Maybe you could also learn about arminianism....And it seems you have a "lot more" to learn about them both. They are polar opposites.
Not a bad attempt. But it needs a bit of correction.
The "conscience" was given by God to humanity, per Rom 2:14,15. But it is correct that the human spirit relates to God.
In fact, it was the human spirit that actually died "on that day" that Adam ate of the forbidden tree. His body sure didn't die, but something did, literally. It was his spirit, which was demonstrated by the fact that when the Lord took a stroll in the garden in the cool of the evening on "that day", what did Adam and the woman do? They hid. They were unable to relate to God.
So when the Bible speaks of being "born AGAIN" or RE-generation, it can only be referring to the human spirit.
The soul contains the untuition, conscience and intelligence, for normal human functioning.
So, God created man in His "own image", which speaks of man being trichotomous, just as God is Triune.
When Adam died spiritually on "that day", he became dichotomous; body and soul.
At faith in Christ, the believer becomes trichotomous; body, soul and spirit.
Jesus told the Samaritan woman this:
God is Spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24
So, only believers can properly worship God. They have a human spirit.
- Salvation (and condemnation on the day of judgment) was conditioned by the graciously-enabled faith (or unbelief) of man;
- The Atonement is qualitatively adequate for all men, "yet that no one actually enjoys [experiences] this forgiveness of sins, except the believer ..." and thus is limited to only those who trust in Christ;
- "That man has not saving grace of himself, nor of the energy of his free will," and unaided by the Holy Spirit, no person is able to respond to God's will;
- The (Christian) Grace "of God is the beginning, continuance, and accomplishment of any good," yet man may resist the Holy Spirit; and
- Believers are able to resist sin through Grace, and Christ will keep them from falling; but whether they are beyond the possibility of ultimately forsaking God or "becoming devoid of grace ... must be more particularly determined from the Scriptures."
But, again, you can believe what you will.
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