Was that done as a final result of the compelling influence of the Holy Spirit drawing you to Christ? Or was that something you did entirely on your own?
Is your salvation secure because of something you did, or because of something Christ did?
Was God surprised by your decision?
Or was it something that he had known since the beginning of time?
I find arguments about the mechanism of how one comes to the point of accepting Christ as pretty worthless.
But I see you are drawn into the argument. I think it is pretty important. The most important thing we need to understand is that Salvation is the work of God. We cannot be saved without God's direct intervention and his overcoming our our own sinful nature and his overcoming our own God-rejecting free will.
Since you came willingly to Christ, how did that happen? Was your heart made willing because of some rational decision on your part, or was it made willing because the Holy Spirit broke down your free will and made you willing to come to Christ?
christians should simply spead the Gospel and not waste time constructing elaborate - and speculative - explanations as to how it comes about.
If you actually felt that way, then you would not have challenged ears-to-hear's belief that the plan of salvation (including the foreordained sins of Adam and Eve) was entirely the work of God.
My initial challenge to ears_to_hear was his assetion that EVERYTHING is caused by God.
I did nothing to deserve my salvation aside from accepting what Christ did for me.
I think accepting Christ as one’s Savior is always a rational decision. It certainly does not mean emotions are not involved, because they are in many cases. Mormons rely heavily on appeals to emotions for their converts, so one cannot trust emotions. There is certainly involvement of the Holy Spirit.
I think a person can use their freewill to either accept or reject Christ. If a person can use freewill to reject Christ, then it makes sense that the same freewill can be excercised to accept Christ.