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Well, great, Patrick. And Who is the Giver of this saving faith? Paul (again) is very clear on that in Ephesians 2:4-10, particularly verses 8-9, "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may...

Well, Brakelite, I would submit to you that there is no Scriptural teaching in the New Testament that is contrary to... "that which is given us"... in the Old Testament. Excuse the correction, please, but the word is 'dual.' :) And as I said, No one is advocating in any way what we might...

The savior of all people, especially of those who believe, yes. We need to quote the whole verse to see the whole picture. In that very verse, 1 Timothy 4:10, Paul himself distinguishes between the unlimited, general nature of the sufficiency of Christ's atonement to cover all, but that His...

LOL! No... As I said before, Jesus is most assuredly the Savior of all in the sense of the sufficiency of His atonement to cover all, and that He is the only Way. As Jesus Himself says: "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me," However, He...

Nope. Not without changing what He said into something very different than what it was/is. The Greek is what it is. Some of them, yes. Agreed. Right, we disagree on the context. Maybe you can explain what you mean by this. Or maybe this is your "explanation," but this is just a statement...

Agreed. Everyone would be "lost" forever if left to themselves. But then there is grace, and while there is such a thing as common grace, which He gives to all in various ways throughout their lives on earth in various ways, God extends His saving grace only to His elect, those He chose for...

Well, that's all well and good, but surely you understand my point above. If that's the case, then yes, I agree. Perhaps it was not clear to them that the baby was already dead. Or, perhaps to them, that didn't matter and it had become a matter of principle, and I would take issue with that...

Your assertion (assertions) is what it is (are what they are). Plus, what you said regarding the assertions of me and others here in this thread ~ pretty much those exact words ~ actually applies to yours (and those of others). We will agree to disagree on that, I'm sure. In... your opinion...

I spoke to this in the very post you quoted, TinMan. If the infant dies in utero, I would submit that that's not really an abortion, per se... or at the very least that the abortion would not kill the child because he/she is already dead. And, yes, that procedure may in fact, in that case, be...

Ah, you're turning the verse into something other than it is. Jesus said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today..." (not "someday") "...you will be with me in paradise." The Greek word we translate 'today,' there, Brakelite, is σήμερον (sēmeron), and is properly understood as ~ paraphrasing ~...

Biblical marriage is a covenant between God and man and wife... and a spiritual union (they become one flesh) in which both husband and wife are believers/Christians. And it is a calling from God; God does not call a believing man to be the husband of an unbelieving woman, nor vice versa...

This is false, actually. First, such cases are extremely rare. But second, the person may inevitably die of natural causes shortly after (or before) being born. Abortion is never a "necessary medical procedure," unless we say, "Well, we want to beat nature to the punch." But of course that's...

Ugh. "f all"? And "hell fire damnation burning alive forever"? Cartoonish hyperbole much? :) Even after reading my last few posts? I'm not sure if this is directed at me or not, but I have been refuting those ridiculous assertions/accusations and misunderstandings all through this...

Well, Christ's work on the cross was certainly sufficient for the entire world, and in that sense, He is the Savior of all. But issue is not sufficiency but efficacy. The fact that not all will be saved, that God will have mercy on whom He wills and compassion on whom He wills clearly...

Do you not think God is powerful enough to overcome that? We clearly read that God's purposes cannot be thwarted... And... well, in Matthew's gospel, we read, "... the disciples..." (asked)... "Who then can be saved?' But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with...

Well, I'm trackin' right with ya on murdering babies, Jack, but... judging from previous posts here, if you are in fact banned, I don't think it would be because of that... :) Grace and peace to you, Jack.

He may, and he may not. It depends on... Him and His purposes. It is certainly possible that He may be using whatever you do or say to ultimately draw you unto Himself. Ah! God's actions demand responsibility from people, that is for sure. But in this very statement, you are limiting God...

Oh, yes, it most certainly can (and rather than "unjustified," I would insert "condemned"), both in word and deed: WORD: "You shall not murder." (God, via Moses, Exodus 20:13) This is not a suggestion, but a Commandment. :) DEED: "...Menahem sacked Tiphsah... and he ripped open all the women...

You're a very... interesting... person, Matthew. Going to respond to this statement of yours: "only God changes hearts and minds when a person allows him to work with them in their life" I agree that God changes hearts. As for the mind, though, I would say that it inevitably follows the...

My name is PinSeeker, and I approve this message. :) Responding to this quickly... Sorry to hear about your past and glad you have been brought from it. Praise and glory to God for that. God does not torture. But he does, Harold, give people what they desire and deserve, according to His...