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Not at all. The sin was really Adam's, as he was the one who disobeyed. He could have corrected Eve in her having been deceived, but did not. And yes, they surely did die, just as God told them they would in Genesis 2:17. So no, "OSASers" do not teach what you say they do. And that's why...

Those who don't believe salvation through faith ~ not salvation by faith; that is not Biblical ~ is a God-given and and eternal-life-guaranteeing thing have faith not in a person ~ namely Jesus ~ but rather faith in their own faith, which is terribly misguided. Biblical faith, as defined in...

Those who don't believe salvation through faith is a God-given and and eternal-life-guaranteeing thing have faith not in a person ~ namely Jesus ~ but rather faith in their own faith, which is terribly misguided. Biblical faith, as defined in Hebrews 11:1, is "(t)he assurance" ~ which is...

He was. And before Matthew 16. :) When Jesus called Peter to follow Him, he was saved. God calls. Grace and peace to you.

No. Christ's millennial kingdom is in full force right now ~ since Pentecost and lasting until His return. And as individuals who are in Christ die the first death, they enter into this rule with Christ over the course of the millennium (Revelation 20:4-6), which is not literally 1000 years...

They don't even realize it. God's Israel was always spiritual. So the New Testament church does not replace anything, but joins with. I'll come back to this, but say for now that Christ's Church is no longer just ethnic Jews in Christ, but all those in Christ, which now includes Jew and...

No. See above. If you want to use "cannot" in the sense that the person cannot be untrue to himself, will not use his will in contradiction to his heart, then yes, but otherwise, no. And again, we're not just talking about "doing stuff," or "making decisions about stuff." We're talking about...

Maybe to the undiscerning or ignorant, but no. It's not about the will, it's about the heart ~ who/what the person is at the inner core of his person... his very nature. This is what drives the will. Though he could, woodenly speaking, the person will not be untrue to who/what he is. Agreed...

Right, so it's not that we merely "can" or "cannot," per se, but that we will not, before being born again of the Spirit, because we are yet wholly inclined against doing so. Again, will not, not merely "can not." And this is what Paul says. Sure, in the same context as what Paul says in...

No "smokescreens." But you've said over and over again that they (Calvinists) do. Glad you've... repented. :) Ah, now this is quite a different statement. Yes, as Paul ~ not Augustine or Calvin, as they merely relate Paul's words ~ says in Romans 5 and 6, man is either a slave to sin and...

LOL! No idea... Interesting, though, if true... :) Grace and peace to you.

Neither Augustine nor Calvin denied free will. But some underestimate, and even deny, the effect of sin upon man, what the natural state of man is, and that's really the root of the whole debate. Grace and peace to you.

Hm, I don't think so. I mean, that's not worth arguing, but I don't think so. Again, I don't think so. I'd like to know what you mean by "replacement churches." I have an idea, but I'm not going to put words in your mouth. But this is what they make it out to be. It is the effect. Agree...

Well, for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. This is Romans 8:28. Really only for the His elect. These are the ones who: a. have been called by Him according to His purpose and have been given new birth of the Spirit in the spirit, and therefor love...

Good. Yes, they do. Regardless of what label one attaches to it, whose name one attaches to it, regardless of anything else, God's inerrant and infallible Word and correct understanding of it is the only thing that matters. It's very interesting: It all has to do with soteriology, the...

"Unelect... Can't find that in my Bible." Well, no, because "unelect" is not a word. :) But God's elect is surely a group of folks (a multitude, actually, that cannot be counted), and there is a number of folks that will not be members of God's elect at Jesus's return. "(we) don't hold to...

Absolutely. So, we have great reason to pray often that God would grant us true, deep, lasting repentance. I do, and maybe you do also. Grace and peace to you.

Sounds like you don't quite understand (or are ignoring) the difference between 'simple' and 'simplistic.' No need to speak further on this particular thing, though, unless you just want to. Right, so here, you are agreeing with what I said, what I speculated that you might mean by 'broken,'...

Absolutely. Absolutely. I'd just add (and maybe you agree) that true repentance is a work of the Spirit in man; we cannot do it in and of ourselves. Grace and peace!

That's... not any kind of real answer to my question. We can leave it as is and I'm fine with that, but... do you want to try again? Grace and peace to you.