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If God predetermines ALL that happens then God certainly would be culpable for the sins man commits.

But Paul never said foreknowledge always demands predetermination. There are some things God foreknew and predetermined to happen, as the crucifixion of Christ, but not all things.

But you have not proven that foreknowledge demands predetermination. Simply because God foreknows what will happen does NOT mean He predetermined it to happen. I gave you one example from 1 Samuel 23. Another is in Jonah 3, where God (thru Jonah) said Nineveh would be destroyed in 40 days...

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Foreknowledge does not necessitate predestination. If such were true, then that makes God, not man, culpable for all the evil that takes place. 1 Samuel 23:7-13 David and his men were in the city of Keilah and David knew Saul was plotting against him. David prayed to God asking God if Saul...

Romans 9:17 "For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth." God's raised Pharaoh up for a twofold purpose: 1) show His power in Pharaoh 2) magnify His name...

I am sure the new birth takes place when one is water baptized (John 3:5; 1 Cor 12:13; Tts 3:5; Eph 5:26) and I am sure one is born again by the word, 1 Peter 1:23. I agree with you that the new birth takes place when one is water baptized. So I am not sure where you are going.

Hi, In the context of Romans 5, when it comes to "many made sinners" is that are conditionally made sinners for they have chosen to sin Romans 5:12 and not Unconditionally born that way. "Many made righteous" are done so when one conditionally has faith Romans 5:1-2. I do not agree that "all...

I see in the Bible that infants are born innocent in God's eyes (Matthew 19:14) not having committed any sin Romans 9:11, hence not born 'dead'. Those that are born, live and die with severe mental disabilities are not born dead nor ever dead before God but are innocent in that they never...

1) how do we know that actually were performing miracles they CLAIMED to be? Mant tv evangelists calim to perform miracles when they are not. 2) Pharaoh's men were able to do what seem miraculous but is was not by the power of God. Matt 7:21 one must do the Father's will THEN one can enter the...

Judiazing teachers had convinced some Christians in Galatia to leave the NT gospel and go back to the OT law to be justified. Paul is condemning those Galatians for doing such. They had left the NT gospel for a false gospel, Galatians 1:6-9. If the OT law could justify one, then Christ died in...

Hebrews 11:7 the saving of Noah's house was by God's grace yet God required Noah to do the obedient work in building the ark to procure that grace. Noah's obedient work earned him nothing but a necessary condition he had to meet to receive God's grace. John 6:27 Jesus said to WORK for the meat...

John 3:5------------Spirit+++++++++++++water>>>>>>>>in the kingdom 1 Cor 12:13--------Spirit++++++++++++baptized>>>>>>>in the body Titus 3:5-----------Spirit++++++++++laver of water>>>>>>saved Eph 5:25-----------the word+++++++laver of water>>>>>>>cleansed The Bible, being its own best...

From 1 John 1:7-10 ALL Christians sin, both intentionally and unintentionally. Since ALL Christians do sin how can anyone know for certain if he/she is of the elect or not? Again in Romans 9:15 what is the basis God uses to determine to have mercy upon one person and not another? If you do...

Matthew 7:21 "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven." Only those that do the will of the Father are the ones who enter the kingdom. Just saying "Lord, Lord" is vain without doing the will...

If Romans 5:18 - (a) teaches 'all men' are born lost then 18 - (b) shows that same 'all men' will be saved and you have Universalism. Rom 5:18 is an "if-then" type statement where if (a) is true then so is (b). Yet the verse does not teach all men are born lost sinners therefore does not teach...

My post was about how does one who follows the tenets of Calvinism can know with any objective certainty if he is elect or not.

(I will deal with this separately since OSAS is a different subject from Abraham and faith) From the context of John 10:27-28, who are the one's that "shall never perish"? Those that CONDITIONALLY continue to hear and follow Christ, these shall never perish. Yet if one quits hearing and...

Yes, Calvinism created their own problem, not the Bible.

I have never seen one who follows tenets of Calvinism provide any objective proof they are of the "elect" but can just assume they are. Romans 9:15 does not give a basis as to why God has mercy on one and not another, but that does not mean a basis does not exist. If there were no basis then...