You are preaching to the choir. Calvin invented his doctrine when he was only 22 years old. Predestination was heavily influenced by greek philosophy.
Yep, calvin and luther too) was heavily influenced by Augustine who brought pagan teachings into the "church" which was one of the ways satan was able to muddy the waters so to speak and deceive so many with false doctrine
This is why there is so much false doctrine in churches today as calvinism, luthernism, and the catholic cult influences virtually all the churches and preachers today.
God has the right to Govern his Creation
And He does so thru... seedtime and harvest which is what His entire Kingdom is built upon... it's the "operating system" of the Kingdom of God. In Jesus classic teaching on sowing and reaping in Mark 4, He says if we don't understand this teaching how can we understand all teachings of God's Word which is reinforced by Gal 6:7,8
God gave mankind freewill so when man sows to the flesh (disobeys God's will) it produces death which is separation from God (to be carnally minded is death - Romans 8:5-7)
Jacob's brothers were disobedient to the Lord and were doing evil... the Lord was the One Who saw that evil situation and inserted Himself in to it causing good to come from it and in doing so messed up the things the devil was trying to do.
Seedtime and harvest is very ingenious of the Lord... if one sows a seed that is not the Lord's will... it produces corruption
The Father sovereignly decided to make man in His own Image which is why all men have free will... so we all have the choice to sow to the Spirit (be led by the Lord, walking in agreement with Him), or to sow to the flesh (be led by the devil, walking in agreement with devils and demons) which leads to permanent separation from the Lord which is eternity in hell.
Put your Faith in the Risen Lord Savior Jesus Christ and your Sins will be Forgiven; you will not have to pay the eternal Punishment for them in Hell.
That's just the introduction one gets to the Lord when they first get born again... if they fall way later to live after the flesh they will not be spending eternity with the Lord unless they repent of their sins and come back to living for the Lord.
What makes us children of God is
IF we answer the Father's call to abide in Christ having turned away from our old life of sin and walk with Him in newness of life
Ephesians 5:1
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Ephesians 4:22-24
put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Romans 13:14
put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Colossians 3:10
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created Him:
2 Corinthians 6:17
come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
This is what baptism is supposed to be about... making a covenant with the Lord, a public declaration of faith, a commitment to put off the old man and put on the new man and to walk in newness of life
Romans 6:4
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
We are called to cooperate with the Lord, to be co-laborers with Him. He made us in His Image, so we have free will... the Lord desires for us to willingly choose to turn away from our old life of sin and come abide In Christ and not turn away, ever!
1 Corinthians 3:9
We are laborers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
It's God's work, His power, His ability... but
WE have to choose to accept His offer to be His children and turn from darkness to walk with Him in the Light.
John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
2 Corinthians 5:21
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
Getting born again is the introduction and the starting point and if one truly believes and dies moments after getting born again, yes they would go to Heaven.
But few die immediately after getting born again so it remains to be seen... will WE to choose to accept His offer to be His children and turn from darkness to walk with Him abiding In Him until the end of our lives so that we might be saved???
Matthew 24:13
But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Endure to the end as in...
DON'T fall away!