Catholicism: The Elect Are Predestined; Reprobate in 1 Peter 2:8; God's Providence (We Agree!); False Prophet as God's "Tool"; Good Ol' Romans 9 The This is one of my many (often point-by-point) replies to the “Exegetical Considerations” section (pp. 20-186) of Steve Hays’ “Biblical Calvinism” book.