I think a big problem I have seen on these threads is that there are those who think they know that area like the back of their hands. (Both Calvinists and Arminians). They have it all mapped out. They know all the roads. Or so they think.Amen to that!
I grew up around the Protestant Reformed Church, which was an offshoot of the denomination that I attended. Unfortunately, I see many calvinists on these threads heading in that direction, denying common grace, wanting to quote from Engelsma, all in an attempt to stake out their position instead of trying to glorify God.
I have often said that I am a Calvinist in the tradition of J. Vernon McGee and Ray Stedman and I am an Arminian in the tradition of Billy Graham, Chuck Smith and Greg Laurie.