Sometimes it helps to draw a psychological model, even if we know that the actual truth of what goes on inside of us exceeds the grasp of science. The verbiage in Scripture seems to run in different directions in different contexts because it's beyond words in the first place. Sometimes there's a heavy burden of responsibility laid on the individual, and at other times it seems as if there was nothing anyone could have done either way.
A Psychology of Election
A Psychology of Election
A Psychology of Election
Sometimes it helps to draw a psychological model, even if we know that the actual truth of what goes on inside of us exceeds the grasp of science. The verbiage in Scripture seems to run in different directions in different contexts because it's beyond words in the first place. Sometimes there's a heavy burden of responsibility laid on the individual, and at other times it seems as if there was nothing anyone could have done either way.