Neither a Calvinist or Arminian. Both are opinions, not fact. My beliefs, founded in scripture:
The Gospel is God's grace for salvation made through the birth, death, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
All can respond to the Gospel. No one is predestined for heaven or hell.
We are libertarian free beings who have been given, through grace, the ability to accept or reject it the Gospel. This is an expression of His sovereignty.
The response of accepting is not a meritorious work that earns salvation.
His sovereignty remains over us but he does not impose acceptance, he may persuade certain individuals (e.g. Paul).
Foreknowledge is not foreordination; God knows all options that may be selected and all outcomes.
Due to the fall of Adam we are inclined to sin; those capable of moral actions do sin. Upon response in faith a person is justified, spends life in sanctification, and concludes with glorification. One cannot be unborn.
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