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Robin said:

The gospel is a message about Jesus, not a technical manual describing how His work is applied to the elect; in what order the various aspects of salvation occur in time; when and how the Father chose the Elect, etc.

You've hit the nail on the head! The Gospel is about the person and the finished work of Jesus Christ. God sent His Son... that is good news indeed!

Thanks for sharing your pilgrimage. I too was saved by grace alone through faith alone, brought under the conviction of the Holy Spirit, repented and believed in Jesus Christ as my Savior before I came to understand Calvinism. It appears that Beloved 57 would insist that we weren't saved until we came to understand limited atonement.

Before I came to understand and embrace Calvinism I used to have a very difficult time reading books like A.W. Pink's "The Sovereignty of God." It was simply too heavy for me and hard to understand. But now (by God's grace) I find great comfort in knowing that God is sovereign in the affairs of men and that not a single hair can fall from my head without His knowledge. Like the Psalmist I have to admit "such knowldege is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it (Psalm 139:6).

I love the TULIP because it helps me have a Biblical world view. But I love the person of Jesus Christ for nailing my sins to the cross and clothing me in His righteousness.


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