even though every step we take (or in this case, every actions, according to this metaphor) leads in a certain direction

only God can set you straight. you cant do it out of your own free will

Free will means to *choose* God's will over your own

What you're saying is "You don't have free will until you choose God"

that's an illogical statement

>you cant do it out of your own free will
Good way to pavlov yourself into inaction and sloth.

no, what in saying is "your will is bound to sin until God chooses YOU"

Aren't we all chosen to begin with?

And the matter is just recognizing you're chosen?

God has only chosen people once, and that was with the Jews. And even after being chosen, they rejected him

You have to choose it, but that choice is able thanks to God

there are choices, you can't deny that

But there is no personal merit when choosing good

The 3rd tenet of Calvinism

And, what calvinists will deny:

**Unconditional election: **This is the belief that God predestined individuals for salvation, and that individuals cannot choose God without God enabling them to do so.

Grace is not enough

In the sense

That it doesn't guarantee you will choose the right path

This is false because Jews were chosen by God and they rejected him. And therefore were denied salvation

I don't think "choosing" is used there in the same sense

@Mozalbete ⳩ no human on earth is walking a perfectly straight Godly path

I don't think that was the point.

thats the point isnt it?

That doesn't mean that people don't choose

Kek.

I know that, but even grace doesn't guarantee someone's salvation

@ninjacats did you see the video I linked

but thats what the New Testament says

It enables it

What version we talking about

But you can just as easily reject it and turn to evil

better be KJV

@Deleted User yes i did

The NT makes it very clear, doesn't say that those who receive grace already have a guaranteed salvatgion and those who don't a guaranteed doom. We are always told to be vigilant, to choose good and to be careful with temptations that can ruin our prospects of salvation

but if you die not rejecting Christ, that's all that matters. literally we are so unworthy nothing we can possibly do matters. the point is we are so fallen it doesnt matter, but those whom God has chosen will, through the Holy Spirit, be driven to do good acts as much as a human can do

By that logic, every protestant is secured a spot in heaven

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every christian engaging in carnal sin

Salvation by grace alone is a basic teaching shared by catholics, orthodox, and pretty much all

for example my father who still fornicates