(November 11, 2020 at 8:12 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote: He seems to follow Calvinist teaching. It has always made no sense, but here it is -- people are evil because its their nature, and they deserve punishment for it, because they are evil. God can choose to enlighten the elect by grace to become moral agents and choose to do good. Everyone else is done for.
So, the non-elect are not moral agents. They are bound by evil. It doesn't matter if it wasn't their choice, their punishment is "just" because of their evil nature. Only believers can choose to do good.
I don't know what Calvinist teaching is, but I believe he believed in eternal damnation, which is an absurd pagan doctrine. I believe in universal salvation.
It seems you've not been reading this thread at all, actually. Only believers can choose to do good? I specifically said no one can do good of their own accord. Sinners can also do good, by the grace of God. Perhaps you should read and attempt to understand before making judgments.