people to come to Him (although not all respond). He does not take pleasure in the death of the wicked.

Eze 33:11 Say to them: 'As I live,' says the Lord GOD, 'I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn, turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?'​

This is backed up by scriptures that say God desires salvation for "all", yet not all will receive it.

1Ti 2:3-6 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,​

The doctrine that all are presented with salvation was also taught by the Early Church Fathers.

“ I do not mean to say that there are two different human natures” and “ he is a man of the devil, made such, not by nature, but by his own choice”. - ( Ignatius 30AD-107AD)​

​

they who choose the good have worthy rewards, and they who choose the opposite have their merited awards. For not like other things, as trees and quadrupeds, which cannot act by choice, did God make man: for neither would he be worthy of reward or praise did he not of himself choose the good, but were created for this end; nor, if he were evil, would he be worthy of punishment, not being evil of himself, but being able to be nothing else than what he was made (Justin Martyr 110AD-165AD , First Apology - Ch 43)​

​

... Furthermore, I have proved in what has preceded, that those who were foreknown to be unrighteous, whether men or angels, are not made wicked by God’s fault, but each man by his own fault is what he will appear to be... (Justin Martyr 110AD-165AD, Dialoque with Trypho, Ch 140)​

​

I said briefly by anticipation, that God, wishing men and angels to follow His will, resolved to create them free to do righteousness; possessing reason, that they may know by whom they are created, and through whom they, not existing formerly, do now exist; and with a law that they should be judged by Him, if they do anything contrary to right reason: and of ourselves we, men and angels, shall be convicted of having acted sinfully, unless we repent beforehand. But if the word of God foretells that some angels and men shall be certainly punished, it did so because it foreknew that they would be unchangeably [wicked], but not because God had created them so. So that if they repent, all who wish for it can obtain mercy from God: and the Scripture foretells that they shall be blessed, saying, ‘Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not sin;’... (Justin Martyr 110AD-165AD, Dialoque with Trypho, Ch 141)​

1. This expression [of our Lord], “How often would I have gathered thy children together, and thou wouldest not,” (Mat 23:37) set forth the ancient law of human liberty, because God made man a free [agent] from the beginning, possessing his own power, even as he does his own soul, to obey the behests (ad utendum sententia) of God voluntarily, and not by compulsion of God. For there is no coercion with God, but a good will [towards us] is present with Him continually. And therefore does He give good counsel to all. And in man, as well as in angels, He has placed the power of choice (for angels are rational beings), so that those who had yielded obedience might justly possess what is good, given indeed by God, but preserved by themselves. On the other hand, they who have not obeyed shall, with justice, be not found in possession of the good, and shall receive condign punishment: for God did kindly bestow on them what was good; but they themselves did not diligently keep it, nor deem it something precious, but poured contempt upon His super-eminent goodness. (Irenaeus 120AD-202AD, Against Heresies - Book 4 Ch 37)​

 

[MaxPower]

Brother Robert Pate put this list together to try to help deceived Calvinists out of their confusion. So credit to Robert Pate and I hope his efforts can continue to help others.

Calvinism is a false demonic doctrine that believes God predestinates people to hell before they are born, making God an unmerciful, unrighteous tyrant.


Luke 18:17, "WHOSOEVER shall not receive the Kingdom of God as a little Child shall in no wise enter in."

John 3:15, "WHOSOEVER believes in him should not perish".

John 4:14, "WHOSOEVER drinks of this water that I shall give him shall never perish".

JOHN 11:26, "WHOSOEVER lives and believes in me shall never die, do you believe this?"

John 12:46, "I am become a light into the world, that WHOSOEVER believes in me should not abide in darkness"

Acts 2:21, "And it shall come to pass that WHOSOEVER shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved".

Acts 10:43, "To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name WHOSOEVER believes in him shall receive remission of sins".

Romans 9:33, "As it is written, behold I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense: and WHOSOEVER believes in him shall not be ashamed.".

Romans 10:11, "For the scripture says WHOSOEVER believes in him shall not be ashamed".

Romans 10:13, "For WHOSOEVER shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved".

