Actions

Today in class I posed the question of whether or not simply changing the word 'choose' to 'accept' in Calvin's question of if faith is something you choose. Changing the word to 'accept' takes the assertive action to a passive action, and while Dr. Brekke countered the question by stating that it was still an action, I would like to take that though a step further. It's like recieving a present; you cannot choose what you are given, just whether or not you will accept it. Accepting God's grace has to be a passive action becasue in order to acknowlede it you have to be willing to humble yourself. While you cannot choose the gift that is grace, you can take down the figurative wall between allowing yourself to accept it.