The fellowship leader knew more than me, but was similarly flawed with a sense of his own intelligence. Our debate concerned the sovereign will of God. I took the Calvinist position. God was totally in charge of all things. He dictates who will be with Him in heaven and who is going to hell.
All life is predestined.
My contender took the Arminian position. God allows everything to run its course. He allows people to choose themselves whether they want to be with Him in heaven. Over the next few weeks I lost the debate due to ignorance more than anything else. Still it did cause me to wonder how it was possible for God to be sovereign and for humanity to be free.