Are you a monergist or a synergist?

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decipher said:
It's rediculous that in my prior post on this question people thought that it was a multiple choice question. Again, I was unable to erase two of the monergist=0 synergist =0. No one answered my post so I'll ask it again. Are you a monergist or a synergist. Which ever you are, add 1 to your choice. You don't have to comment. Only true Christians respond. It seems that there aren't too many of you. I'll start it off.
Monergist=1 and Synergist =0
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Monergistic describes the theological view that God is the sole agent of human salvation and regeneration, working entirely by Himself without human cooperation.

Synergistic means working together to produce a combined effect that is greater than the sum of separate effects.

I guess according to the above meanings I would have to go more with the bottom one as I believe we humans at least have to ask God for forgiveness and help in overcoming our sins and Jesus blood covers us as he paid the price. The Holy Spirit helps us to overcome and keeps us from temptations. So it is a work in progress humans and God together. Jesus is the above one as in he is God's solution for our sin problem we have to accept him as our savior.
 
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decipher said:
I just find it hard to believe that an all-knowing God would offer His gift to someone and it being rejected. The gift that He offers is repentance for sins committed. That was Jesus' first sermon, to call sinners to repentance. This repentance leads one to turn to God for forgiveness. The knowledge of the forgiveness of sins through Jesus' death on the cross is brought to him through preaching and the Bible. When he believes Jesus baptizes him in the name of the Holy Spirit which acts as a doorway for Jesus and the Father, who is in Jesus, to enter the being indwelled. It is they who change the motivation for living from love of self first, to love of God first and all others as one loves himself. Those are the two greatest commandments that Jesus described when he was asked. The results of this change is acts of love.




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Yes, but love cannot be programmed into robots; it must be accepted happily, which is why unrepentant sinners condemn themselves when they reject God/refuse to cooperate with His loving will.
 
So far it's monergist= 3 and synergist= 2. Thank you for those who participated. Let's continue. Remember, you don't have to comment on your choice.
 
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