Henry,

The reason the man I wrote about and your uncle don't have any convictions about God's sovereignty and man's responsibile is the apparent abscence of the Holy Spirit. For it is the Spirit who convicts us of our sin and brings about repentance and faith.

Having the knowledge of God's sovereignty doesn't save anyone. Just like having the knowledge of what Calvinism teaches doesn't save us. It can be purely academic for them.

John 15:2

Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.


Wes

When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died, my richest gain I count but loss and pour contempt on all my pride. - Isaac Watts