Hi Snoozy,
It would be great if you shared what you believe to be correct, sine you reject both Arminianism and Reformed?
talofa
i dont have a tulip or any system like that. i will probably regret writing this and will get made fun of or ridiculed but here it goes i will give what i believe. i can speak much better than i can write so bear that in mind:
man has a choice to make and while spiritually dead God's grace is revealed to all people titus 2:11. i believe this is what all the verses to turn repent and believe and the pleading of God and apostles and prophets to the people are all about. Paul wished to be cut off from Christ for the israelites sake.
i believe in election but i think u make a mistake when u say that election is always for salvation. there are elect angels and israel is called God's elect too.
Paul said there were some called elect who werent saved but wanted to preach so they might be saved. he also wrote that some jews forbid him from speaking to gentiles so they might be saved. peter also says make ur election and calling sure.
i believe Jesus died for all peopel but only the ones who repent and believe will be saved. its not universalism because what happens when they dont believe and repent? then they trampled the blood of the son of God like hebrews 10:29 says which is impossible in calvinist limited atonement since Christ dindt even die for those guys.
God says He isnt happy when people die in their sins even u guys admit that so thats the thing. God wants everyone to get saved.
some people did resist God's will like in acts 7:51 and luke 7:30. this is where both are wrong again. one side says they never resist like in romans and one side they always can like in those other passages. truth is that if God says for example i will create new heavens and new earth, or Jesus returns on *this* day. those things no one can resist. or if God raptures someone like Enoch. Or teleports someone like Philip in the book of acts. but if God tells people turn ye turn ye repent come to me people of Israel then people can resist. why? is God weak? no but because God has decided to do things this way. God gave us sovereignly that choice i believe bible teaches it.
i believe that once ur truly redeemed u will stay redeemed. there are some verses that i struggle with for now dont know what dispensation to put em in, but i believe in eternal security for the saved.