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Even for the most experienced Christians, fellowship & support is still important. That's why there is a physical church rather than just a bunch of islands.

Which he does not do to everyone? So not everyone has that choice to accept the Savior? I'm not doubting the magnitude of sin here. That's not the question. The question is whether or not there are some people God created to be blind, never have the chance to accept the Savior, and then go...

You said: "if you come to do what" Does that really have anything to do with me or my choices? I don't see how in your belief it does. They have no will. They are as God created them. Ok, so all of the people going splat gives God glory? Again, these are actual real questions. ...that...

So once again: by your logic I'm not saved* because that's how God wills it. Nothing to do with me choosing to accept or reject Christ. (*again, by your logic) So you don't know why God created wicked people to go splat? For me, this is a super basic question. It's not a strawman.

Can a person choose to accept Christ as their Lord & Savior?

That would require me to have free will! Under Calvinism, I do not. Under Calvinism, no sinner had the chance to repent. No Savior, just a God that ctreated them for the splat.

@SovereignGrace , I apologize if I offended you in any way. My questions were/are genuine, as if my desire to better understand what you believe (even if I passionately disagree with it). Asking about the God creating the people to go splat honestly how I'm understanding Calvinism and hence why...

I wan't talking about your comment at all. I was responding to Mayflower's. It had zero to do with you or your comment.

Your hatred of me blinds you. If you so believed I am doomed, by your own theology, you only have God to blame: after all he created me to "splat". I have no choice.

God is all knowing & all powerful. God knew what would happen. Satan doesn't spring any surprises on God. God didn't go "oh shoot- got to come up with plan B now...". Rather, everything is His design.

Yes. owever, I don't think human preists are bad. Rather, I do believe that they are important helpers (flawed servants of the Master).

I am trying to understand. Why did God create Bob and every other "splat" person?

Quite the opposite: Adam didn't create Bob. Adam had no power to save Bob. Adam didn't create the Tree of Good and Evil. Adam has no sovereignty here at all (to use a Calvinist term). God, created the Tree, knowing what would happen. God did not stop anything. If you believe everything...

I was speaking in general.

Ok: so God created Bob thousands of feet in the air and Bob can do nothing about it. Bob in this case is also one of those people God has not intention of saving, so Bob goes splat. God created Bob to splat. Honestly, SovereignGrace, I acknowledge your view and I'm not going to try to change...

So, let em understand your view here: God creates "Bob" without free will, heading straight for destruction. Bob can do nothing about it- can't accept the Savior, can't reject the Savior either. Kind of like if God had created Bob thousands of feet in the air, and then Bob can do nothing...

I"m not a Trump support at all (quite the opposite). But even I am sick of the Trump-bashing. We really have more important things to do than unceasingly point fingers.

A human priest never replaces Christ. And a Christian is supposed to have human company on this journey, to support, fellowship, and minister to them.

Was that in response to any one in particular? If it was to me: that's not their job, it's Christ's job. A servant is there to help people along their walk with Him, not to replace Him.

There are those, churches, but others are different too. Using mine for example: >99% of the men are ordained priest, serving in different roles. Everyone is unpaid, and roles change with time. There's structure, but one role is not "better" than another: you can be in charge of organizing a...