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What should keep us humble is knowing that we fall short of the standard that Jesus set before us. In answer to the question, it seems that, if you can "lose it", you never had it to begin with. The evangelist, Charles Templeton saw many saved through his ministry--yet, he eventually said that...

Yes. There is something like 31 separate things that happen during the new birth. God caused us to be born into our physical bodies and as we respond to Him in repentance and faith, He causes us to be born spiritually from on high. How can we, as feeble human beings undo what God has done...

Then why did Jesus tell the woman caught in adultery to, "Go and sin no more"?

A rather cryptic statement.

Yes--sadly this is true. One day I saw a father let loose a series of curses on his six-year-old. I wasn't surprised to see the six-year-old soon say something similar to his three-year-old brother. The father laughed. I expect that the demons do too.

God is saying here that sin affects future generations. When someone leads a depraved life, his children are affected, and their children are affected, and so on. I prefer to see the OT through NT eyes. God often makes predictions of what will happen as a result of sin but that does not mean...

Especially since it is in a context that speaks of resurrection. Those who are in Christ can be assured that they will be resurrected to eternal life. Those who refuse to give their lives to Him will face resurrection to eternal death.

Could be. I find it sad that many struggle under the yoke of religious oppression when "it was for freedom that Christ set us free."

No one ever said you are un-civil. Nor are we being un-civil when we take issue with what you have written, believing it to be un-Scriptural. We were not attacking you--just what we felt was erroneous teaching. Apparently you were unprepared for vigorous debate--but was it not your choice to...

No, I never do that. I am merely using Scripture to refute your assertions. I believe in letting the Bible speak in all its complexities. Notice I did not say "contradictions" because I do not think it contradicts itself--it presents compounds of truth when taken as a whole.

So, let me get this straight. You are saying that it is "incumbent upon man" to seek God but we can't unless He picks us to do so? o_O Then you are saying we have a responsibility that we have no means to satisfy? :( Glad I don't believe that.

Please read it again. The verse does NOT say that.

Hi, Justbyfaith. You are doing a good job here. When you debate Calvinists, have you ever seen a Calvinist deal with Jeremiah 29:13? I haven't but I was wondering if you have. Jeremiah 29:13---> "If you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me. I will be found by you."

Actually, you rarely see the criticism that someone is not understanding or operating under the direction of the Holy Spirit in discussions today. Those who accuse others of being "false converts" are treading on dangerous ground. Jesus said that blasphemy against the Father and the Son would...

That is why God enjoins us to read His Word under the tutelage of His Holy Spirit. 1 John 2:27--> "But you have received the Holy Spirit and He lives within you, so you don't need anyone to teach you what is true. For the [Holy] Spirit teaches you everything you need to know and what He...

No--the heart of my disagreement with you is your insistence that babies are guilty of the sin of their forbears. Yes, we die physically because of what Adam and Eve did when they followed the destroyer rather than the Creator. But that is a LONG way from calling God a "murderer" which YOU...

Yes, farouk. All die a physical death because of what Adam and Eve unleashed with their sin. But in Christ, we have the promise that even the worst sinner can turn from his/her wickedness and live eternally.

And NOW, you compound your error with the insistence that babies are "imputed" with Adam's sin, as was Christ??! How is that not justifying the crucifixion of Christ all over again (since babies die every day)? And how does that not fly in the face of Ezekiel 18:4? I don't know who your god...

I didn't say they were. You are twisting things around. In order to save your immoral argument that babies are guilty of sin, you are pointing to actual incidents where God judged the guilty and think that supports your point? Show me in Scripture where it says that babies are guilty of...

I used to believe in annihilation of all but the Beast, False Prophet, Satan and those who take the Mark of the Beast, because those are the only ones who Scripture mentions as being in eternal torment (I know--"argument from silence" is a poor argument). A supporting passage I used to think...