Hi CHRISTOPHER,
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RD>  CR> That is fatalism, not Calvinism.  Calvinism does not 
RD>  CR> teach that people are 
RD>  CR> "automatically" damned or saved against their will.  
RD> I've read it and it still makes no sense.  It seems that you are sa
RD> they have no choice but to freely choose a certain path.  That's
RD> illogical, and our God is an orderly God.
CC>        Actually, it does sort of make sense.  What he's saying is that
CC>chooses you he will open your mind up to where you are able to make the
CC> You ever seen a die hard person against Christ?  They appear like they
CC>couldn't make the choice even if they want to because they won't even a
CC>the information.  I said appears like.
You have it, Chris:)  I am the only Christian in my immediate family.  My 
mother 
and stepfather are not saved.  I am the oldest of 7 children, three brothers 
and 
three sisters, and I am the only Christian.  I've witnessed to them many 
times over 
the last 12 years I've been a Christian.  I've prayed for them on a weekly if 
not daily 
basis for conversion and salvation but to no avail so far.  I can only 
conclude that 
God, at least for now, has turned them over to their own sinful desires.
I haven't given up hope, though.  God is able to save any sinner.  It is just 
a matter 
of when and perhaps if.  But the bottom line is that I have to serve Him 
whether or 
not my family members ever accept Him as Savior and Lord.
God bless you!
Sincerely in Christ,
Charlie Ray, 
Chaplain
1 Timothy 4:16
Watch your life and doctrine closely.
Persevere in them, because if you do,
you will save both yourself and your hearers.  (NIV).
chaplain@isgroup.net
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