You're not being intellectually honest. Forget mere words, and deal with meaning. I asked you earlier if a person who God pre-programmed to reject Him and go to hell had any actual choice in the matter.... could they have believed/accepted God? And without actually saying the word "no" - you agreed that the person could never have chosen otherwise. So whether you want to admit it or not, what you believe boils down to people being mere robots, or puppets. You just don't want to admit it.
Your idea of Christianity is different than mine. You seem to look to churches, denominations, fallible human beings. To me what matters is the actual truth...God's word. Jesus. I know that TER, HB, and others would disagree with me, but I believe that some of the biggest churches were infiltrated early on. That is why I think it's important to look to the word of God and Christianity in its simplest, purest form. Not religion.
But getting back to what you said... Of course God pursues us, and not the other way around, in our natural state. He "knocks on our door" but we still have to respond. It is up to US to respond in the right way... to either open the door, or reject Him and keep the door closed.
According to Calvinism, God does not love all people he created, only "the elect." According to Calvinism, Jesus didn't die for all people, only a small group you call "the elect." Not only does that go against countless scriptures, it goes against the very nature of God. God is love. Not a capricious, control-freak, monster puppeteer God of Calvinism.
Thank God.
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