The question is “Does God limit himself for his purposes?” Obviously none of us can resist God. If he chose to save us irresistibly, he could and would.
But when the Philippian jailer asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”, they didn’t reply, “Nothing! Monergism, Dude!”
Instead they replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. - Acts 16
The question is “Does God limit himself for his purposes?” Obviously none of us can resist God. If he chose to save us irresistibly, he could and would.That's interesting and a good point -- they replied "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved" implying that the acceptance of Jesus's grace was what the persons had to do to be saved, not just sitting back and assuming they were save
But when the Philippian jailer asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”, they didn’t reply, “Nothing! Monergism, Dude!”
Instead they replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. - Acts 16