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Jew and Greek
Don't completely agree with your depiction, because Calvinists come in many flavors. A five point Calvinist believes that man is Totally depraved and incapable of seeking God apart from the Spirit's wooing, being one of God's elect is Unconditional by God's sovereignty, atonement is Limited to the elect, God's grace is Irresistible, and the elect will Persevere in the faith. My response to that is that God's not a jerk, and only a jerk would create some people for the express purpose of having them burn in hell for eternity because they are being held accountable for a choice that they were predestined to make.