As long as there have been theological debates there has been the dynamic of dueling positions – a pro & con.  This is most evident by the very words of Jesus:

He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters. (Luke 11:23)

Now, imagine if someone came along & said to Jesus that there is another position, a “third option” or a “moderate position”.  Indeed, there are even Christians who try to insert a mythical middle ground into the equation.

It is as absurd as saying there is righteousness, sinfulness, & neutrality yet there are actual Christians that cling to this fabricated fiction of some other position.  As generous & magnanimous as it may seem to allow for a third option, the Bible has a term for this type of approach.

Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (Psalms 119:113, Jms 1:7-8, Jms 4:8)

Double-mindedness is being stuck between two positions, & for what ever reason unable to settle on one or the other.  Typically, the reason a person takes such an approach is because they don’t want to cause friction.  They don’t want to offend either side, but in reality such people actually do hold to one position or another – they just try to hide it.  The more you get such a person to open up & relate their thoughts; it will become obvious which position they take, even if they don't use the typical terms for the positions. 

Again, in most theological positions there is no such thing as a mythical middle ground – only an unrevealed position.  Perhaps, there are even times when the person is so unfamiliar with the aspects & terminologies of the positions that the person will deny they are of either position.  Take for instance the age-old theological debate between “Arminianism” & “Calvinism”.  You have no doubt heard people claim that they hold neither view & perhaps even piously claim they are just Christians – usually following up the rejection of the labels with verses like 1 Cor 3:3-5.  Again, this sounds so magnanimous but in reality it is really simply a refusal to understand or acknowledge the dichotic nature of theology.  Perhaps we can defuse the 1 Cor 3:3-5 claim if we remove the personal names from the positions & called them more rightly by their older & generic theological labels, “Synergism” & “Monergism” .

Arminianism = Synergism

These theological terms traditionally mean that the person “co-works” in some manner with God to bring about the person’s salvation, usually by the person “activating” & exercising “freewill”, thus the person has a participatory role in their own salvation – no matter whether it is 99% or 0.000000001%.

Calvinism = Monergism

These theological terms traditionally mean that God works alone (mono) to bring about a person’s salvation, usually by the inscrutable divine predestinated election of the person before the person was even born & specifically not in relation to any foresight of the person choosing God.  In this model, salvation is truly 100% of God.

Indeed, there have been people who have tried to insert a middle ground into the Synergism/Monergism dichotomy but again just because a person invents degrees of synergism doesn’t make it a middle ground – it is still a co-working, but only of varying degree.

There really is no honest way to avoid this dilemma. The key is to examine your own position & determine why you hold your position.  Being ever double-minded about such a basic Christian concept such as salvation really leaves the person impotent to venture into other areas of faith since the nature & operation of salvation drives almost every aspect of Christian faith.  A person’s position on what caused the separation of the relationship of man & God, how extensive & intensive that separation & what is needed to restore that relationship affects every other position that person may hold as a Christian, be it their position on salvation, evangelism, or "endtimes" notions.

So, it is important to come to a biblical position – even if that position is one you would rather not broach, even if that determination may cause you discomfort & friction with others.  You cannot be forever caught between two positions, nor can you create mythical middle ground positions wherein you might try to hide while the theological battles rage all around you.

You cannot remain a double-minded person & yet claim you are “with” Christ – no matter how generous, moderate, & loving you think you are being by avoiding taking such positions.