The philosophical system that is Calvinism can, at times, force the Calviist to say some ludicrous things.
A case in point is an answer one of the leading Calvinists, R. Sproul, gave to this question: "How can I be be happy in heaven if my mother isn't there but is in Hell?" That's a good question and one we'll answer in our coming study on "Heaven." Sproul's answer floored me.
He said, "When you look down from heaven and see your mother in Hell, you will rejoice!"
We need to stop here and remind ourselves that oneof the peals of TULIP is "Unconditional Election" which means "God chose certain individuals for salvation based entirely on His grace, irrespective of their actions or choices. This decision reflects God’s sovereign will, established before the creation of the world."
There it is: God did not chose that person's mother to be one of he elect to be saved and go to heaven. He, by not choosing her to go to heaven, authomatically chose her to go to hell.
Why did He chooe her for hell? The Calvinist would have to say, going by their system, that she is in hell to show the glory of God. Keep in mind, that by their system, some babies will wind up in Hell. All this somehow to show the glory of God.
Therefore, Sproul said that when some son ,in heaven, sees his mother or his child in everlasting torment, he will be overjoyed becausse by his mother's being in Hell,she is glorifyig God, He will prasie God thety are there..
We say to this, "Really? Is that your answer? Jesus, seeing the rejection of Israel, "burst into tears." (Literal translation.) He did not rejoice.
This is the reality they live with! it is awful how they can take for this out of context and twist them to meet their narrative. And the sad thing is, I’ve heard many of them state proudly that they are so glad that they are reformed.
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