I keep going back to the Scriptures. Now one has yet explained to me how God can command people to repent,believe,come to Him when they cannot. If you are not of the elect you cannot obey,again God stepping on the leash. If you were created for destruction you cannot obey His commands,so how is it fair that God would condemn you for something you cannot do? You cannot choose? For a Calvinist to say "oh yes you can choose,you can choose Gods will" that is not a choice. That is God stepping on the leash. He gave Adam and Eve choice,He told them not to eat of the fruit and the consequences.And yet they chose to sin. Therefore Adam and Eve were not perfect,they sinned and they chose sin. God calls His people back to Him throughout the Bible. The Holy Spirit draws man continually. The only chosen people of the Bible are the Jews and we are grafted in. And yet the Jews are not elected in the sense that they are saved.They have to come the same way we all do,through Christ.
Matt.4 "From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Isa.30 'This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
Luke 5 "Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Acts 3 "
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord"
Romans 2 "Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
Rev 3 "Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
James 8 "Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded."
Acts 2 "Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Ezk. "For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!
Acts 17 "In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
Luke 15 "I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
2 Chr. "For the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him.
Once again God is making demands of His creation that they cannot obey! If a sinner cannot respond because they are not elected why does God tell sinners to repent? I dont understand this.