Exposition on Calvinism

Ladies and gentlemen, this is officially a point-by-point exposition on why I believe Calvinism is completely biblical. 

Point One: Total Depravity

This point states that man, by nature, is completely evil, and has no good in him whatsoever. Any opinion other than this is pure pagan heresy. “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth.” (Genesis 8:20) “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.” (1 Corinthians 2:14) “For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh.” (Romans 7:18a) “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from You.” (Psalm 16:2) “We all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.” (Ephesians 2:3) He cannot choose God, and therefore must be chosen by God. “You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatever you shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” (John 15:16) “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him.” (John 6:44a) “Even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him.” (Ephesians 1:4) “No one can say 'Jesus is Lord' except in the Holy Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 12:3)

Point Two: Unconditional Election

This point states that God did not choose us because of any good He saw in us, because we have none apart from Him, as has been sufficiently proven in the last paragraph. “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no man may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Point Three: Limited Atonement

This point seeks to prove that Jesus did not die for everyone, but only for the elect. “For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” (Matthew 26:28) Note that Jesus used the word “many”, rather than the word “all”. This idea is further reinforced by John 10:15. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” He states that He has come to lay down His life for the sheep, not the goats. “He was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people” (Isaiah 53:8b)

Point Four: Irresistible Grace

This point states that when God calls someone, they cannot resist the call. “It is not of him who wills nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.” (Romans 9:16) This point is further backed by the fact that when Jesus called the apostles, they immediately left all that they had, and followed Him.

Point Five: Perseverance of the Saints

This point says that once someone has been saved, he cannot lose his salvation. This point is generally agreed upon by both Calvinists and Arminians. “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of My hand.” (John 10:28) “Of those whom You gave me I have not lost one.” (John 18:9b)

I hope this brief exposition has been helpful to you, and if you want to debate the subject, I'd be more than happy to do so with you.