[P-Marlowe]

So God was kidding huh? He really doesn't set before man life or death and ask him to choose. Instead God arbitrarily decides life or death for each person and lets that person know at the time of the Judgement how God decided to choose for him.

Yeah, I suppose you could get that from reading Deut 30:19.... but only if you read it through Calvin colored glasses.

[rwfromkansas]

Apparently I need to say it a bit slower, so here I go.

Okay, there are two types of the Gospel call, effectual and outward. The outward call is simply what you posted, where God says come to me and make a choice. The inward call is God working in people to accomplish a definite salvation after that outward calling and is the type of call mentioned in Romans 8's order of salvation.