So am I wrong for thinking that a choice is not for real?

Now am I wrong for thinking we're responsible when we see?

That's just why it's real.

It's time for the Soteriology 101 podcast, where God is most glorified by his love and provision

for all people. Welcome your host. The director of apologetics for Texas Baptists, an adjunct professor

of theology, and a local teaching pastor, Dr. Layton Flowers. Hello and welcome to Sociology 101. Today we've got a

story from two guys that contacted me through the Facebook page. This is Jared Long and Scott Mercer,

both of which are church planters. Scott Mercer is in Thailand and church planner. He's in his

fourth week at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary as a church planner. He's the one that you see on the screen right now.

And next to him over in the smaller side screen who will introduce himself a little bit later and talk a little bit more is Jared Long, who is also a church planner, an elder at Faithway Baptist Church in Westchester, Ohio.

Both guys who have been on the Facebook page here and there, making comments here and there.

And I thought they had an interesting story. Scott had reached out to me, and he told me a little bit about it.

Instead of me just reading that, I thought, hey, Scott, can you come on with Jared and y'all tell your story, Tell what happened. And so they graciously agreed to do that. I get quite a few messages from former Calvinist or a Calvinist that we have won over to a more traditional or provisionist way of thinking. But some of them aren't willing to come onto the program for whatever reason and talk about it.

Some of them are in organizations that are more Calvinistic leaning and they don't want their name out there.

And so I get quite a few messages of people who've come out of Calvinism, but few who are willing to come onto the program and talk about it.

So I appreciate, especially Jared and his willingness to come on and talk through this.

But Scott, tell us your story.

What kind of what happened?

Well, thanks for having us on the show.

We really appreciate it.

Oh, my pleasure.

Thank you for coming.

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