PARTIALITY - RESPECT OF PERSONS - AN ERROR OF CALVINISM
Calvinism, without biblical basis, restricts and limits God’s love and grace to a select minority. According to Calvin God deliberately and sovereignly chose to love and save only a few and predetermined the doom of the rest of humanity. This is a false doctrine, because Scripture teaches that there is no partiality or respect of persons with God. God loves the world (Jn. 3:16) and in Christ provides for the salvation of all. Those who are lost have none but themselves to blame. Consider the following texts: 2 Chronicles 19:7 “ there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons” Proverbs 24:23 “it is not good to have respect of persons in judgment” (cf. 28:21) Isaiah 45:22 “Look unto me and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth , for I am God and there is none else.” Isaiah 53:6 “ All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all . Luke 19:10 “ For