TheEternalOptimist said:Dear Non-Calvinists - What is it like to be in control of your own salvation?10andBOUNCE said:
Hadn't clicked in here since I wasn't all that interested in something Al Mohler said. Come to find out we're talking about those squirrelly Calvinists again.
While I agree that at the end of the day, Calvinists like myself and Arminians like Doc should still rally around our gracious Lord and Savior as one day we will be in His presence together, TULIP does offer significant nuances into how we consider the character of God as Doc is pointing out.
It all boils down to whether or not you believe in God being completely sovereign over ALL. Arminians do not believe sovereignty over ALL. It is impossible to say otherwise if God is not sovereign over salvation. So therefore a traditional baptist or Arminian would essentially embrace the doctrine of God's limited sovereignty. That isn't the God I find in the Bible.
Regarding the original subject, I can consider myself one of those Christians with far less enthusiasm for Trump this go around. But it has more to do with general Trump fatigue than anything else. I'm completely on board with the decentralization of the federal government in most issues and leaving the states to handle. From that point, you better believe I want Texas to do everything in its power to overthrow the gross realities of abortion in any way. And at the same time be more charitable to helping families with adoption. I would call on other Christians in other states to act and vote accordingly in their own state environments.
Sincerely,
Myself - A former Southern Baptist who is now a Reformed Christian CREC member (you know - those Doug Wilson Christian Nationalists that JD Grear, Beth Moore, Russell Moore, and Matt Chandler warned you about!)
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Did this on the other thread. Why does God ALLOWING us the freedom to choose to follow or not limit His sovereignty? If He it is His will that we choose, then His will isn't in any way diminished. In my opinion, you saying that He is not capable of allowing us to participate in salvation with Him is limiting what He is capable of. In what way am I "in control" of my salvation if all I'm doing is exercising the free will that He gave me?