Quote Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr View Post
Responsibility to preach or to save? There's a big difference. From my understanding of the scripture, it seems that only God can bring people to salvation. Christians are taught to preach to everyone and those who will accept God's grace will listen. Calvinists have often been accused of failing to spread the word and making people think that they cannot be saved but this is simply not true.
Responsibility to preach coherently and intelligently, not to say "Convert or burn" with a big megaphone and walk off.

However, if I were to say that I brought someone to salvation purely by preaching to them, then that would be wrong. God should only ever have total credit for bringing people to salvation.
He gets credit for everything, including your continued heartbeat and the electrical impulses in your brain. If you want scripture read Acts, particually the bit about Philip and the Eunauch.

I would like to convert everyone too, if you mean by this persuade another Christian of my specific beliefs? Although it wouldn't be vital, and I wouldn't push them over it. If an atheist were to accept my beliefs - then that would be excellent, although I don't think I would be in a position to take the credit.
I mean generally, my specific beliefs are something I am constantly developing, so I won't try to impress them on anyone else, though I am more than happy to share them.

Of course, I have my interpretation of the Bible just as everyone else does. I believe it to be correct, as presumably everyone does with their beliefs. I could not say for sure though on the complicated doctrinal matters, only the basics that all Christians share.
Look back particually at what I quoted before the concept of the "elect" is a minoriety one, at least in the way you use it. Traditionally it refers to those whom God has especially chosen, not the entirety of the Saved.

Of course, if you ask for forgiveness for your sins then it doesn't matter what you do afterwards. Of course, good works are a sign of salvation. If you believe they are necessary for salvation, well that's just adding stuff but it doesn't really matter when you're standing at the gates of Heaven I suppose.
Of course?