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Well said Guestman. Because of the corruption of original sin, we're all born with a predisposition toward certain sinful behaviors. That doesn't mean that we're exempt from the consequences of those sinful behaviors.

Show me where it was wrong.

There has been no vacillating on my part. Here is the link to my first post on this topic. I've been saying the same thing from day one. http://www.christianityboard.com/topic/19501-what-required-for-going-to-heaven/page-10#entry232232

You have got to be the most thoroughly confused individual I have ever met. How you could read my post and make the following comments is simply mind boggling. That's exactly what I said in my last post. Go read it. Again, I mentioned the incorporation of the vowels from "adonai" into the...

There's nothing in the text that declares "I AM" to be God's "title." This is just another distinction without a difference. Now, since you don't like verse 14 we can deal with 15. YHWH translated "Lord" in verse 15 is a cognate of the word translated "I AM" in verse 14. All you need is a...

Talk about equivocation! Let's see here... "instruct" versus "command" and "tell" versus "say." Yeah, that's a distinction without a difference. Once again: Exo 3:14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" This would...

Again, this is a superstition that developed over time. There's no command to refrain from pronouncing God's name. As a matter of fact, Moses was commanded to speak it to the children of Israel. Exo 3:14 God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." And he said, "Say this to the people of Israel, 'I AM...

You said: ...YHWH, which is not meant to be pronounced. Here it is in nutshell. It was this unbiblical superstition that caused a slow morph from YHWH to Jehovah. Vowel marks from "adonai" and "elohim" were eventually added to the tetragrammaton to alert Jewish readers to say "Lord" or "God"...

Actually it's not. Let's address a favorite go to Arminian/synergist trump card and see if it holds water. Q - Whenever I'm discussing salvation and "free will" with someone, they always seem to retreat to John 3:16. They say, "Look right there! It says 'whosoever' believes will be saved! That...

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Thanks Martin. I discovered that "Items I started" was checked under the "other" section of the "view new content" page. I unchecked it and that solved the problem.

Thanks Madad21 for your reply. I'll try those things now.

When I click on "view new content" I'm told that there is no new content. This has been going on for over a week. I tried logging out and back in again several times. I tried resetting Firefox. I tried using Google Chrome instead of Firefox. All to no avail. Does anyone have any ideas? What can...

Yes it's true that "washed" is in the middle voice, which probably indicates one who submits to baptism, whereas "justified" and "sanctified" are in the passive voice, which means that one receives the action of the verb apart from any action on their part. However, I don't think that the order...

The OP posed a question regarding justification and sanctification. Where do you see the word "sanctification" anywhere in Romans 8:28-30???

Really??? I certainly did and I didn't even need a commentary to do it. All that is necessary to understand your proof text is to read it in context. My commentary was all of Romans chapter 6. I suggest that you go back and read my previous post very carefully. My explanation is the same as the...

Word definitions, grammar and syntax are the building blocks of communication, Stan. Even the meaning of tiny words like prepositions are extremely important. If we treat a word like a wax nose, forming it any way we choose like you've done here, misunderstanding is sure to ensue. You charge me...

Rom 6:10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. Your first text does not support your contention. The prepositions "for" and "to" do not mean the same thing. Heb 9:28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear...

I think Paul indirectly answers this question. Both works of God, justification and sanctification, are simultaneous events. 1Co 6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor...

Pelaides, I'm going to offer a few observations. Your posts demonstrate quite clearly that you lack even a basic understanding of the historic doctrine of the Trinity. I'm not trying to be insulting here, I'm just stating an observable fact. Your questions and charges betray you. I have no...