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Exactly, if everything is predetermined, pre-orchestrated there is no point. Calvanist are wasting there time on this board. By the way, James, Free Will does not mean that salvation is in man's hands nor is it a work of his own hands. Many Old Testament righteous people believed and chose God...

Probably a better way of putting this would have been: **It's an interesting topic we are discussing. We should pray about this and read through the book of Romans. I'm sure the Spirit will lead us into truth as I'm sure we truly want it and in humility we should set aside pride so that God...

Yes it is also too bad that some Christians do not notice arrogance when it is blatantly evident. I do however respect other opinions and place an equal value on them as I would my own. As for individuals themselves I try to place higher value on them than myself, which includes not...

How arrogant and self-righteous of you to say such a thing. Do you think you are the only one who prays and is lead by the Spirit? Because one holds a different understanding, opinion or theological stance than yours, this one is full of pride and and in need of humility. Shame on you. The moat...

First of all Jonah did not try to kill himself. Jonah chose to ignore and avoid God's call to Nineveh by taking sail to a city, which many scholars believe to be in the opposite direction of Nineveh. The Story of Jonah in context is about Repentance; the sailor's repentance, Jonah's repentance...

Not at all. Your point is well made. We are to test, correct, reprove any teaching or presching that does not line up with God's Word. There are many verses to support that. I'm just saying this verse is not one to support that when taken in context. The context is not to be watchful of false...

Good answer when taken out of context. But the Lord did show me otherwise as per my previous post.

Wonderful read. God bless you both. The Cross of Calvary provided healing in every way, for our body, soul and spirit. Body healing "By His stripes we are healed." Soul healing "Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows" Spirit healing "He was wounded for our...

The above verse relates to the one after it Mat. (7:7) "Ask and ye shall receive, seek and ye shall find, knock and the door will be open unto you." Jesus reminds us that He will care for all our needs by His explanation of the lilies of the field that are better clothed than Solomon himself...

Maybe you would like to enlighten me with your version? Question for you? What do you think "being created in His image" means?

Yes! To share the beauty and Glory of Himself with other beings that He creates and gives the capacity to respond to that revelation out their own free will. Without giving us free will, God might as well go into some place and play chess with Himself or build a sandbox created a bunch of human...

Of all the explanations I have read about Job's dilemma, this is not only the most erroneous, it is the most foolish. Do you like it when people use you? Do you enjoy that? I don't think so. And maybe for some convoluted reason you like that, I can assure you that the majority of people do not...

I'm sure God does share things with you as He does with many, including myself. But the whole council of God? The Plan? I think it would blow my finite little mind. Anyway, I will also look forward to your posts. :D

So are you saying you never RePenTed of your sins as in RE - Recognize you are a sinner PEN - Approached Him with a Penitent heart TAN- Had a Tangible change of attitude and of mind from sin to God CE - Ceased all sin and unrighteousness and then accepted the Gift of God who is Christ our...

First of all you don't succumb to temptation. "The Devil made me do it." doesn't fly in our courts neither will it before the judgement seat. You are forgetting the verse; 1Co (10:13) There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to...

Are you saying you are never tempted? Because for every temptation you do choose to sin or not. That's choice. That is also free will. God does not twist your arm to do good or the devil twist it to do bad. God certainly provides you with many things to overcome temptation, His Spirit, His...

You can be assured that God does not create evil. In Him there is no evil. Jas (3:11) Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? :D

You have no idea how your post thrills me. I have yet to find a Christian who dares to acknowledge that maybe there are things that God does not know, only because they can not be known. In the case of Job, you are right. The hedge was down. Eccl. (10:8) "He who breaks a hedge, a serpent shall...

I totally agre in this post and am certainly not afraid of this kind of talk. I will propose these thoughts to you which for myself have helped tremendously in sorting out this free will, yet foreknowledge of God stuff. Does God know everything? YES --------- However what is the definition of...

Very insightful. I also read all the book and did much enjoy it. I do not fear people or stories that depict God in such a way. Because I know that just when we think we have God pegged down to a T, He manages to throw a curve ball and show us His creativity, sovereignty and versatility yet He...