The Five Points of Calvinism

By Fred Zaspel
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The Christian gospel is “a work of God from beginning to end.” Man is “so ruined by sin that he is unable to choose God,” as “man is unwilling” to seek Him. Our salvation thus “depends upon God’s choice of us,” as believers were “chosen in Him [Christ] before the foundation of the world” (Eph.1:4). Christ “offered a sacrifice to God for their sin,” designed specifically “to save His people from their sins” (Mt.1:21), ensuring that “every last person for whom Christ died will enjoy its benefits.” When God’s saving grace calls, “the call is efficacious,” and “not one of those whom He calls will be lost.” Finally, “He Who calls us is faithful,” so “God’s elect will persevere to the end” and “never perish” (Jn.10:28). “Soli Deo gloria!”