Boy, this is one thing I want to be clear about! In own power and volition no-one seeks after God! In Romans 3:11 the Apostle Paul declared, "there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God."

Anyone who is really seeking God is doing so because the Holy Spirit is already doing a work in their lives. All genuine seeking is a response to God's activity. When a person finally does come to a point of trusting Christ, that is not a religious work, and they don't have anything to brag or boast about (Ephesians 2:8,9); they've simply yielded to His Spirit and received His free gift of salvation.

This often leads to the question of how broadly God's Spirit is working and drawing people. Is the invitation genuinely open to every person, with some accepting it and others rejecting it, or is it effectively open to only those who are choosing? There are churches that fall on both sides of the debate! There are Christians in our church who believe either! I personally believe both! God does the choosing while man is doing the responding!

I think the key issue is that we all need to do our part in making the message clear and accessible to everyone we possibly can, trusting God to do His part in drawing people and changing hearts.

Whenever that happens, the Calvinist and the Arminian (some of our Bible College Students!), can sit at a table together and have a friendly chat about their theories while they join in joyful celebration with the angels in heaven (Luke 15:10), over this new brother or sister in Christ!