Originally Posted by Tom
This went on until a light came on; unwittingly I had been looking at the whole matter through a human perspective, rather than through the eyes of our sovereign God.
After that, it was only a matter of time before I was able to embrace the Calvinist understanding.

That's a HUGE point you made here!

The mercy of God is necessary not only when a person repents, but even to lead him to repent, Augustine