Those who choose to respond to His grace in faith are predestined to then be conformed to the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29-30) by being glorified and made like unto Him at His return (Col. 3:4, I John 3:2).
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There are two issues I'd like to address in response. The first problem is with trying to use philosophy to address something which philosophy is incompetent to address.
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Interpretation of Scripture according to the ordinary rules of language is why we even have Scripture in human languages. Scripture is perspicuous. We don't need philosophy to be able to understand what God wants us to understand about Him.
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Indeed, given the warnings about philosophy and man's wisdom that Scripture gives us (Col. 2:8, I Cor. 2-3), we would be wise not to try to make firm claims about the nature, will, and Being of God on the basis of philosophy...
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...especially not when those conclusions contradict the testimony of Scripture. One problem with Calvinism is that it's not so much a system of doctrine as it is a distilled form of Augustinian philosophy.
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Unfortunately, Augustine's whole referential framework was in his attempt to distance himself from his former false gnosto-philosophy of Manicheanism, so his attempts were still essentially extant within that paradigm, rather than within a *scriptural* one.
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Second, your particular argument is falsely premised. The extension of grace is not the same thing as God choosing for us to "choose" to be saved. We know that God's will is for all to repent and be saved (II Peter 3:9, I Tim. 2:4).
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The grace of God which brings salvation has appeared to all men (Titus 2:11). Yet, we also know that this doesn't and won't happen Matt. 7:14).
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While philosophy may find this mystifying, the biblicist merely understands that God draws us, but sovereignly chooses to give us the choice to accept or reject His grace
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