Saints are chosen of God and never chosen of themselves.
I agree. The election of grace is given by God to they whom He qualifies (for reasons known only to Him) to run the race of faith. Saints are chosen by God to be perfected in Christ. So this part of God's plan looks like Calvinism. But holiness is the light of this world and many others will come to trust in Jesus Christ through them...these are the righteous who walk in the heat given off by the flame of holiness. This part looks like Arminianism.
Epi, if you are a saint and what I read over these months, it indicates to me that it is the case, and you choose and chose to do the work and will of God. Then believe me God knew this already, because you have a heart that is willing to use his spirit he gave you, to truly change your life into the image of Christ. He knew your heart and that its will would choose Christ every time over any human spirit, pleasure, false comfort or security or enticing worldly vise. You walk you cross alone (cannot do it any other way) in faith and hope, to the end.
i have the calling of a saint....but I claim nothing for myself. I know I will be judged by a high standard. I have been given much revelation. So I press forward to the full stature of Christ in both purity and maturity without regard to how much I have done or not. I feel particularly drawn to the truth of the loneliness of the saint...that being my experience of not fitting in with religious people....or the world.
Peace brother
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