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What do Calvinists think of Isaiah 65:12?

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so I find no contradiction between human responsibility and God's election and sovereignty; for context. I just do not agree with a lot of the "hardline" Calvinist positions, I feel they overreach and force a contradiction between predestination and individual responsibility (as in, it's not possible for the total puppet people of hardline Calvinism to be responsible for anything, much like a rock isn't responsible for falling downhill, which flies in the face of what Scripture clearly says, which is that we are responsible.) I wonder how Calvinists answer Isaiah 65:12, which to me seems to pretty clearly state that we are not destined to Hell *until* we choose sin (ESV): >I will destine you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because, when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not listen, but you did what was evil in my eyes and chose what I did not delight in.” I don't intend to come across as combative, I just want to nail down the "mechanism and reality" of sovereignty and personal responsibility, and this verse seems pretty heavily related.
Asked by CapnShanty (13 rep)
Jan 2, 2024, 03:25 AM
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