Muslims Vs Calvinist.

Muslims Vs Calvinist.

I was thinking about two video clips I have seen.

The first was a Muslim who was talking about as a Muslim he has to work his way into heaven and can never know if he has done enough work to actually earn his way into heaven.  This is sad because he can never know but at least he has hope that he might actually have earned his way in.  But this is a constant struggle.

Then recently I have been viewing a video by a Calvinist.  I have also had discussions with a strong Calvinist.  They view predestination as the idea that God has already made all decisions of what will happen before time began.  That means he has decided prior to day one who will go to heaven and who will go to hell.  The comment that through me today was about prayer, it was basically those who are not Calvinist pray to God with the thought that they can change his mind.  That must mean a Calvinist does not believe he can change God's mind by praying, in other words to a Calvinist prayer is useless because God has already decided what will happen. 

So a True Calvinist has no hope!  Nothing he/she can do will get him into heaven because God has made that decision already, no faith, no belief, no confession, no baptism, nothing!  So a True Calvinist can never know if he is going to heaven, NEVER.  After all the bible says some who think they are believers will stand before God and he will say you never knew me. He also has no point in praying, why pray if God has already decided what will happen.

So in conclusion, a Muslim actually has more hope of getting into heaven than a Calvinist!

Now that said I need to say I do not believe either one is correct.  I believe that Jesus died for the whole world (John 3:16) that whoever believes in him will be saved.  That he is the only way to heaven but God gives us the choice to accept or reject the gift of salvation.

THE WAY of SALVATION

KNOWLEDGE and DUTY
Ecclesiastes 12:13
1 Peter 3:15
Ezekiel 3:18-19

SIN
Romans 3:23

DEATH
Romans 6:23

POWER of GOD
John 1:12

HEAR
Romans 10:14-17

BELIEVE
John 3:16-18

REPENT
Acts 2:38

CONFESS
Matthew 10:32-33
Romans 10:9-10

BAPTISM
Acts 8:38
Romans 6:1-10
1 Peter 3:20-21

FAITHFUL
Revelation 2:10
Romans 2:27

GREAT COMMISSION
Matthew 28:19-20

THE FIELDS ARE WHITE UNTO HARVEST