Disclaimers: 1) I am very new to philosophy and this form of thinking so be patient with my lack of understanding if this seems like a trivial problem to you lol 2) I know we more so discuss proving the existence of God and the reliability of scripture but I though this would be interesting. I have recently been trying to wrap my head around the U in the Calvinistic TULIP analogy, which stands for Unconditional Election. The idea, in brief, is that God in essence "chooses" those who will be saved. Since we are dead in our sins, we are unable to generate a response towards salvation so God in eternity past chooses those who will be saved. Some Calvinists would go as far as to say that Jesus' substitutionary sacrifice is only for the elect. That Jesus did not indeed come to save all but rather just those elected to salvation. I don't know why but this just does not compute for me. Doesn't the very idea of God "choosing" those who will be saved, regardless of prior knowledge of faith as most calvinists would point out, disregard human free will. Is it possible for those two things to co-exist at all to begin with, possibly that we are unable in our limited capacity to understand that inner working. I also wondered if this undermines the character of an all loving god if he chooses who will and will not respond to the message of the gospel. Thinking about how God wants all to be saved (1 Tim. 2:4), doesn't this go against that commonly held belief as well? Just posing questions because I dont know how many hold this belief despite me feeling like it is simply antithetical to the message of the gospel. Any thoughts would be appreciated

OH YAA 🔥🔥 This Tuesday at 6am PST Dr. Joshua Sijuwade joins us to discuss how trinitarianism can be rightfully thought of as monotheistic. This will cover how to properly construe the divine identity, what monotheism actually is, and how the trinity fits well within that model. There will be Q&A, so this is a chance for you to ask your deepest and most profound questions. See you then!