Are You A Calvinist? Calvinist Theories Have Hurt My Soul Because How Do You Know That You Are One Of

Are you a Calvinist? Calvinist theories have hurt my soul because how do you know that you are one of the elect ?

How do you know you’re elect? If you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as the only One who can save you from your sins, then you are one of the elect.

Nowhere in the Bible can we find people who want to be saved and yet aren’t because they’re not one of the chosen. That’s a completely foreign idea. In fact, we aren’t even to worry ourselves with who the elect or the non-elect are. Instead the Bible says–repent and believe.  

Personally, knowing about the doctrines of grace (aka Calvinism) gave me more assurance of my salvation in Christ and destroyed all my man-centered philosophies and theology. Knowing that God is sovereign over everything–including my salvation–gives you peace like no other.

God was the One who gave me understanding to see the depravity of my spiritual condition and gave me faith to believe in His Son. Had He not shown me the reality of my sin and His holiness, then I wouldn’t be a Christian today. It wasn’t because He was holding out His hand waiting for me to receive His gift; it was because He changed my heart and opened my eyes and made me see who I was outside of Christ. It’s all His grace and mercy. 

I hope this helped you somewhat. So many anti-Calvinists are anti-Calvinists because they have been wrongly presented the doctrine of election. I know, because I was like that too. 

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