The main thing is are your doctrines and beliefs compatible with the Bible? I mean the whole Bible not just some of the Bible. Calvinists build their doctrine and beliefs on a handful of scriptures. There is nothing in the Old Testament that supports Calvinism. All of the prophets and patriarchs were justified and saved by faith in God's promise of a savior. No one claims that they were predestinated to salvation.
I would offer. All of the
elected prophets and patriarchs were justified and saved by a work of God's promise of a savior. A labor of His love Or can be called a work of faith . . . God's . The law of faith.
Not the many that wanted to accredit the work of Christ working in them to both will and empower giving it over to their own selves in false pride. as if they had the power to see the unseen working of God in their own flesh .
The many. Not called or sent by God as the Elect. .
Mathew 7:21-23 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and
in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them,
I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Hebrews 6 informs us some in false pride or weak faith crucified Christ over and over exposing him to public shame as if one demonstration was not enough to forgive all sin.
Again only those elected called Christians (the few) Those moved by the power of God. The better thing that acompanies salvation .We have the privilege's to work it out being yoked with him our burden is made lighter .
God does not forget the power of new born again faith he freely give to us .He calls it the better things .. . . words that bring comfort, words to remind us of the previous things he has brought to our memories things he has taught us . He is our very confidence . Philippians 1:6 informs us .If he has begun the good teaching work in us he will finish it to the end. As Paul says ; what do we have that we have not freely received and if we have received new born again life .Why boast as if we did not? We must be careful how we hear what the Spirt is saying to the us as elected Christians.
Hebrew 6 :9 But, beloved, we are
persuaded better things of you, and
things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. For
God is
not unrighteous to forget
your work and labor of love, which ye have shewed
toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that
every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of
hope unto
the end:
