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I agree with all you have written here. I agree that God Almighty does hate evildoers and that the greatest evil is that of refusing to believe in His Son, whose ultimate mission is to reconcile ALL things to the Father.

Ah-ah-ah!:rolleyes: Just because I have argued against YOUR assertion that there is an "apparent contradiction" between John 3:16 and Psalm 5:5 that hardly means that I have "made your case for you". To quote another of your gathering, "that's a huge exaggeration and not even remotely true."...

I was merely responding to your assertion that there is an apparent contradiction between John 3:16 and Psalms 5:5. I'm sure you can figure out my response, if you try. By the way, God the Father is Spirit and does not have a human body. Therefore, no gender. And we know that God the Son...

Everything you have accused here is obvious in your own posts. Good day to you. I have put you on ignore (along with others who have similar attitudes).

Pssst--here's another one: John 5:24 "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life."

Well, I suppose you could look at it like that. ;)

I DID provide evidence (there is no such thing as proof in spite of being called "proof texts"). There is merely evidence that prompts a particular point of view. I choose not to argue with you--you are quite obviously ill-tempered. If you are, indeed, a pastor, I suggest you cultivate a more...

Sarcasm is NOT a becoming look for a humble servant of Christ.

I guess I'm referring to what is known as "New Calvinism". I have never encountered anyone who described himself (and invariably it is a man) as a New Calvinist who wasn't the most insufferably arrogant individual I have met inside or outside of the Church.

As usual, as soon as anyone attacks their precious doctrine, Calvinists show up with rude, condescending attitudes and imperious demands. *sigh* There are plentiful examples in the witness of Scripture but, here are some from the OT and the NT. If you insist, I will provide more but even God...

Yes. The entire thrust of the Bible--both the OT and the NT exhorts the inhabitants of the earth to have faith in God. Why would the Holy Spirit inspire that if it was impossible for some and already a "done deal" for others? Calvinism makes no sense at a very basic level. Yes. Yes...

John 3:16 is not a contradiction of Psalms 5:5 even though it might appear to be one at first glance. In the original language, the word used for "world" in John 3:16 is from the Greek cosmos. We normally think of the "world" as our planet, earth. Not so, in the word-choice of cosmos. The...

Well, it could be a first. But, overall, I agree that the Holy Spirit is the Restrainer. It is important to note that before the Flood, in Genesis 6:3, when God says He will not always "contend" with mankind, the Hebrew implies that the sinfulness of mankind was so great that His Spirit would...

The fear of the Lord is one aspect of the Holy Spirit (see Isaiah 11:2). Since the Bible often uses anthropomorphisms ("Wisdom" is referred to as "she"), the fear of the Lord could be the Restrainer and be referred to as "He".

Let's try this one on for size: The "restrainer" is the Fear of God. (see Revelation 11:18) Romans 3:18 (a restatement of Psalm 36:1) tells us that evildoers have "no fear of God". When you put "Fear of God" into a search engine, a number of fascinating passages add to the picture: Why is it...

Yes. In Paul's day there was only the church at Corinth, the church at Antioch, the church at Rome, etc. But the reason why denominations were formed in the first place is because there were doctrinal differences that they felt forced them to split. Paul even approves of this in 1 Cor. 11:19...

The thing that is weird about the mainline Protestant churches is that the doctrine is dependent on the pastor. I'm mostly familiar with the United Methodists. One pastor can be very Bible-centered and another be preaching woo-woo theology--based on his/her ideas with scant attention paid to...

A case in point is that when you go on the website of any apostate mainline ("liberal") church these days. Their doctrinal statement is still the same as it was 150 years ago but their actual beliefs seem very far from their doctrinal statement. I was in a liberal mainline church to attend a...

Particularly, the church of Laodicea.

And it is good to read and study the WHOLE Bible (even though the New Testament has extra value for the Church because it teaches us how to be Christians). I was appalled when I heard that mega church pastor, Andy Stanley said that he thought that Christians should just ignore the OT! How...