Debate is wholesome if the intention of those involved is to glorify God and edify His children. I personally can't box this discussion into a nice neat catch-phrase, because I think it is bigger than that.
God's grace and mercy cannot be undone or outdone, for those who have been born of His Spirit, as it compels us, and reminds us, guides us.
We gave our lives to HIM, and therefore they belong to HIM, and not us. That's what our rebirth is;
Born of flesh, died to the flesh, reborn in the Spirit of God.