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No this is your false conclusion of unconditional election... All men are responsible for their choices throughout life. Men choose to sin and the penalty for sin is death. God in His mercy and loving kindness chooses to save some. God deciding to save some does nothing more against...

Can you give a framework for a timeline for the reading. The book seems interesting to me yet I do not want to commit if I can not fulfill the requirements. Thanks!

Wormwood, First off thank you for the details of the word study. I stand corrected on my assumption. I wonder though if you looked into the LXX usage? I would never argue against your statement: "The term προγινώσκω does not teach election." I have never argued that it has. Correct me if I...

Wormwood, I have much to say yet I am pressed in dividing my time properly so I must keep this brief. First: God's glory is not capricious, and neither are His purposes. Find a better word. Second: You neglected doing the word study and instead decided to rely on what you already know and...

You bring false accusations against me. I never claimed a celestial lottery, you did. I have no desire to rob men of anything. This is another straw-man you have erected. If you desire to have an honest dialogue you need to converse properly, not like you have here. Please refer to...

I have already given an appeal to the cause of God's sovereign election. Scripture gives a clear description of this. What I see is man's argument of unfairness speaking against it rather than an exegesis of Scripture. Case in point and the most convincing evidence: For He says to Moses...

What theologian has ever described God's predetermination as capricious? I really find this an unfairly biased description of the other point of view. This is you putting the point of view in a poor light. There is nothing unhealthy about the doctrine of God being sovereign over the salvation...

This also in Galatians... 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. 10 So then, as we...

You have come with that definition of walking in the flesh without warrant. Paul's entire context is sin (coveting). So walking in the flesh has nothing to do with self righteousness other than self righteousness in itself is a sin. Then you do not mention Romans 8:3-5 that defines Romans...

Interestingly Paul says something about his struggle with sin from chapter 7 in chapter 8 of Romans... 12 So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— 13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are...

Here is a portion of Scripture given through Paul. It seems to speak of faith differently than the OP... 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship...

You do not need to believe it, but Paul presents it. You have presented Paul's past view of salvation. Here is his present view... For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. - 1 Corinthians 1:18 And here is his future...

Faith=Salvation=Good Works Salvation as it is presented by Paul...(biblically) We are saved upon belief. We are being saved as we are sanctified. We will be saved at the resurrection. If we do not progress through sanctification our faith was false or in vain. Good works are the outward...

As above we see Jesus is the propitiation for sin. Yet we must stay ever aware that without faith we are unable to reconcile with God and His wrath abides on us. 19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the...

Here is an excerpt from the website... In his sophomore year of college, Dr. Carl Werner was challenged by a fellow classmate with these words: “I bet you can’t prove evolution.” Disturbed by his classmate’s somewhat poignant criticisms of the theory, Dr. Werner (a biology major at the time)...

His work is in generating books and DVDs for purchase. I find it amusing you do not even look to what he presents yet comment about it.

Science does not need to conform to methodological naturalism, which is practical or applied metaphysical naturalism, to be scientific. Science existed for thousands of years without those confines. Your philosophy begins with the presupposition that evolution is true. Once again starting...

It is scientific work. You simply view life from a different philosophy.

"If it were, only atheists would be able to conduct science." This is a false statement. People easily set aside their worldview to conduct their work. As I contend people become practical atheists working in their various fields. I will read the paper you quoted and get back with you. The...

Just to comment a bit not to argue. From your quote elsewhere "only natural, testable explanations are allowed within this framework" (which makes sense, because the supernatural is not scientifically testable). This statement is self refuting. Can you test your thesis here for methodology...