Before the road to Damascus conversion, Paul was neither saved not did he have the Spirit. Yet was he not under conviction unto salvation? Did not God deal directly with him in his lost condition before conversion?
There is no conflict with a person who is under Godly conviction and God sending one to share the Gospel and the total depravity/inability view. To attempt to argue using a person who is under Godly conviction unto salvation in which God specifically sends the Gospel only further supports the points your post seeks to deny.
When have I EVER denied that any person was not influenced by God to be saved? Cornelius had to hear of the true God to worship him, he did not invent God in his head.
This is one of the big BOGUS arguments of Calvinism, they claim that folks like myself say a man can believe without God's grace. Nonsense! No man could believe in God or Jesus unless God first reveals himself to that man.
Your posts are way toooooooooo long (boring). You seem to believe you can simply talk a person to death.
Yes, I know. I too struggle trying to be precise, leaving no unanswered argument, and yet keeping posts short. Biblicist is in great company in this area - all may have shared in long posts at some time or another.
No, Biblicist is a motormouth. If no one answers his posts, he will answer them himself. He quotes himself over and over again.
Cornelius and the Philippian jailer do not support your view.
Rather, just as the Eunuch, Nicodemus, the apostles, Paul, James, Jude, Cornelius, and the rest of those mentioned as believers in the Scripture, the testimony supports just the opposite of what you desire for agreement to your view.
You are wrong, neither Cornelius nor the Philipian jailer were regenerated, because no man can be alive again until he first believes and his sins are forgiven, yet both sincerely sought God. Cornelius was very devout, prayed always, and did righteous works, yet the scriptures plainly say he needed to be saved, and also show he did not have the Spirit until Peter preached to him.
Cornelius and the Philipian jailer easily refute Total Inability whether you will be honest enough to admit it or not.
