Calvinism functionally treats faith as a work, which drives its theological conclusions toward unconditional election and regeneration preceding faith

Mike's identified error in Calvinist reasoning: in arguing for sola gloria, Calvinists functionally treat faith as a work. If faith is a work, you cannot do it in your own power (total depravity), so regeneration must precede faith. Mike argues Scripture consistently contrasts faith and works — faith is not a work. This is a philosophical error that leads the system astray, not a contradiction in Scripture.