Recordsmash

I would like to take a moment to thank everybody for the wealth of thought provided by the nearly 40 comments generated by the ring post. At least half of them were substantive, and the rest were at least entertaining. To bring the issue to something of a close, I have decided that, although it's a calculated risk, buying a ring on my own would be a risk worth taking.

Tonite, a good friend and I had a good and lengthy discussion with a young woman about many different things, mostly focusing on predestination, election, and God's sovereignty. She comes from an Arminian background, but she has been thinking about Calvinism and how it relates to the truth of scripture for a couple years now. In the end, my friend and I were simply able to share our own life experience with her without trying to jam it down her throat. And this part of the conversation struck me most; she said "Well, I also think that God is sovereign in all things." Immediately after this, it became apparent to her that "all things" also included Justification. This really exposed the contradictions of the Free Will doctrine, and she discovered it on her own, right there. In general, I find that sharing what I believe with anybody - even other Christians - is a wholly satisfying and uplifting experience.