[DungeonMaster]

Then I suggested that we burn her book of contacts. She looked at me incredulously and said, "What do you mean?" "If you want to live for Jesus Christ," I explained, "and you've truly accepted His forgiveness and embraced Him as Lord, then you need to prove it." "But that book is worth a lot of money," she said. "I don't want to burn it." After putting it back in her purse, she looked me right in the eye and said, "I guess I don't really want Jesus, do I?"

This is a problem I have with my well meaning evangelists, preachers and bible camp teachers sharing the "number of professions" that were made at bible camp or other events. It all boils down to the election vs free will argument for me. The doctrine of election takes the onus off of the Saints to "get everyone saved".

[metmom]

I’m not a believe in election, but I never considered it my responsibility to *save* anyone.

I can’t.

My responsibility is to obey God, and make disciples, as He told us, and present the gospel whenever I can and let the Holy Spirit do the work of convicting and drawing.

That’s His job anyways.