In Isaiah, but in other places, too, it is shown that God opens the eyes of the blind. If you are blind, the possibility exists of your eyes being opened. This is _God's_idea, not man's.
How is regeneration before belief _not_ another gospel? The dependence is upon election, not on Jesus death for them, with a subtle suggestion that those who smugly assume that they are the elect are closer to God and more likely to actually be His favorites than if you aren't so sure--just like ...
Demons pretend to be dead people; they also pretend to be God, which is why we must try the spirits, comparing them with the word of the true God, to see if they are truly of Him.
So, actually looking to Him, the author and finisher of our faith, we avoid the Mensa debate team of theologians. That is a grwat gain over the alternative.
In Isaiah, but in other places, too, it is shown that God opens the eyes of the blind. If you are blind, the possibility exists of your eyes being opened. This is _God's_idea, not man's.