biblical passages are put forth as evidence that human volition, not just divine action, plays a central role in salvation (see conditional election): Deuteronomy 30:19: "I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:" Joshua 24:15: "And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Calvinists generally understand the former passages as giving a window into the divine perspective and the latter passages as speaking from the human perspective in calling people to work out the salvation God has given them. See also Corporate election Predestination References External links "Does God Have Two Wills?" or "Thoughts on Sovereignty and Love" by Brandon Smith (Calvinist view) "Unconditional election", chapter 11 from Loraine Boettner's Reformed Doctrine of Predestination (Calvinist view) , Extensive biblical verse support, discussions of opposing views (Calvinist view) Calvinist theology Salvation in Protestantism Christian terminology Five Points of Calvinism