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  1. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    And, on the surface, this looks good. But then you get to asking; ~ "Well, where does that faith come from?" Not from God, so all from me. This is then works righteousness, because it was the work of your faith that saved you not the grace. In other words, that grace is useless unless you have...
  2. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    So God in His sovereignty made us sovereign over Him, so that He can only work within the confines of what we dictate through our wills? How is that all powerful?
  3. Mjh29

    The Issue of Calvinism.

    I agree. GOD has a free will. Yes He does. We do not.
  4. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    The question then is; Why is everyone not saved? If God had the power to save everyone, and intended to save everyone.... what happened? Did He get cold feet? More importantly, what force is so powerful that it can overrule the desires and power of God to the point where He wants to do...
  5. Mjh29

    The Issue of Calvinism.

    Hi Kermos! Thank you for the kind words! The Bible I use [and absolutely love] is the 1599 Geneva Bible. It has a note that explains this passage quite well; in essence it says that he is telling them to earnestly defend the faith.
  6. Mjh29

    The Issue of Calvinism.

    Because, there was a punishment for people's disobedience. God chooses some to change their hearts, not pull their strings. Though faith comes from God, that does not make it any less man's. If you buy a car, the car is yours. If someone gives you a car, the car is yours. The difference is one...
  7. Mjh29

    The Issue of Calvinism.

    Interesting.... let's look at the evidence: 1.) Chaotic. Every question you have asked @Kermos [I apologize if you are not a Calvinist, brother] @Jun2u [Again, apologies if you are not Calvinist] @Preacher4Truth , and @SovereignGrace [you two.... I apologize for nothing :cool::cool::p:D] Every...
  8. Mjh29

    The Issue of Calvinism.

    Proverbs 16:33 It is not that we think God chooses some and not others for no good reason. It is that we do not claim to know what His reasoning is other than to bring Himself glory. He does have His reasons, we just do not demand to know them or pretend it is something good in us. Arminians...
  9. Mjh29

    The Issue of Calvinism.

    Just because there is a chosen people does not mean that we know who are and who are not chosen. Just because you are one of God's chosen does not mean that we can then go around professing who is and is not one of God's people on a whim. You keep using this same question over and over, and I...
  10. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    I do not remember asking you this. I think you assume you know what I am saying. Is it a good work to love God? Is it something good to do?
  11. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    So, you won't even answer a simple question? Is loving God a good work? I think it is.
  12. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    That depends; do you believe loving God is a good work?
  13. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    I believe that we are all born fallen, but that if we come to God it is because He has chosen us from the foundation of the world. That does not mean that we are instantaneously saved the moment we are born, but it does mean that [in God's time] we will be saved without question.
  14. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    No, they are chosen if God chooses them. Saying they can choose themselves unto salvation is like saying babies birth themselves. Sorry, doesn't happen.
  15. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    So then what is your problem with it even you know that this is stated in the Scriptures? So, you admit you are not battling against the ideas of men but against the very words of Scripture?
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    Day 8 1 Corinthians 2:14 "But the natural man perceiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned." Here we see a very plainly stated example of the utter blindness of the natural man. The glorious...
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  17. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    That is why there is a body of believers. Others who have shown forth fruit of conversion as well. So that I do not testify of myself alone, but have the testimony of my brothers and sisters and [most importantly] the testimony of Christ and His Word.
  18. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    I do not place myself there arbitrarily. God by His grace has brought me from the "them" category into the "us" category.
  19. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    Even as He chose us in him before the foundation of the world. It's self explanatory regardless of "prospective". it's right there in black and white, and even explained further in the following passages.
  20. Mjh29

    Without unconditional Election,no one would be saved.

    The "Us" is defined in the Scriptures, not by me. The "us" are the called of Jesus; His sheep hear His voice, and He knows them and they follow Him. They are those individuals who have from before time were chosen by God. Not by me.
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