Don't you just love the spin(s) people can put on Scripture to avoid Sovereign election, particular redemption, and make man God, and God man?
I really love the man made doctrines that rob God of His glory.
Does God save men against their will?
Does the Calvinist ever come under conviction about his sin?
Given what Calvinism teaches today even John Calvin would reject it.
The hardest people to win to Christ are the ones who are most religious.
Luke 18:9 ¶ And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
One was a Calvinist the other was a whosoever will.
For the cause of Christ
Roger