Nope it is not. because not everyone will recieve the gift. Stop trying to argue against calvinism, and look to the word for what it says.. I hate calvinism as much as you do. but I am not going to try to defeat it at all costs. which would get me to overlook some things which would lead me astray.
Actually this is in error. God is omnipotent. He is also omniscient. God does want no one to perish. but he will not force his salvation on anyone. At the same time, In his omniscience he will not give salvation to people he knows will one day give him the finger and tell him where to shove his salvation. NOSAS is the group who is not taking God for who he is. Not osas.. again, Your argument is against calvinism. so you are not seeing what is there you need to back of the calvinist angle and look at the word for what it says
It is the work of God that we believe. We can not take credit for saving ourselves because we trust completely in someone else to save us. Thats why salvation is a gift. A gift is given to a person. it does not mean they have to recieve it. It is still theres even if they reject it. But by rejecting it they will never reap the benefits of that gift..
Actually this is in error. God is omnipotent. He is also omniscient. God does want no one to perish. but he will not force his salvation on anyone. At the same time, In his omniscience he will not give salvation to people he knows will one day give him the finger and tell him where to shove his salvation. NOSAS is the group who is not taking God for who he is. Not osas.. again, Your argument is against calvinism. so you are not seeing what is there you need to back of the calvinist angle and look at the word for what it says
It is the work of God that we believe. We can not take credit for saving ourselves because we trust completely in someone else to save us. Thats why salvation is a gift. A gift is given to a person. it does not mean they have to recieve it. It is still theres even if they reject it. But by rejecting it they will never reap the benefits of that gift..
Jesus told people to believe and those who don't perish. Turns out, there were people who simply didn't believe. They didn't meet the condition therefore they perish. John 3:16
And Paul said that calling on the name of the Lord is conditional to being saved:
Romans 10
13for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
As Jesus himself said, he who believes is not condemned, He who does not believe is condemned already.
once again, Judas did not lose salvation, he never had it, He was condemned already, because he rejected the gift.