Riff's Christian Journal

Conclusion

As we’ve seen, what we may call Calvinism was first taught by Jesus, and we saw that all of these points were covered just from chapter 6 of the Gospel of John. Calvinism can basically be summed up by the word “TULIP”, as we see here:

The 5 points can be summed up in the acronym: T.U.L.I.P.

1. Total Depravity (Total Inability)
2. Unconditional Election
3. Limited Atonement
4. Irresistible Grace
5. Perseverance of the Saints

From chapter 6 of John we can see the following:

1. Total Depravity –  In John 6: 44 Jesus says, “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him;…”

2. Unconditional Election – John 6: 44, 45 “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.”

3. Limited Atonement – John 6:44 Jesus said, “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.” and verse 65 ,  “Therefore I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.” Then verse 37, “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.”

4. Irresistible Grace – John 6:37 “All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.”

5. Perseverance of the Saints – John 6 in various passages Jesus said the following:

1. ³⁷ All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.
2. ³⁹ This is the will of the Father who sent Me, that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
3. ⁴⁰ And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
4. ⁴⁴ No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
5. ⁴⁷ Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.

Basically, in John 6 alone we see that no one can come to Jesus unless they are drawn by the Father. All who are drawn will come to Jesus and we know that not everyone will be saved so it stands to reason that God will only draw certain people of His own choosing to come to Jesus and all whom He draws will come.

In addition, all who are drawn not only will come, but Jesus also gives them eternal life so that none will be lost. If they can be lost,  then Jesus has lied because He has said that He will lose none of all that the Father has given to Him.

As you check back through each section, you will also see other verses that I have used to support each section. It is clear from Jesus’ own teaching that man is totally depraved (unable) to come to Him unless they are drawn and only those whom the Father draws will come and be saved. The Father draws whom He pleases, not based on what man does, but based on God’s own will and pleasure and once drawn, they come. Morever, all whom the Father draws, not only comes to be saved but they also have eternal life given to them and they will never parish.

For those of you who would like to refute any of this, you will be arguing against Jesus and you will be showing that you really want to be saved by your own will, of your own choosing so that you can take credit for your salvation allowing you to boast how much better you are than the one who chose not to submit to Jesus.

Think about that. Do you really want to be saved based on what you do or on what Jesus has done for all who will be saved? Which one do you think will get you into Heaven and will be a lasting (everlasting) salvation?

Do you have a choice? You’ve already made a choice just by the life you are already living…