Calvinists don't understand Romans 3? Oh, but we do. We also understand the tenses and moods of the wording that it means none seek God ever. It's also taught throughout Romans, not just here. It's also in the OT from where Paul got this.
Here we have some that think they're pretty good and seek after God, people to whom Christ said without Him we can do nothing. Nothing but pride and error, and a failure to see that outside of Christ and His enabling we are at war, at enmity, hostile in our minds, in darkness, lost, without Christ, and without hope. The only seeking we think we've done is when God drew us to Him and was setting us apart by His Spirit (1 Peter 1:2; foreknown, chosen, elected, set apart from before the beginning of creation, in that we COULD obey) to bring us to His son. Yet you claim you can do this in and of yourself at anytime. Not so. The Glory is to God, not man. Paul counted his religion as dung, it was a religion, it was not a seeking for God. God sought him, Acts 9.
I tucked tail and whined? Not even close. 1) I gave you a thorough rebuttal of your philosphy via the Word. 2) I then bowed out of the thread, wisely avoiding your little set-up which upset you and foiled your plan. No fear at all exists in me from anyone on this board. None. I wisely bowed out of your snare, and was warned of this by the brethren on here concerning it (you) via PM. Also, there was not even a hint of a "challenge" within your thread. I actually chuckled when I reluctantly went to your thread to see what you "had to say now" and saw then that it was a little trap set up with the subject of me.
I'm flattered, by the way.
I find it humorous that you and others are doing a Luke 11:54 on myself and others in here.
Man cannot seek God unless He draws and enables, sanctifies them &c then they come.
- Grace and Peace to His