The Doctrine of Election

Am I asking for argument? If so, someone let me know.

Sunday night, we went to the Watts' house to say goodbye to the Carlsons. While we were there, we revisited an earlier conversation. Emily had said that alot of people had questioned her about the doctine of election. So we spent some time talking about it, and looking up in the Bible passages that could support it.

We never really got to finish the conversation, but I've been thinking alot about what we said. I really wanted to talk about this on blog. So here goes.

As a calvinist I believe in the five doctrines of grace: 1) Total Depravity; 2) Unconditional Election; 3) Limited Atonement; 4) Irresistable Grace; 5) Perseverence of the Saints

I believe that before God created the world, He elected those who he would save. When Jesus died on the cross, He offered to all who would believe on Him would go to heaven. But, man cannot choose Christ of His own power. It's his own descision, but man won't choose God unless God changes his heart first, and God changes the hearts of men who he has elected. Man is naturallly sinful. No man can or would come to Christ of his own power. If we believed that when Christ died, He died for whoever would let Him into their heart, then Christ failed. Because if Christ died for all, and only some would choose him, hen Christ's death wasn't perfect. It would mean He didn't save all He died for, but He did. Christ's death on the cross is complete. He died for His elect people. And His elect people will go to heaven.