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Because: 1.) We are told to by Jesus. Period. That in and of itself should be enough for anyone. 2.) Because we do not know who are and are not the chosen of God. Just because there is a chosen people doe not mean we can say who is and who is not one of the chosen. Therefore, we go out and...

The only way all men are not in heaven AND Christ died for all men is if you save yourself, which is works righteousness. You still don't get it; it does not matter if it is just a location". If being in that location is not a sin, there is no penalty for it and therefore all men are in...

Because I try to conduct my behavior as Christ would want. And where is all this information now? Why do you not use this "material" to "slam" us when we ask you to explain your accusations?

Not at all. I have never once attempted to call you a cult member or anything of the sort. I did not start a thread called "Secure Arminians: The Cult that believes you walk in freely and God slams the cell door" Nor would I ever do such a thing. Because that would be slander and the opposite...

But you are making an effort to damage my belief system by calling it a cult and soliciting falsehoods. Man, you cant NOT argue, can you? Could you at least talk about something actually worthwhile?

We are to live our lives constantly growing and learning and becoming more and more like God, and in this sense making our calling and election sure. In other words, we should never live our lives thinking "Oh, I'm safe.... no need to improve;" Election and calling are no excuse to stop growing...

Not in this sense. You are trying to damage someone's reputation. Come one, please stop with the jots and tittles and get to the meat of the conversation. Your sticks and stones are doing you no good

Yes, and here is why: 1.) The word 'world' here means every nation, not just the Jews. Paul himself said that there is no more Jew or Gentile, male or female, slave or free, but all people from all walks of life can now partake of the blessings. 2.) There are passages where Christ talks about...

I believe that faith is a gift from God, and is given by His grace. Now, I do believe that when a person comes to Christ, God gives them the gift of faith, and immediately afterwards they accept Him as their savior. I believe the 2 are so closely related, and happen is such close proximity to...

I would agree that some verses may SEEM to contradict Calvinism if you don't read them in their context. However, I think that we can also agree that the Scriptures never contradict themselves.

I agree. This however does not mean that things can happen without him wanting it to. There is a difference between God choosing not to do something, and something happening without Him wanting it to.

So, God is not all-knowing nor all powerful?

If He didn't want it to happen, it wouldn't

Well put! Welcome!

slan·der /ˈslandər/ noun 1. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation. I love how you say this as though THIS proves your point at all. Any miniscule way to throw mud. Like a true Christian.

Doing God's bidding, of course! Do you know who God has and has not chosen? Neither do we. Just because God has chosen doesn't mean we know who. So we evangelize. And if one comes to the knowledge of Christ, then guess what: He was chosen. THAT is why.

And how does he prove Calvinism is a Cult? By slandering and appealing to feelings. When asked to state Scriptures that support him? Nope. Much easier to just lash out and spew backless nonsense. This is getting old, Issues. If you are not going to defend your claims, why make them? "I have,"...

It was at this moment he realized: I have no Biblical argument; FEELINGS!!!

So it is not a sin. Who cares if I am in my sin; it is paid for anyways. Any sins that I am "living in", no matter position [since my "location" isn't a sin anyways] are paid for by the blood of Christ, because you said he died for all sins of all men. So all would be in heaven. You are trying...

I actually would love to have a thread where we look at the Scriptures and see what they say. I am not concerned with proving that I am right; it really doesn't mean all that much to me. What I am concerned with is taking Scripture as a whole and in its context. If we can do that, I think we...