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.
You think that way because God has changed your way of thinking.
There is certainly involvement of the Holy Spirit.
Indeed.
I think a person can use their freewill to either accept or reject Christ.
If that can be done without the Holy Spirit first making one willing, then that, my dear brother, is Pelagianism.
Even though I have seen pockets of Pelgianism being expressed on this forum, I have yet to see anyone actually admit to being one.
After reading the definition of Pelgianism, would you admit that you subscribe to that theological viewpoint?