Have you ever considered that under your reckoning Christ might have died in vain?
Ummm.....let me think. Nope!
Well that just shows that you are not thoughtful Doug...because it might have been that NO one would chose Christ..as they would say the sacrifice of the cross was a kind of arminian "crap shoot"..Jesus had no way of knowing IF anyone would choose, now did he?.. Jesus knew at the beginning of time that people would choose to submit to him. But again, he doesn't compel people to believe in him. The door is open. He's knocking. Let him in. It's always been that way.