[Gamecock]

The Arminian leaves the burden for choice on the sinner, and if they choose to rebel against God, they are justly punished.

Those of us who agree with Calvin believe that man has a free will. And in our sinful nature we will always choose to turn away from God and latch onto sin. It is only when the Holy Spirit touches our hearts that we turn to God. We do not become robots, we are not forced to Christ, it's just that when we see our sin for what it is, we crumble (there are numerous examples throughout the Bible) and see Christ as the only way out of our fallen state....

[FactQuest]

Those of us who agree with Calvin believe that man has a free will.

Thanks. I'm still in the process of graduating from a light theological background, and still working some of this out.

I guess the parts about irresistable grace, and total depravity, sure make it sound like man is a robot, without any "real" free will. Can you give me a pointer on how these are not mutually exclusive with free will?