LOL, yes indeed!! There's a point that we both can agree on! Praise God!!
Still, I am confused that staunch Calvinists, like yourself(?), contend that our Salvation and everything accompanying it, is of God and we can contribute nothing?
So how can one, according to your beliefs, contribute to things like increasing Faith, being obedient (since you've several times said that there are/were believers living in disobedience), and Spiritual growth? You say that God does it ALL, right... so what can mankind do, if anything? I would think that we can't even be submissive to God by Calvinist doctrine?
I apologise in advance for the long post, but don't know how to answer your question otherwise.
I do not claim to follow Calvin's doctrine. I have never read any of his writings, or any other man.s writings about the scriptures, except I do reference Strong's concordance. I use only the inspired scriptures contained in the KJV, believing that scriptures prove themselves, when compared to each other, without omitting any of them.
Salvation=deliverance, saved=delivered, and save=deliver, according to Strong's concordance.
This misunderstanding of the salvation scriptures, and having them all to reference eternal salvation tends to teach them that eternal deliverance is achieved by doing good works. Most of the well intended children of God fall into this misunderstanding. They are known in the scriptures as "the lost sheep of the house of Israel".
Spiritual Israel is made up of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation (rev 5:9). Most of spiritual Israel turned away from God and started worshiping idols (themselves and their works [ the old law of Moses} ), however God left in the midst of them a remnant of Israel that shall do no iniquity, nor speak lies, neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid (Zeph 3:11-13).
The spiritually born again man can do many things, such as accepting Christ, repenting, confessing, praying, loving each other, and so forth. which are all good works that can save (deliver) them as they sojourn here on earth.
When a born again child of God commits a sin, they separate themselves from their fellowship with God, temporary, until they repent. however, they do not lose their eternal inheritance.
My statement may cause more questions, if so, ask, and I will attempt to answer, with scripture, the best that I can.