An Ode To Me !

Some believe in election ,
Oh , no , not me ,
For I know He chose me,
because my faith He did foresee.

He saw that I would choose Him ,
and He saw something good in me ,
Reacting to that foreseen good ,
He chose me .

God cannot force a free person
To choose to come to Him .
Salvation must be by free will
And up to the sinner's whim.

God would be unfair to pick and choose ,
Whom He would save and whom He would lose ,
God values us so much that He lets US choose .

I know the Lord loves me .
But His love can't set me free .
God loves the whole world ,
Butmost of them don't see .

His blood is not the answer ,
Nor His love for me .
Sure , hell is full of sinners
Who had the same chance as me .

Christ tried to save a lot more
Than those who come to Him .
But He dare not violate their will ,
So many stay in sin .

If only they had seen their need , like me .
They would be free ,
I guess they were not as humble ,
as little old me .

While others plug their ears and eyes ,
I chose to see .
God's grace did just enough ,
To leave it up to me .

I chose my own destiny .

I am glad I chose aright .
So many foolish people
Are going to get a fright .

But I know God in heaven
Respects the choice I've made .
I know He wishes that others
His Son their Lord had made

Jesus died for all men
When He suffered on that tree .
But sadly many of them
Will perish eternally .

It really isn't God's fault
He tried His best , you see .
But salvation is important
So He left it up to you and me .

Yes , I am a sinner , but my will's still free
To choose or reject Him,
Who died for me .

If I did not choser Him ,
and accept what He did for me ,
My sins Christ could not forgive ,
So , He waits for me .

In fact , it would all be useless ,
Christ's work upon that tree ,
If co-operation , acceptance and agreement ,
didn't come from me .

Yes, the Spirit draws me ,
But I can refuse to see ,
If it weren't for me helping him,
He's never have saved me .

Jesus did His very best ,
when He died on Calvary ,
He paid for all sins , but for all His pains ,
Only some of those go free .

God doesn't mind sharing ,
some of the glory with me ,
He and I have an agreement ,
you see ?

Jesus came from heaven .
And died upon a tree ,
So that His great salvation ,
Would be entirely up to me .

Free will , free will coming from me ,
Is what makes me a Christian ,
Everyone has it , not everyone uses it ,
Come on , use it , be a Christian and be free !

( by Martyn McGeown )

 

Now honestly , don't you think that many FW'ers would be in accord with at least 90% of that ode ?The truth hits too close to home .

If most of a Calvinistic persuasion can own up to that nomenclature of Calvinist despite its bad reputation in many quarters of the Christian world , why can't Arminians own up to their real name of Arminian ? I am being charitable here . It just seems so ironic or silly not to claim what you really are theologically . Cries of " I don't want to be pigeon-holed ." notwithstanding .

 

Yes , I have . It has application to the Christian world at-large .