If faith and repentance both gifts that God gives only to the elect. Then this means that He has not given them to the non elect.
How then can God require them to call on Him and seek Him for their salvation?
As they are not part of the elect they simply cannot repent or believe.
This is reformed theology
God did not turn the unbeliever away, they did that themself.
This is the opening statements of John who was the "disciple who Jesus loved."
9The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.
So EVERY person is given the light, but what is the reaction to the light?
10He was in the world, and
though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. 11He came to His own, and
His own did not receive Him.
12But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
13children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
Your answer for your question then is found in the above passage.
People turn away, it is not in their nature not to turn away. Even His own - the elect, turn away.
So, what happens? If one is to receive Him, believe on His name, and they CANNOT come by birth right, by the desire, or by the will, how then do some respond to the general call to be saved?
The answer can only be, "
all the Father gives me, will come to me..."
Because, "Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that
no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
Humankind always has desired to conform God to what they think is the way it is, but God's ways and thoughts are not anywhere close to the extremely limited sight humans have been given.
