“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."
      -- John 3:16  (ESV) 
 
 I grew up in the Cumberland Presbyterian church.  My friend Laird says it is Arminian in theology.  I believe that is an over simplification, however, the congregation that I belonged to in Lebanon, Missouri definately believed in the "who-so-ever-will" doctrine.  In most sermons I heard growing up there was a section near the end where the preacher would explain that you had a choice to make, that Jesus was standing there at door of your heart knocking, waiting for you to open the door to your heart.  I developed a theology of the will.  I believe without reservation that we were free to choose or not choose God and this would determine our eternal state.  When I got to High School my geometry teach had a us do an exercise which he called "writing your own math, language or game".  In essense, what you wou...
 
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