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When I was coming to Christ, I thought I was doing it all myself, and though I sought the Lord earnestly, I had no idea the Lord was seeking me. I do not think the young convert is at first aware of this.
I can recall the very day and hour when first I received those truths [the doctrine of election] in my own soul — when they were, as John Bunyan says, burnt into my heart as with a hot iron, and I can recollect how I felt that I had grown on a sudden from a babe into a man — that I had made progress in Scriptural knowledge, through having found, once for all, that clue to the truth of God.
One week–night, when I was sitting in the house of God, I was not thinking much about the preacher’s sermon, for I did not believe it.
The thought struck me, How did you come to be a Christian? I sought the Lord. But how did you come to seek the Lord? The truth flashed across my mind in a moment — I should not have sought Him unless there had been some previous influence in my mind to make me seek Him. I prayed, thought I, but then I asked myself, How came I to pray? I was induced to pray by reading the Scriptures. How came I to read the Scriptures? I did read them, but what led me to do so?
Then, in a moment, I saw that God was at the bottom of it all, and that He was the Author of my faith, and so the whole doctrine of grace opened up to me, and from that doctrine I have not departed to this day, and I desire to make this my constant confession, “I ascribe my change wholly to God.” This is my experience:

I used to be an Arminian,
But then God saved me and now I'm regenerate,
I thought I was saved because I chose Him,
But when He saved me, that's when I repented,
Prior to that, I was deceived by an idol,
That kept me from humility and helped make my pride grow,
I thought salvation depended on my choice,
But even after I chose, sin was still my toy,
I had a concept of God that I did love,
But it didn't matter next to what desire for sin was,
I still loved what a true Christian hates,
I was too distracted by foolish debates,
Between opinions of men and God's word,
Human logic, against the divine author,
Before I was aware of the doctrines of grace,
When the word of God was preached, I'd stare off into space.

Most Christians attribute salvation,
To something that they did, to me it's amazin',
That anyone could claim their actions saved them,
Thus claiming responsibility for something grace did,
But they don't even realize what they're saying,
But they're stealing glory from God in the work of salvation,
When Christ died on the cross He secured us,
So the ones the Father chose would persevere with endurance,
I can't believe what they teach in some churches,
Some preachers make it sound like you could actually earn it,
By doing something that would merit God's favor,
When the only thing you deserve is His wrath and His anger,
What makes you think that a depraved wretch,
Was capable of anything that doesn't deserve death?
We're only saved by God's grace through faith,
In which faith is God's gift, we receive through grace.

I'm an apostate Arminian,
Apostate Word of Faith, apostate TD Jakes,
I'm a sinner, of course I'm in need of grace,
Now I rep Jesus, I want you to see He's great,
I was in the religious congregations,
And used to think I was getting divine revelations,
Yeah, on that Mary K Baxter tip,
I was dead, then I rose like Lazarus,
Man, I thought I chose God, but He chose me,
I was self-righteous, not holy,
I learned sound doctrine and Election,
Dropped The Narrow Road, lost most of my best friends,
Now I'm no longer signed, I'm independent,
Free from the Law, I'm walking in independence,
Ya'll know me, you don't gotta ask questions,
I believe in Election, your boys predestined.

\"Hey, Jesus Disciple, are you a Calvinist?\"
Yep, you bet, and I'm proud of it,
God the Father has chosen and predestined me,
So I surrender my life and give Him everything,
I'm an Apostate Arminian,
Thanks to God's grace, He put an end to it,
Now I could never imagine that I determined it,
'Cause if it wasn't for God, I would still live in sin.

He chose us. He chose us. Divine choice precedes human response. Apart from divine choice there would be no human response. In light of my sinfulness, in light of my pervasive depravity, in light of my wicked hostility to God, IF He did not choose me, I would NEVER HAVE chose Him.
What do you think was the ultimate decisive fact, or the ultimately decisive issue in your salvation? Do you think it was YOUR decision? Do you think it was YOUR repentance? Do you think it was YOUR faith? If it was, you have something to boast in, don't you?!
Repentance is not a means of saving ourselves. Repentance is a means of admitting we cannot save ourselves. It is a way of throwing ourselves in the Mercy of God. And begging the savior to save us.

Note: When I say I am \"proud\" of being a Calvinist, don't take that as me taking pride in myself. If you understand that God did all of the work, there is no work of your own to take pride in. I can't boast in my salvation and I can't boast in my new understanding of God's grace. I boast in Christ alone! :)

Sermon Audio clips from C.J. Mahaney's message \"Sovereign Grace\" available here: http://www.sovereigngracestore.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=A1251-00-51