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So God saves based on some goodness he sees in the individual he saves?

Where, exactly, are you getting this as a "teaching" of Sola Scriptura? This doctrine has a specific historic and confessional definition. What source do you reference to substantiate the statement you made above?

So, for you Prentis, we're "in by grace" and we "stay in by works?" The problem with such a notion is that it's not Biblical. Salvation is all of God, all of grace, from beginning to end. Php 1:6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day...

First, that's not the doctrine of Total Inability. I think you already know that. Second, you and I both know that my post was addressing a statement you made that has absolutely nothing to do with the topic of your reply quoted above. You said: I responded to the statement above, not to the...

Just so we're on the same page here. Are you admitting that works and obedience are the fruit of salvation and not the cause?

Modern? You really should do your homework before making such a ridiculous statement. The doctrine of Total Inability is easily traced back through Church history to Scripture itself. Rom 3:9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews...

As usual Prentis, your answers are horribly ambiguous. My second attempt was designed to cut through your pious sounding platitudes and get to the meat of the issue -- which you have been avoiding like the plague. Here it is again: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? I'll...

No, it's quite to the contrary. The problem here is that as you cling so tenaciously to your error you are blinded to what I've said many times over now. Your charge quoted above is case in point. I've actually said the exact opposite of your charge, again, many times over. I'll quote the most...

Who said anything about not acknowledging the magi? Acknowledging their role in the Biblical narrative of Christ's advent is proper and according to the truth of the matter. Placing them in a time and place where they never were while insisting that we bury our heads in the proverbial sand is to...

Again, "pistis" is a noun. "Pisteuo" is a verb. Both are used in the NT many times over. The noun form conveys a state of mind which one "possesses." Sorry, this is not debatable. Don't worry Aspen. You didn't disappoint me. I knew you would defend your definition by omitting the indefensible...

I didn't apologize for anything, nor should I. I did nothing wrong by requesting that you document your assertion regarding Augustine. It's your irresponsibility that kept this whole thing going. Had you provided documentation for your assertion in the first place, this particular go-around...

Incorrect. There is a noun form (pistis), as well as a verb form (pisteuo). Oh, and yes, faith is something you "possess." Here's an example of the noun form: Mar 11:22 And Jesus answered them, "Have faith in God. Not one lexicon defines faith in such a strange way. "Faith" is trust or...

First, let's get something straight here. You didn't do "research" for me. You did it for yourself. It's not my responsibility to substantiate your assertions. That's your job, not mine. Now, I have news for you. No Calvinist slavishly follows Augustine or any other writer for that matter. Sola...

That's the only kind of person God does justify. There are none righteous, no not one. That being said, you were already corrected on this. Rom 4:1 What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? Rom 4:2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has...

I would say that you're on to something. :) Faith based on the character of God is always a safe bet. As Scripture tells us, God does "all his will" and his will is always right. When we pray we need to remember that, 1Jn 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask...

So first it was "God will never justify the wicked." Scripture was brought to bear on that error and now it's "Jesus will not justify the flesh." It would seem that the goal posts are shifting all of a sudden. Now, for the record, no one here has said that those who are saved "do nothing" or...

Then it shouldn't be to difficult for you to provide a quote and citation. I look forward to seeing it.

You might want to rethink such an argument. There's no connection or comparison here at all. One has nothing to do with the other. They are two separate events and Joseph was, in fact, present at Jesus' birth. I do think it's important for Christians to know the truth of the matter whether...

I'm not going to pretend to know what in the world you're talking about. I'll just leave it there. Since Prentis hasn't answered my very simple question, maybe you could do so, seeing that you seem to be preaching the same soteriology.

I think Matthew 2:11 is helpful here. Notice that when the wise men find Jesus he is no longer in a manger outside of the inn. He is now in a house. Obviously some time had passed between the when the wise men first saw the star and when they finally found Jesus. This would have been how Herod...