Predestination, John Calvin

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What separates us from God and hinders us from being saved is our sin. Now as you said God would really like us all to come to him freely and renounce our sins. But since we didn't he had to go and die on the cross and very specifically bore the sins for all those that he chose to actively save.

People don't like that fact that Calvinists say God only saved some. But you should consider that with your own view of things and indeed the Arminian and Catholics views, God saved nobody. Some food for thought...

Calvinism is completely silly which is why such a tiny percentage of people follow it. And yes I will call it dumb since you think my religion is the Whore of Babylon.

God could have simply forgiven us, but amends still have to be made for our sins; that's why we're still held responsible for our sins even though christ died. We don't just "get forgiven". We need to make up for all of our sins. Christs crucifixion simply opened the doorway for us to be able to have that opportunity to make amends for our sins.

Not to mention you have no idea what exactly gods reasoning for was since yah know its a mystery of the faith.