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Selling the Pig in the Poke Theology

To assume either view does not conflict with Biblical revelation is nonsense. God can have monergistic mercy on those whose faith He credits as righteousness.

Somehow those mostly inaccurate generalities in the OP are not identified. Which speaks of a willingness to disparage with charges devoid of evidence.

Here we see the general statement that can be taken in number of ways. God is totally sovereign. But Calvinism uses the word sovereign as meaning God exercises exhaustive determinism. However, non-Calvinists say God is totally sovereign in that He causes or allows whatsoever comes to pass. Neither position was taken, thus simply more shuck and jive.

God does choose individuals for salvation through faith in the truth, 2 Thessalonians 2:13. And those chosen individually are predestines to adoption, referring to our bodily redemption at Christ's second coming, Romans 8:23.

This is Calvinist code for fallen men 100% of the time choosing death, as if choice means non-choice, as in choosing the only path to death is a choice. Fiddlesticks.

Since the Trinity is a paradox, and the incarnation of Christ is a paradox, why that means we should accept the paradox that God predestines our every sinful choice, yet is not the author of sin. Twaddle.

This is party-line Calvinism, not some independently arrived at unifying view.

Note that Calvinism has and understands the God's view side, and the lowly non-Cal's advocate man's view. LOL

I have heard this effort at selling the pig in the poke time after time, it is always an absurdity.

To be saved by grace through faith means our faith existed before we were saved by grace. It is like entering a room with its floor covered in grace through a door. You go through the door to enter the room. Thus our faith provides our access to the grace in which we stand, Romans 5:2.

Bottom line, there is no need to buy a pig in a poke, when a perfectly revealed Christ says whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.