Acts 18.6

¶After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;

2And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome and came unto them.

3And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

4And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

5¶And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

6And when they opposed themselves themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.

Now we see here the words " opposed THEMSELVES '
Which is 'antitasso' ( Greek)

OK now with this in mind let's look at a famous calvinist proof text .

48¶And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Ok the word ' ordained ' is tasso

What's my point ?
If they opposed themselves 'antitasso' in Acts 18 .6

Then in Acts 13 they did the opposite . They themselves disposed themselves . There is no mention of God doing anything here .
48¶And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained( tasso) to eternal life believed.

We are obviously not preprogrammed robots. The Atonement and the whole concept of sin would be meaningless if we where. Calvinists are locked into an uphill struggle with reality.

I am new here and just getting started. As i have walked my Christian journey I became aware of Calvinism and the large number of people that believe in Calvinist doctrine. After much study I just cannot rationalize how someone can read the Bible, understand the nature of God, understand the message of Christianity and still believe Calvinism is true. It doesn't make any logical sense at all.

In Acts 18:6

ἀντιτασσομένων
antitassomenōn
"opposed"

In Acts 13:48

τεταγμένοι
tetagmenoi
"appointed"

Did I miss something

Acts 18.6
Transliteration: antitasso Pronunciation: än-te-tä's-soPart of Speech: verbRoot Word (Etymology): From ἀντί (G473) and the middle voice of τάσσω (G5021)Outline of Biblical Usage:

1. to range in battle against
2. to oppose one's self, resist

KJV Translation Count: 5x
The KJV translates Strongs G498 in the following manner: resist (4x), oppose (one's) self (1x).


Acts 13 .48
Transliteration: tasso Pronunciation: tä's-soPart of Speech: verbRoot Word (Etymology): A prolonged form of a primary verb (which latter appears only in certain tenses)TDNT Reference: 8:27,1156Outline of Biblical Usage:

1. to put in order, to station
   1. to place in a certain order, to arrange, to assign a place, to appoint
      1. to assign (appoint) a thing to one
   2. to appoint, ordain, order
      1. to appoint on one's own responsibility or authority
      2. to appoint mutually, i.e. agree upon

Mat 28:16
Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed G5021 them.
Luk 7:8
For I also am a man set G5021 under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Act 13:48
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained G5021 to eternal life believed.
Act 15:2
When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined G5021 that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
Act 22:10
And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed G5021 for thee to do.
Act 28:23
And when they had appointed G5021 him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
Rom 13:1
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained G5021 of God.
1Co 16:15
I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted G5021 themselves to the ministry of the saints,)

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ἀντιτασσομένων
ἀντιτάσσω
antitasso