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So can I just put a plug in here for the real gospel Acts 2:36-40? There are so many "Christian" gospels out there that it is hard for anyone to really know whether they have obeyed God unto salvation. In Acts 2:36-37a, Peter, the Comforter/Holy Spirit, convicts them "of sin, righteousness...

Absolutely, but what is the form of the favor? Is it not the revelation of Himself .. of His wisdom .. of how to be saved and blessed? Yes, I am very familiar that grace is a favor given freely to men. The problem with orthodox "grace" = salvation, itself .. blessing, itself. It is said to...

Grace is manna from heaven .. free and unmerited gift of God .. we are to go out (seek it), gather it, and eat it (receive it) ere it corrupt or be taken away by the "evil one." It is the "incorruptible seed" … the Word of God," the very Spirit of God, "that lives and abides forever." (1Pet...

Good point, bby.

You have the wrong idea of "grace." Grace = the wisdom of God that, if we apply it to our lives (in salvation, that means "Repent and receive"), brings salvation and blessings. And so, yes, the power to overcome sin if we apply God's wisdom. I'm not sure how people can work with any other...

Adam was created innocent in the presence of God and good while knowing no evil. When Adam sinned (and when we sin), we know evil in our minds and desire evil in our hearts thereby turning away from God and good. We, on the other hand, are born innocent in the presence of man and evil while...

Scripture means that he has not died spiritually. That isn't the same as having eternal life. Yes, and uncondemned = alive spiritually. That is not total depravity or guilty of original sin. That is innocence. skypair

If we did went according to scriptures, we all KNOW that baptism doesn't save. Baptism is not repentance (Acts 2:38 where is says "Repent AND [then] be baptized) .. nor is it "calling on the name of the Lord. (Ro 10:13). Water baptism enters those who are saved into the church. As I...

Oh, so it's not part of His unchanging plan? How about Paul -- "I was alive once without the law. But the commandment entered, sin revived, and I died." (Ro 7:8-9) Does that speak of "God's discretion" or of an revealed actual plan that no one would die spiritually until he knowingly sinned...

An infant is not "wicked." It is not "dominated" by any nature — it's soul is empty except for the instincts God gave it when He created it. We are His "offspring" spiritually and He is not to blame in any way for our sin. skypair

No body is claiming that. In fact, we have naturally the "law of God written in [our] hearts, [our] consciences meanwhile bearing [us] witness…" (Ro 2:14-15). These laws God has written in our souls — we instinctively know them and know when we have done wrong. And beyond that, God reveals...

The rationale for understanding why all are reconciled by God to Himself and yet we must reconcile ourselves to Him in order to be saved is… 2Cor 5:14 — "…if one died for all, then were all dead. … that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but live unto Him which died for...

This is the Calvinist view that God gives us a new heart, regenerates us, so that we desire Him. Otherwise, we wouldn't. Well, that is false. We are accountable for our own desires, in this case, whether we are persuaded by the gospel or not. Again, this is the "Calvinist playbook." How...

OK, it seems no one realizes that this puts Calvinists in a quandry. Yes, God justified all before creation but no, no one in particular .. no "particular calling." But it gets worse in 2Cor 6:2 saying, "…we beseech you also, that you receive not the grace of God in vain." How could that...

No, and neither does His plan of salvation. The first step is justification of the sinner. In Job 33:26-29, we read… "He shall pray unto God, and [God] shall be favorable unto him … and if any say, 'I have sinned and perverted that which was righteous and it profited me not,' [God] will...

This is very problematic, NC. Faith = our knowledge of God + our belief in His Word + OUR APPLICATION of what He has said. If we wait around doing nothing until God gives us the things He has promised, we will never receive them. That includes salvation. If God has given you the gospel and...

That is partly right. You see, we can't change our sinful nature by ourselves. I can recall having one personal sin when I received Christ that I knew I couldn't quit by myself. So in broken-heartedly repenting of sin guilt and a nature that was disposed to my own sinful will, part of my...

Well, Ro 8:9 contradicts that. So here's how it works: In salvation, you have a part to play and God has a part that He has already played. He died for your sins. Your part is to deal with your sin-guilty conscience that won't let you into heaven and your sin nature that desires your will...

Jesus died for everyone and for no one in particular. That is, from the foundation of the world, Jesus died for the" justification of life" for ALL, Ro 5:18. 2Cor 5:19-20 describes it like this: "God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself," and yet we as individuals need to reconcile...

That's the good news alright. But it leaves out the bad news .. that we can in no way receive what He has done for us if we remain in our sinful state (sin natured heart and sin guilty conscience). We MUST renounce our wicked ways and our unrighteous thoughts (Isa 55:7-8) before Christ can save...