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Why? That truth is at the heart of Christians' beliefs. If you lock me out because of that mention, I won't be back at all.

Brother, you go through a lot of verbiage to say very little. Are you saying that we are predestined to be conformed to Jesus' image after we are saved? If that's what you're saying, God makes us to be like Jesus as soon as we first believe, and that image grows as we pray to and serve him (2...

Okay, talk about Romans 8:29, where Paul says that the people God foreknew in a loving relationship (the Bible's meaning for "foreknow"), he also predestined. Why do you disagree with Paul? Rom 8:29--"For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in...

I hope they catch, prosecute, and punish all such fraudsters so that our election may be honest and fair.

My advice is to let the Bible interpret itself, since God inspired it. I mean that you tend to read interpretations into verses that the rest of the Scriptures do not support. A famous Bible interpreter once said wisely, "Go as far as the Bible goes; then, stop." I agree. Don't be so sure that...

Brother, my suggestion is that you rely much less on your own reasoning and much more on staying close to the Bible itself. I recommend reading it from cover to cover repeatedly. Thus, you will be able to start thinking God's wisdom and thinking much more than your own.

Sir, you pile a lot of verses taken out of context to say what? That everyone will be saved in the end? The Bible does not say that at all.

I am a Calvinist and have only ONE God, the Triune God of the Bible. Who is yours, Robert?

Show me quotes from his writings where he says that foreknowledge is the same as predestination. However, they do go together in Romans 8:28, 29: "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he...

Absolutely, and we will continue our fellowship, brother, on the other side of the grave with the victory of Jesus' empty tomb!

I agree with you, amigo. That's why I have had the practice of reading all the way through the Bible a couple chapters a day for many years. It's more attractive the more I read it; I'm sure the Holy Spirit works that way through his Word. However, the Bible interprets itself instead of people's...

That's also true, but he does reserve the right to say no to my prayers, even though I'm right with him. After all, he's God and I'm not. However, if I'm at the center of his will, I will be in tune with him with my prayers answered positively much more often.

What I believe is what the Bible, God's Word, shows that God is like.

It says that God is the perfectly-just Judge who must rightly punish sin, either our sins laid on Jesus on the cross through faith in him or our unrepentant sins.

As far as I can tell, you don't mention selfish motives that people have for getting an abortion. Neither did you say that having the child and then giving him/her up for adoption. How about abstinence from sex outside of marriage to avoid having a baby? And finally, what about the command, "You...

What Bible passages would you quote to back up your statements? For a person who trusts in Jesus' death and resurrection to receive a relationship with the Father, he hears our prayers all the time. He gives one of four answers: yes, no, not yet, or not the way you thought it would be--but all...

I believe in one God, not three Gods, but the New Testament has revealed him as three Persons, only hints of whom are given in the Old Testament. It's only through faith in Jesus Christ that we gain God the Father's acceptance.

No, three Persons in one God: Joh 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Joh 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God. Joh 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. Joh 1:14 And the Word was made...

God answers every single prayer uttered in true faith in one of four ways: yes, no, not yet, or not the way you thought it would be.

You're right, but always remember that God the first Person created the universe through his Agent, the second Person, by the power of the Holy Spirit, the third Person (Genesis 1:1,2 and John 1:1-3) as our ONE, all-powerful God. His mysterious divine being boggles my mind, but he is that...