Recent content by Rightglory

Totally agree, However that is not what I stated. The Bible is truth, but it is NOT THE TRUTH. Christ is that Truth. Here again, the Bible does not stand alone as an authority. The authority is Christ, not scripture. And surely not man with his ego determining his own interpretation...

The Bible was never meant to be a guide to individual interpretation. Even before and NT letters were written Paul chastised those in Corinth I Cor 1:12 that the Gospel is not according to any one person. God in His wisdom gave us the Gospel through 12 disciples and Apostle Paul. They all...

As all discussions that are based on personal interpretation will never end with any agreement on any issue. That seems to be the standard fare for any Protestant discussion. Man's ego cannot be overcome and personal opinion ends up being as many truths as there are individuals proclaiming...

You are a joke. Nice parody though. You work very hard to keep from explaining just how all your contradictions of scripture work. By the way Arminius is in the same boat as Calvin on several issues as well. His view in many respects are much different from Calvinism, but he is still a man and...

With a little more study outside of Calvinism, you might understand the above texts. None of them show the predestination of anyone as a believer. Ephesians 1:4-5 shows that it is the elect who are IN Christ that where predestined to be saved through the means God uses to save individuals...

It is not a doctrine of scripture. It is a doctrine of Calvinism only. My concordance only lists three forms or uses of the word predestinate. And none state that God predestined anyone to salvation. To become an elect one must first believe and be baptized. This puts one in Christ or in His...

You are correct in that scripture actually uses several metaphors to describe atonement. The problem arises when one chooses one metaphor and makes it the definition of atonement. Christus Victor is the understanding of the early Church, and the Patristics.

Quite the contrary. Calvin, as a former Roman Catholic, held the same theological view which is that grace is created. Roman Catholic theology no longer separates God's essence with His energies. This means that man and God are external to each other and they cannot interact with each other...

If your Bible has cross references you should check them. This is not about total depravity. Paul is in a discussion with Judaizers. The Jews thought they were the special people and only they had a claim for God's favor. Paul says emphatically that is not so. The Gentiles are as worthy...

I don't believe in "salvation by works" never stated such. Youl simply assert I did. You don't understand what I stated, so you need to assert falsely so you can uphold your strawman. You don't even understand how "grace" is used and it effect upon God's creation. Lots of blather here...

Are these the only two men you recognize in history, Calvin and Arminius? I don't hold to any man made theory of what scripture means. History shows that any interpretation of scripture by a man turns into a heresy, as I pointed out for Calvinism. For you, apparently Arminianism is your...

Your irrelevant tirade seems to be your mantra, even if it refers to historical facts. Grace is the underlying principle all of salvation. It is the primary work of Christ toward His creation via His Incarnation. All humanity has been saved from death, Unfortunately you do not recognize the...

Lets take a look at what you believe, based on the ideas you have been stating in this thread. Two ideas, election of believers, and the idea that a believer cannot loose salvation. These two ideas only exists in a systematic theology known as Calvinism. Calvinism also has three other ideas...

This is exactly what you are doing. You are very good at it. Again describing yourself to a tee. I don't belong to any denomination. I gave you the historical meaning of those verses. Meanings that have existed for 2000 years. I showed you the errors of your interpretation in my first post...

Still on the obfuscation road. None of the above even applies to me. They are simply your means to omit any rational reply. You have given none. Your verses don't show that salvation cannot be lost. You have not even shown that a person even has salvation in this life, I'm referencing the...