The interesting thing about this discussion is that, if Calvin was correct, then the doctrine of salvation by faith is seriously compromised, as is that of Sola Scriptura.Why? While we know that all Fallen Men are conceived in Spiritually-Dead Iniquity:
Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lies. (Psalm 58:3)
Cannot God, who designed the human spirit, create the Gift of Faith in the spirits of the young, as well as the old -- even those too young for other humans to be able to comprehend such a thing?
Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast. From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God. (Psalm 22:9-10)
'Cause, um, the Bible says He can. Just sayin'...
Cannot God, who designed the human spirit, create the Gift of Faith in the spirits of the young, as well as the old -- even those too young for other humans to be able to comprehend such a thing? .... the nature of faith, in that case, would be much different from what is usually presented in these sorts of forums and, indeed, by St. Paul.