It has been argued that Calvinism needs to be balanced in order to be a more accurate representation of God's sovereignty. Those who hold to this belief argue that they are providing this balance by believing in sovereign grace. However, the problem with this position is that instead of presenting a remedy, it is actually presenting a view that is the opposite of what is held by those who believe in Calvinism. This disagreement is not new, and those who hold to this position are not being righteous by trying to reverse the order of the chain of salvation found in Romans. Salvation is all of God and we are completely passive in it. We hold a different opinion to you regarding the condition of humanity before receiving salvation. We believe that people are completely corrupted and unable to rescue themselves, whereas you believe that people have the ability to choose to have faith as a way of being saved. You believe that people have a free will that isn't restricted, whereas we believe that people in the state of not yet having salvation are unable to respond to the gospel until they're given new life by the Spirit. You believe that faith comes before receiving new life, whereas we have the opposite belief. God has allowed the gospel to be preached everywhere, and it's up to people to respond. We believe that God chooses certain individuals for salvation before the foundation of the world, and that He leaves some people in their sin while saving others whom He had chosen previously. Your belief is that Christ died for the sake of all people and that He has provided a way for all people to be saved. We believe that Christ's atonement was definite, and that He obtained salvation for the elect at the cross which would be transacted in God's appointed time. Your belief is that humans must maintain their salvation by obtaining forgiveness through their lifestyle. However, we believe that God does not base salvation on humans' ability to persevere to the end, but rather on His own faithfulness in bringing humans into salvation. If we accept that you are trying to help us by telling us that we are not working hard enough or that we do not understand the doctrine of sanctification, then you are mistaken. Those who understand God's sovereignty work harder and think more deeply than most people on your side of the issue. You guys are always worrying about things that aren't important. You like to nitpick and criticize. You put a lot of pressure on people. Basically, I'm saying you're all a bunch of armchair theologians. If I were to work with you, I would be a good friend. I'm saying this for the sake of argument and to set things straight.