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Alana L. 1A (inability), 1B (belief is a work)

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  This series  is loosely based on this 14-minute video from Alana L.:   5 Signs Your Loved One is Becoming a Calvinist    [About the numbering of the posts in this series: The number refers to which point Alana is on.  The letter is which post it is in my series, one letter per post, but some of Alana's points get more posts/letters than others.]   Point #1:   A:  Alana pointed out how Calvinists say "I could never choose God.  I would never choose God.  I can't even want God or seek God, so He had to choose me."    When Calvinists say this, there are (at least) two possible things going on: 1.  They're repeating what Calvinists have taught them to say and believe, convinced that it's what "humble, God-honoring" Christians believe and what the Bible really teaches.  It's part of their doctrine of "total depravity," that humans are so terrible - so "spiritually dead" inside - that they can't do  anything ...
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Introduction: Alana L. on how to recognize and defeat Calvinism

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This series  is a loosely based on this great 14-minute video from Alana L.:   5 Signs Your Loved One is Becoming a Calvinist .   It will go from A-Z, a post for each letter of the alphabet (except the first couple have two letters per post). I've been wanting someone to make a video like this for awhile now - to help people recognize Calvinism when they hear it, to help them realize it's a big deal that they should take seriously and research, and to help them know why it's wrong and how it spreads. Those who've studied against Calvinism know how very tricksy it is.  But those who  don't know anything about it, or how to recognize it, or how it takes over, or how it sounds like it's teaching one thing when it's  really  teaching something totally different, or how it twists or misinterprets Scripture... well, they  are sitting ducks, fish in a barrel who become easy targets for a Calvinist pastor (especially a stealth Calvinist pastor) who slowly...
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UGW #22: So what, ultimately, is God's Will?

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  Understanding God's Will #22 (final post in series): So what is the Will of God, according to the Bible?    And how do I find the next step in His plan for me?                  Well, I’m glad you asked.    But do you really want to know?    Because once you know then you have a decision to make: obey or disobey.    And doing God's Will is not a simple, quick thing.    It’s a life-long, life-altering discipline.    And that’s part of the problem because we want simple jobs with quick and massive rewards.    We want to put in the least amount of effort and get the most benefits possible.    We want Him to open the doors, but we don’t want any responsibilities.    We want freedom, but no consequences.                But that is not God’s way.  ...
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UGW #19-21: Praying wrong, missing the path, called to where I don't want to go

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  Understanding God's Will 19 - 21  (no Calvinism stuff added to this post):  #19.    What if what I’m praying for is not God’s Will or plan for me?    What do I do?    Like the Israelites begging for and getting meat ( Numbers 11 ), could I end up getting what I ask for as sort of a punishment?                 I wondered about this one, too.    If I was asking and asking for something that God didn’t want to give me, would He end up giving it to me because I begged so much, but then there would be a punishment attached to it?    That’s how I felt as I pleaded with God for a house.   Would He give us a bad house just to shut me up, as punishment for begging too much, for not "trusting" Him enough and not being happy with what I had?   I mean, that’s like what happened to the Israelites, right?    Or is it?       ...
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