So, my actions can change the state of the door? That sounds very like salvation by works, which I suspect you would reject. Going to church is an action, and if that action will open a previously closed door, then that is salvation by works.
If the state of the door is fixed by God's foreknowledge, then my point remains. I can neither open nor close the door by my actions.
Then, going to my local Catholic church, partaking of the sacraments and praying to Mary will open the door for me? There are a great many churches I could go to. However, I suspect you would not say that all of them will open the door for me.
How do you know which churches are effective, and which are not? You are human and prone to error, so I cannot just rely on what you say. There are hundreds of different interpretations of the Bible by fallible humans, so I cannot rely on Bible interpretations either.
The New Testament teaches the following:
You, now as an unregenerated sinner, are totally dead spiritually.
You cannot understand spiritual truth.
All you can now understand is bits and pieces of the confusion that is the World of Secularism.
You, being totally dead to spiritual truth, need help to break out of your deadness.
You cannot do that in your own strength.
You must have supernatural help from the Holy Spirit in order to understand spiritual truths.
Jesus called this supernatural help being born again in John 3:3
If you never get supernatural help then you will continue to post as you do, endlessly
arguing against all biblical truths that would help you break free of your bondage.
You MUST be regenerated in order to understand spiritual truths.
The Lord Jesus repeatedly told the people that if you do not believe that I am
who I say I am, then you will die in your sins. - eg. John 8:24
You do not want to die in your sins.
That is not good for you.
That is not in your best interest.
How do you get in the condition where you will NOT die in your sins?
You can pray sincerely a simple prayer from the heart -- a prayer like this one:
"Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner, and I ask for Your forgiveness. I believe
You died for my sins and rose from the dead. I turn from my sins and invite You to
come into my heart and life. I want to trust and follow You as my Lord and Savior."
Pray that prayer sincerely from the heart and your life will be completely turned
around for the good -- and you will get the supernatural help that you need and
MUST have in order to believe on the Lord Jesus as your Savior.
Best
JAG
[]