Bwaa-haha. That is funny (and of course, an attack on my God, so not appreciated - but I take it as a lame attempt at humor so won't ban you immediately
. That God chose to show UNMERITED GRACE to any of the people on earth is an unfathomable miracle. Every person is His enemy, hating truth, and rightfully condemned to eternal hell already. That He showed grace to me, giving me the gifts of repentance (which I could not do on my own) and faith (which I could not do on my own) is one of the most humbling realizations.
Why did God pick you for salvation? If the answer is anything OTHER than 100% of His unmerited grace, I would be very concerned.
Unmerited grace is not a bible doctrine. Grace is grace and "unmerited," when made an addition, is confusing. God, the judge of all men, has rightfully judged all men as guilty of breaking his law, and the sentence for all of Adam's race is suffering and death, the likeness of which Jesus Christ endured on his cross. Jesus Christ, the perfect man, the sinless man, substituted himself under the judgement of God on behalf of all of Adam's race when he poured out his blood and his life and God was satisfied with that sacrifice. Since that time until now God has not been angry with sinners but has sent the Spirit of Christ, gift of eternal life to dwell in any and all men forever and forever who would repent of personal sins and believe that God will save them in the name of Jesus Christ like he says he will.
God is not judging sinners today while they live and can believe, but he says, "and as it is appointed unto man once to die and after this the judgment." He 9:27
To believe and teach that men are sinners and guilty of awful deeds is right to do in this age, but to teach that God is angry and vengeful and hates any of them and has chosen to send them to eternal hell is to miss the wonder of the cross of Christ and how it gives all men the opportunity to be saved from the penalty of their sins.
Here are some scriptures for you to consider.
2Co 5:18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
2 Cor 6:1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
God has dispensed his grace unto all men through the cross of Christ.
But this age will end and also his time of grace.
Acts 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
This is what IFB believes and most of us we will not compromise on it. We are not shallow.
