Hi--<br>I've read all the posts on this thread and want to understand the following statement you made in one of them: <br><br>"Even though you may not understand this, let me share it with you, that I have found in my spiritual walk, that in my life in Christ, if I were to have this system set up in me seperate from where my free-will in agreement with God's will was so degraded under calvinism, one-wayness, I would not have a communion with God in relationship building, and would likely walk away in time because I would be constantly told under such a system that it was never my choice to begin with, with little or no give and take balance."<br><br>The part I want you to explain is what you mean by "with little or no give and take balance." What exactly is out of balance that we need to bargain with God over in order to have balance restored? It's such points in your writing that catch my eye most. Otherwise, I understand where you're coming from very well, and also probably where you're headed if the thread continues the way it has been so far.<br><br>Don't misunderstand me, please. I just want to understand the statement you made about balance. But I will add that it's my less than 5% Calvinistic guess, (and I'll add, *reformed* Arminian- will I get more percentage points or less for that?) that pretty soon you'll be removed from the Forum because you are ignoring its purpose altogether, even though you agreed to enjoin it when you subscribed. I have to gather then that deceit is part of the lifestyle you are willing to employ to have a voice here. Wouldn't this mean, according to your belief system, that since you're in the Arminian's God image altogether that your deceit had its nascence in that God?<br><br>If you can just answer my first question then you can feel freewill to ignore the last one.<br><br>Thanks-<br>Cecil<br><br><br>