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Those whom God has adopted from before the foundation of the world will become Christ-like, at a time of His choosing.

You got that right.

There was nothing in me that desired Christ. Had the Holy Spirit not grabbed me by the throat and brought me into the Kingdom kicking and screaming, I would be lost forever.

There is nothing in me that would trigger this conversion. Nothing that made me worthy. It was all that God's eternal purpose of election might stand.

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There was nothing in me that desired Christ. Had the Holy Spirit not grabbed me by the throat and brought me into the Kingdom kicking and screaming, I would be lost forever.

Let me jump in with a big AMEN!

I didn't have the blessing of growing up in the Church, but boy oh boy am I thankful the Lord led me there.