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Oh dear! Let's deal with science first. A scientific law has to be tested in a laboratory and there has to be the possibility of disproving it. For example, the Law of Abiogenesis states that life can only come from pre-existing life. It was formulated by Louis Pasteur who proved that flies...

1 John 1:8-10; 2:1-2.

This thread is on the subject of 'Calvinism.' Somehow, some of us have managed to move the discussion onto Penal Substitution, but it should be noted that this is not a specifically Calvinist doctrine. John and Charles Wesley were Arminian in their theology, but still upheld P.S. as this hymn...

Baptist 1689 Confession. The WCF is similar. Saving repentance is an evangelical grace [Zech. 12:10; Acts 11:18] by which a person is made to feel, by the Holy Spirit, the manifold evil of his sin, and being given faith in Christ, humbles himself over his sin with godly sorrow, detestation of...

Well stop making the distinction then and call it a doctrine, which is what it is. The reason Evolution is called a theory and not a law (never a doctrine) is scientific and nothing to do with theology. You know perfectly well that in the past you have attempted to make a difference between a...

Well I think we shall have to agree to disagree, but thanks for your comments. :)

You know perfectly well, and if you don't, all you need to do is read your post again. No. The quotes I gave are specifically penal. '......that He, putting off His innocency and holiness, and taking thy sinful person upon Him might bear thy sin, thy death and thy curse, and might be made a...

Thanks, everyone, for your kind welcome. :) It's good to see that there are a few Brits on the board.

I understand the Doctrine of Penal Substitution very well, thank you. 'The Doctrine of Penal Substitution states that God gave Himself in the Person of His Son to suffer instead of us the death, punishment and curse due to fallen mankind as the penalty of sin' [taken from 'Pierced for our...

I do not think that is true. At the beginning of the Sinaitic covenant, the Israelites were fed with manna, their feet did not swell and their shoes did not wear out. As soon as they entered Canaan, the Manna ceased (Joshua 4:12) and although we do not hear about their shoes and feet, I think...

If you mean that Luther never wrote a book called 'My theory of the Atonement,' then of course you are right. But one of us needs to be very careful not to read out of his words what most certainly is there. Tell me, I'm interested. Do you think that my posts #275 and #296 are not quotes from...

No he didn't. What Luther is speaking of the the extract you quoted is the Active Obedience of Christ. That His perfect righteousness and obedience to His father's will is credited to believers (Romans 5:19(. In his commentary on Galatians 3:13 he is speaking of our Lord's Passive Obedience...

There may perhaps be a difference between The UK and USA, but for me, a Reformed Church would be one that held to one of the Reformed confessions and these tend to be covenantal. The confessions also tend to be cessationist, but I think that a discussion about that would be better conducted on...

I'm saying that you have to reconcile the texts that speak of election with those that speak of free will, and not play them off against one another. Have a look at John 6:37. 'All the the Father gives Me will come to Me.........' There is your Definite Redemption. The Father gave a people to...

Thank you, John (Jon?). I remember you too.

Nope.

Yep! I certainly needed reforming. ;) Thanks for the welcome.

Have you been up to heaven, had a look at the Book of Life, and seen your name, or anyone else's name, missing? No? Well, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved." And when you get to heaven, God will say to you, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with...

I don't think I am mistaken. Luther puts it very strongly: 'Paul therefore doth very well allege this general sentence out of Moses, as concerning Christ: "Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree." But Christ hath hanged on a tree, therefore Christ was accursed of God' [Commentary on...

Exactly so. It is very clearly taught in Scripture, which is actually all that matters.