My Exposition of Calvinism, TIULPI

I would first discuss Depravity and original sin. The gospel is too good toward man for a sane person to reject. It is because of sin. It reasons then the sin that Christ supposively died for that stands in the way of one's acceptance of the gospel. How can this be so? I propose it isn't because salvation is all of God. This is the heart of calvinism.

God must act to save people. God does this by regeneration prior to faith. God opening eyes and hearts. Sinners then see the truth and accept the gospel. It is in this act that the workings of God's election are first made manifest in a person.

The death Christ died was God's design to save a particular people while make full atonement for man. This design is first seen in the act of regeneration of sinners to faith. The design centers around His actions not ours. It is ment to bring about a complete salvation including faith and the things that accompany it by one's union with Christ.

Finally, One cannot be lost by the sin that Christ came to save men from. Christ died once and for all. Furthermore, salvation brings along with it the spirit. He will always bring one back to repentance. (This is more of being raked over the coals by the Holy Ghost than a believer remaining in sin and being saved.) Once saved always repentant.

Finally, throughout all of this, Grace comes apart from the trappings of sin and the devil. God is invincible in his plan to save sinners.

In short TIULPI.
Why 'I' twice. It is the center of Focus of God's sovereignty being 'absolute'. The first I was with respect to man's actions. The second with respect to God's plan being invincible.

Note: One can also throw in postmodern/neocalvinist ideas with total depravity if they so please but only if they attribute the problem of understanding to sin or the person rather than the language or God. It is one bridge to postmodernism and back.