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All of them? Wow.... that is quite the coincidence. How convenient. However, when many many places all over the old and new testament say the same thing the point is saying, I believe that is what is called biblical support. No twisted verses, not need to cling to 2 or 3 misinterpretations, but...

To be quite honest I don't understand the point he is trying to make either... it seems near nonsensical and very hard to understand for me as well...

And we did disprove them.So the bunch of verses I have supplied at the beginning aren't enough? Because there are a bunch more sections of the Confession, each with at least 5 or 6 supporting verses, if more verses isn't enough?

Isaiah 9:6 ESV For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Apparently so do your typing skills So now we are using Scripture? I thought we were just throwing around things like "Nope. Cult" And leaving it at that? Please see the first post of this thread, and note the plethora of Scripture given.

Same God, different persons

They are the same God, different persons. Not the same persons, but the same God

Yes and no. He is God, but he is not the Father, just as the Father is God but is not the Son

They are the same God, Different persons. They share the same substance of Godhood, and yet are completely distinct persons 1 Corinthians 8:6 this deals directly with the supposed contradiction. Sorry for the wait, but I'm a firm believer in quality over quantity.

Psalm 110:1 The LORD says to David's Lord.... Hmmm... how could this be...unless God is schizo, I believe that they are distinct persons, and yet the same God.

Man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation; so as a natural man, being altogether averse from that good, and dead in sin, is not able, by his own strength, to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto. What do...

This is what tells me right away that you will read into whatever verse or confession we produce exactly what you want it to say. Good news, I found a tee shirt that adheres to your logic! ;) The Presbyterian church is Calvinistic. It was started by John Knox, one of the leaders of the...

Yep. And Calvinism does not fit into the 'cult' definition.

Man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation; so as a natural man, being altogether averse from that good, and dead in sin, is not able, by his own strength, to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto. ...

They are the same God yes. No the same person of the Trinity no

Yes it is.

John 14:6 - I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father except through me. Yep. Jesus is and has been the second person of the Trinity since the beginning of time

Well, the point is that even a historian could look at Calvinism and say "Well, is respect to the Christian religion, Calvinism is by definition not a cult, because they cling to the same God as described by Christians, and they aren't heresy, because they were the orthodox view Christianity is...

You've got your definitions mixed up. cult noun 1.a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object ~ By definition, Calvinists worship the same Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit her·e·sy noun 1.belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious...