[D-fendr]

Essentially what you (and others) deny is that God gives you [faith] to choose Him.

No, not if you read carefully. What I see being denied is that you have the ability to choose at all.

I don't know if this applies to you however, whether you follow the doctrine of, I think the term is, double predestination.

[HarleyD]

I don't know if this applies to you however, whether you follow the doctrine of, I think the term is, double predestination.

I was reading today in Exodus 31 the following:

1The Lord said to Moses,2“See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,3and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,4to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze,5in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft.6And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you:7the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furnishings of the tent,8the table and its utensils, and the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,9and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin and its stand,10and the finely worked garments,* the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests,11and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. According to all that I have commanded you, they shall do.”

There are many Protestants who follows the Orthodox and Catholic's humanistic view of free will, man's ability to choose God and to do "things" for Him. This is a grave error and exactly backwards.

The Lord chooses who He so wills and fills us with abilities to serve Him. There is nothing that we have that we have not received.