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Id be happy to examine some of these verses in the Greek with you if you like. I'll choose two verses for now and if you have on in particular, let me know. “καὶ ἀπελεύσονται οὗτοι εἰς κόλασιν αἰώνιον, οἱ δὲ δίκαιοι εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.” (Matthew 25:46, NA27) Here is the text we were discussing...

It is apparent to me that you do not know Greek or how translation works. Words to not have meaning of themselves alone. Meaning is always derived from context and many words have multiple meanings based on their context. This is true of Greek just as it is of any language. There is not only...

I disagree. I think you are misunderstanding both the video (its not about Calvinism) and the purpose of Romans 9. The main point of Romans 9 is expressed in verses 30-33 and that point is quite the opposite of what you are proposing. It is about God's sovereignty that doesn't not mandate he...

Baptism was never viewed by the church as a work until Zwingli classified it as such in his theology ex nihilo. Martin Luther even said that baptism was God's work, not a human work.

Actually I didn't. First I said it was in the genre of poetry, and second I said that this is in reference to the eternal nature of the grave. Jonah was not saying that he was in the grave forever, but that the gates of the grave are locked for eternity. Essentially, Jonah is saying that God...

What? Obviously you know nothing about me or my theology. I hope your theology is wrong or God will be unable to forgive your deliberate presumptions and accusations against me. I never said someone who is engaged in such evil is "saved." I said God forgives deliberate sins. Period. Almost...

As I said before, the author of this video is not a Calvinist. I understand that you think faith is a work if it is understood to be something apart from God's unilateral determinism. However, besides me disagreeing with you on that point, this video is not about Calvinism. It is a plea for...

Post mortem repentance is the ability to repent after death. Hebrews teaches that man is destined to die once and after that the judgment. However, some contemporary authors, such as Rob Bell, have begun teaching a universalism that says that God will give people more chances to repent after...

Once again, faith is not a work. Such thinking is counter to everything written in the NT. Classifying faith as a work by which people strive to receive merit is completely foreign to anything taught in the NT. Scriptures that show that faith is not a work. Scriptures that show the...

"There are no true Christians 'struggling with sin.'" I think this is a tremendous error. Peter had to be rebuked by Paul for being led astray by Judiazers. John Mark turned back and abandoned Paul's mission such that Paul wanted nothing to do with him anymore (but later called him a true...

lukethreesix, The KJV interprets the Hebrew phrase for "Sheol" as Hell....which is not accurate. Sheol was considered the "abode of the dead." It is akin to the Greek term "Hades" or the grave. It does not imply judgment, although death of any sort is a general form of judgment on sinful...

Even if faith is a unilateral gift of God (which none of those verses teach that you quote and I could quote a dozen that emphasize the importance of human response), this still doesn't mean that this gift is irresistible. In any event, what does that have to do with the video. Do you really...

It seems to me that pretty much every sin is deliberate.

The video is long on words and short on any sort of biblical knowledge. 1. Christ's title as Savior of the world is not in jeopardy if people reject his salvation. 2. Faith is always contrasted to works in the Bible. Calling faith a work betrays a complete lack of biblical knowledge. 3...

The Bible says nothing of post-mortum repentance. I think you are succumbing to rationalism as a means of developing your theology rather than Biblical exegesis. If God wants all to be saved - then God must get what He wants - therefore, all are eventually saved. Rob Bell uses this faulty...

Yes, David. That is precisely my point.

Like I said before, I think this is a misrepresentation of how many Christians are approaching the homosexuality issue. I have heard of no evangelical group that is "pushing them away." I think you are believing what you are told by the homosexual apologetic and not what is actually taking...

Fred Phelps is not a Christian by my definition of the word. So, in a "Christian" setting he would not be teaching. Again, just because someone calls themselves something, does not mean it is so. Jesus made this very clear to the "children of Abraham" that he debated with during his ministry...

DD, I think you missed the point here. This is not about parenting responsibility or if kids can pray privately or before school. It's about whether or not America is a "Christian" or secular nation.

I believe God's grace is at work in all people, but some choose not to respond to it. I think we have very different understandings of what it means to call Christ, "Lord." If a person is engaged in a perpetual relationship that God has deemed immoral and abhorrant, I don't know how you can...