Good, no excellent question Yeshua..... I am categorically stating that Humans salvation is God's work from beginning to end.Thats it. Is there anything that we can contribute to our salvations? Only the sin from which we need to be saved, for we are the objects of divine grace. Thats my declarative. I hope that answers your question.
My position is that He who has the power and authority to give salvation gets all the credit. Man cannot come to God unless God reaches out to man first for it is not in man to come to God on his own. God opens up the heart of man for if He did not do that man could never come to God. And God by His sovereign design gives man a choice to come to Him or not.
I will be glad to but let's deal with one issue at a time here. Currently we are discussing the false criticism that if one is not a Calvinist then they hold the sovereignty of man over the sovereignty of God. Do you now see based on my position that this is not always the case?
You are closer then most on the other side in this question, as you at leastdo realise that man is borna sinner, and that unless God applies effectual gracing to enable him to respond by faith, all sinners stay "in the dark!"
Difference between someone like you, who hold to a classic Arminian view though, that still sees us a sinners ubnable to even come to god on their own violation, until God enables them to respond due to His grace, to some non cals here holding to "Gospel of Free Will!"
Arminians holds that we are all born as sinners, that NONE can come to God by themselves, and God applies sufficient Gtace to all sinners to save them, and up to them to accept/reject Christ...
No that is a childish characterization and the reason why there can never be any civil discussions with Calvinists as well as completely contrary to what I have already posted.
Of course it is. personally I believe much of what passes for Christianity in Christians who're Arminian is Gnosticism. When one cherry picks the bible to suit themselves or their experience without a thorough knowledge of Covenant theology, then one ultimately ends up at least partially Gnostic in their belief.
Most often such people either remain ignorant of the greater promises in God's word or subscribe to world philosophy to spiritualize their experience. Common upon their lips is the problem of evil and how powerful Satan is. Whilst claiming faith in a victorious Lord they then relocate him to an impotent God in the real world.
So, the problem of Evil is NEVER solved. Rather it is placed into a future that cannot be proven now but fully revealed then.
Bottom line is I think most will never fully mature, due to the fact of not been able to correctly divide the word of God. Thereby missing out on the WHOLE council of GOD.