I agree with you vandy about the distinction with free will. If you go back and read the majority of my post i have always explained it as you have stated. I am an advid listener-reader of Sproul. My problem on the forum is that when i talk about regeneration and the new will to choose they tell me that i am reading into the text or i am making it too difficult or there is too much mystery. There is a very clear antithetical debate going on here. Its not as simple as telling them that we choose for ourselves. Its what God does in my theology that inhibits free will in theirs.

As you know this has been a debate throughout history. I have been told that we now are able to believe both systems of theology at the same time because there is too much mystery to make a distinction. They use the two line explanation to throw water on the historical calvinistic position. I just want to find the person who holds these to very different doctrinal positions at the same time and teaches them, and then show me historically who held both of these positions as a teacher.
I can take you to some web sites of churches or point you to radio programs (and i am not talking about Steve that state that doctrinal differences do not matter. Its the practice that is important. Historical confessional views of discipleship are being discarded and replaced with a system of philosophy for behaviour. When you place any system of thinking as equal with doctrine including the \"too much mystery system\" as well as psychology, false religions,  plagenism,etc. you discard the bible. I here counseling being given from a psychological viewpoint first and then the bible is thrown in at the end or little trinkets of scripture given to support that viewpoint. Seriously when someone tells you doctrinal differences do not matter and that  its just the practice ,what they are saying I know better than God. My philosophy should have equal time with the scripture. They have such a low view of scripture that inspiration will become an issue probably before the next generation. That is really the next rung on the ladder at the bottom..