Thank you, everyone! Your responses have shown me there’s a whole world of theology
I’ve not yet discovered!
@jimmy , the TULIP outline is helpful. I certainly don’t mean to stir anything up 
, but my question is genuine. Certainly, @lakshmi 's response also helps me see that there’s a difference in the meaning of terminology that I wasn’t aware of.
I like it! Does this still count as Calvinism?
@lakshmi, @kathleen can I clarify if ‘Reformed theology’ = Calvinism, or is it more nuanced than that? Also, what’s a PCA church? I really appreciate the information you’ve shared here. I will need to take time to consider all this.
This is intriguing. How would James 4:7-8 fit into this? Certainly there seems to be some expectation that we make a move in approaching God, unless this is addressing believers rather than unbelievers? The passage refers to the ‘double-minded’ who I may consider people who have not yet made the choice to follow Christ, but I may be wrong in this.
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
I’m realising how simplistic an understanding I had of the Reformation until now. I’ve missed so many details of how these various men moved across Europe to understand scripture that was previously ignored. It’s so exciting to read about