1 John 4:15, "WHOSOEVER shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dells in him, and he of God".

John 5:1, WHOSOEVER believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God".

Matthew 11:28, Come unto me ALL OF YOU that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest".

Matthew 10:32, WHOSOEVER shall confess me before men, him will I confess before my Father in heaven".

Matthew 16:32, "For WHOSOEVER will save his life shall lose it; and WHOSOEVER will lose his life for my sake shall find it".

Matthew 18:4, WHOSOEVER shall receive a little child in my name receives me".

Matthew 24:14, "And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all of the WORLD

Mark 1:37, And when they had found hm, they said unto him ALL MEN are seeking you".

Mark 3:35, And WHOSOEVER shall do the will of God (believe on Jesus) the same is my brother, and my sister, and my mother".

Luke 2:31, Which you have prepared before the face of ALL PEOPLE".

Luke 6:47, WHOSOEVER will come after me, and hears my saying, and does them, I will show you whom he is like".

John 1:7, "The same came for a witness of the light, that ALL MEN through him might believe".

Luke 9:26, "WHOSOEVER shall be ashamed of me, and my words, of him shall the Son man be ashamed".

Luke 12:8, "WHOSOEVER shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man confess before the angels in heaven".

John 1:7, "The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the light that ALL MEN through him might believe".

John 4:14, "But WHOSOEVER drinks of this water that I shall give him shall never thirst".

Mark 8:34, WHOSOEVER shall come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me".

John 3:16, For God so loved the WORLD that he gave his only begotten Son that WHOSOEVER believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life".

John 3:26, "To whom you bared witness, behold the same was baptizing and ALL MEN came to him".

John 12:32, "And if I be lifted up I will draw ALL MEN unto myself".

Acts 17:30, "And the times of this ignorance God winked at: but now commands ALL MEN every where to repent".

Acts 3:39, "And the promise is unto you and to your children and to ALL that are afar off, even as MANY as the Lord shall call."

Acts 22:15, "For you shall be witnesses unto ALL MEN of what you have seen and heard".

Acts 17:31, "Wherefore he has given assurance unto ALL MEN in that he has raised Jesus from the dead."

Acts 22:15, "For you shall be his witness unto ALL MEN of what you have seen and heard".

Romans 5:18, "Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon ALL MEN to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon ALL MEN unto justification of life".

Romans 8:32, "He that spared not his own son, but delivered him up for US ALL how shall he not give us all things".

Romans 11:32, For God has declared them ALL in unbelief, that he might have mercy UPON ALL".

1 Corinthians 9:22, "I am made all things to ALL MEN that I might win some".

1 Corinthians 15:22, "For as in Adam ALL DIE so in Christ shall ALL be made alive".

2 Corinthians 4:14-15, "For the love of Christ constrains us; because we thus judge; that if one died FOR ALL, then we are ALL DEAD"

2 Corinthians 5:19, "God was in Christ, reconciling the WORLD unto himself".

2 Corinthians 9:13, "While by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection into to the Gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto to them, and unto ALL MEN".

Galatians 3:28, "For you are ALL ONE in Jesus Christ".

Ephesians 3:9, "And to make ALL MEN see what is the fellowship of the mystery, from which from the beginning of the WORLD was hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ".

Galatians 3:28, "For you are ALL ONE in Jesus Christ".

1 Timothy 2:4, "Who will have ALL MEN to be saved and to come into the knowledge of the truth".

1 Timothy 2:5-6, "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ who gave himself a ransom FOR ALL".

1 Timothy 4:10, "For therefore we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the SAVIOR OF ALL MEN, especially of those who believe".

Hebrews 9:10, "But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for EVERY MAN".

Hebrews 10:10, "For that we will have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus once FOR ALL".

James 1:5, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that gives to ALL MEN liberally".

1 John 2:2, "And he is a propitiation for sins: and not ours only, but also for the sins of the WHOLE WORLD".

1 John 4:14, "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the savior of the WHOLE WORLD".

1 John 5:4, "For WHATSOEVER (WHOSOEVER) is born of God overcomes the WORLD : and this is the victory that over comes the world OUR FAITH",

2 Peter 3:9, "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise as some men count slackness: but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that ANYONE should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance".