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Ah the arrogance of me should I lift myself worthy of the lashes Christ endured, more worthy than another soul. For All are free to receive, I would never for a minute think I am in anyway more worthy of Gods mercy than any other soul on this earth. Twist scripture all you like but ALL are free to receive the gift of eternal life, the mercy & grace of the Lord Christ Jesus. Dont any of us for one minute think we are special. The only thing special about us is our purity in Christ ALONE.
I am sorry, imoss, if what I posted is quick to slice, I do not say it out of anger but out of sheer sadness at what has been put forth as truth by more than one poster in this thread - that people that lean towards calvinism are self important or believe that they are more worthy or special than others, when the exact opposite holds true (at least for this poster).
There was nothing in me that could have for one moment "conjured" up a belief, let alone a faith, in God. There was nothing in me that was seeking or wondering about the possibility of a majestic, sovereign entity. And there sure as heck was nothing good in me. Given these variables, it has seemed a plausible conclusion to me that God chose us first (and certainly not because of anything I did or because I am more deserving than another but because God has a sovereign plan, whatever that may be). This possibility was made even more plausible to me after I was very disobedient to the Lord for many years and was drawn back to Him by Him. Drawn back I say, not crawled back, because I couldn't have even crawled back on my own.
This is not a conclusion that I pigheadedly cling to as I only have my subjective experience to go by which is poor proof indeed. But I just wanted to explain that believing that God chose us first does not automatically equate with believing that you're any better than anyone else.