Unconditional Choice?

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Time-Stamps for Main Points: 0:51 - Our Salvation is not conditioned upon our good works: Titus 3:4-5, Galatians 2:21, Romans 11:6, Romans 3:20-30. 5:15 - Your salvation is conditioned upon your faith (God justifies by grace through faith, NOT works). 7:05 - Calvinist Objection - The 'call to believe' is also a command of God, so faith is also a work. Therefore, in the same way, you cannot fulfill the demand's of the law by works, so too you cannot believe in Christ by faith. - Quotations include Gerstner, Packer, 11:05 - Calvinist Objection continued - Righteousness by Works through Law or by Grace through Faith in Christ are equally unattainable. 12:50 - Flowers' Response - Having a choice increases our blameworthiness. 15:11 - Romans 9:30-32 - Paul distinguishes between Faith and Works: two pursuits. 17:42 - Conflation of man's inability to keep the law with moral incapacity to have faith. 18:23 - Rope analogy 20:32 - Calvinism: Salvation is conditional (faith), but Election is unconditional. 23:22 - Is Faith a gift? Properly exegeting Ephesians 2:8-10. Dr. Leighton Flowers, Director of Evangelism and Apologetics for Texas Baptists, lays out the difference between unconditional salvation and unconditional election. Salvation is not conditioned upon works, but it is conditioned upon faith. What are the implication of this in Provisionism versus Calvinism? To SUPPORT this broadcast please click here: https://soteriology101.com/support/ To ORDER Dr. Flowers Curriculum “Tiptoeing Through Tulip” please click here: https://soteriology101.com/shop/ To listen to the audio only be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or one of the other podcast players found here: https://soteriology101.com/home/ For more about Traditionalism (or Provisionism) please visit www.soteriology101.com Dr. Flowers’ book, “The Potter’s Promise” can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Potters-Promise-Biblical-Traditional-Soteriology/dp/0692561846/ref=nodl_ Dr. Flowers’ book, “God’s Provision for All” can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Provision-All-Defense-Goodness-ebook/dp/B07PLL85Y6/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2BQ08Y6XOZV5S&keywords=leighton+flowers&qid=1556650306&s=gateway&sprefix=leighton%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-2 To engage with other believers cordially join our Facebook group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/1806702782965265/?ref=group_header&view=group For updates and news follow us at: www.facebook/Soteriology101 Or @soteriology101 on Twitter Please SHARE on Facebook and Twitter and help spread the word! To become a Patreon supporter or make a one time donation: https://soteriology101.com/support/