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No one is born damned/lost. The language and context of Ephesians 2 show those Ephesians made themselves children of wrath through habitually practicing sin and not how they were born passively against their will.

Jesus did not sin, infants are not born sinners, those with severe mental disabilities do not sin hence all are not "damned (lost) from the beginning". Adam and Eve were not made lost from the beginning but were not lost until they sinned in breaking God's law.

Hi, All men will die physically but all men are not damned / lost to begin with.

Obedience to God does not earn salvation but a necessary condition God has put on His free gift of salvation. 1) doing a work to earn something 2) meeting the condition placed upon a free gift There is a world of difference between #1 and #2 above and faith onlyist will not acknowledge that...

And all readers will see Gen 15:6 says Abraham "believed" and not Abraham "believed only". James says nothing at all about Abraham being justified before man. That is a spin faith onlyists put on James 2 to get around the simple words...."a man is NOT justified by faith only". Abraham's...

I'm not for sure if you meant this for me, but John 10:28 does not teach eternal security. Verse 27 goes with verse 28 and is one thought showing salvation is conditional. Many "pluck" verse 28 out of its context and force OSAS into it.

'Not of works' in Eph 2:9 refers to works of merit one would do to earn salvation and if one could earn his salvation he would have something to boast about. Abraham did not do works of merit, did not keep the OT law perfectly to earn his justification. No one today is under the OT law of...

Abraham was not justified by faith only in Genesis 15:6. (1) James says Abraham was not justified by faith only, James 2:21-24. (2) If Abraham was saved by faith only in Gen 15:6 that implies that prior to Gen 15:6 Abraham was a lost unforgiven reprobate. Yet nothing in the context suggest...

But where is the example from the Bible of one person who was justified by God BEFORE that person obeyed God? The context of Romans 4:5 includes Abraham and David too. No one, including David and Abraham would be justified by the OT law or Moses. "Not of works" cannot exclude ALL works for...

Romans 8:29 "For whom he did foreknow," God has foreknown each and every person born into this world, does that mean each and every person has been predestined to be saved? (You did not show that foreknowledge always demands predetermination.) The choosing between Jacob and Esau did not...

No one is justified by works of the OT law of Moses as Romans 4:5 shows Abraham was not one justified by works of the OT law but instead was justified by an obedient belief. Romans 3:20 again shows one is not justified by the OT law of Moses. I have pointed out many times one is not justified...

Again, CONTEXT shows that works mentioned in Eph 2:9, Romans 4:5 Titus 3:5, etc refer to works of merit or works of self-righteousness one does to try and earn salvation or refer to works required by the OT law. Not one of those verses eliminate obedience to the will of God. You have not yet...

1) the Bible does not teach that foreknowledge demands predetermination. 2) no verse says God hated the individual Esau. Malachi 1 is about Edom, Edom is being called Esau. It is not uncommon in the Bible that a nation be called after its progenitor Genesis 36:1; Genesis 36:8. 3) also...

I do not agree with your premise in your OP that God predestines some men to be saved leaving the rest to be lost. The Bible does not teach unconditional election of individuals. Calvinism does but not the Bible. If God unconditionally predetermined one individual to be saved and not another...

Salvation by obedience to God. God does not save the disobedient.....1 John 3:10 as long as one continues to not do righteousness, one continues to not be of God. Romans 6:18-18 and James 2 have nothing to do with man being justified by man but man being justified by God. Yes, the Bible...

One other thing about Romans 9:22. --It says God endured with much longsuffering those vessels of wrath fitted for destruction. --Peter and Paul agree the purpose of God's longsuffering is salvation, 2 Peter 3:15 --what sense does it make that would God be longsuffering towards those vessels of...

Romans 10:3 refutes Luther's faith onlyism. This verse clearly shows two different types of works with one work that cannot save (establishing OWN righteousness) and one that does save (obeying GOD'S righteousness). Psalms 119:172 says all God commandments are righteousness therefore those...

Paul said in Romans 6:16 "obedience UNTO righteousness" that is obedience leads one to being righteous, one is obedient in order to be righteous. Paul did NOT say one obeys because one already is righteous. This would be putting the cart before the horse. Romans 10:10 Paul says one "believeth...

Romans 9:22 "What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:" The verb "fitted" can be passive or middle voice. If middle voice, the Jews fitted themselves for destruction in choosing to disobey...

In the context of Romans 7, Paul is speaking about himself as an unbelieving Jew under the OT law of Moses. That law required perfect, flawless law keeping to be justified and Paul is showing the frustration that law present to "now" bein in Christ where there is no condemnation, Romans 8:1...