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That will be decided by the holy scriptures. If a doctrine is not in accordance with the scriptures, it is false doctrine. Of course, the ones who decide what is false doctrine are those who have studied to shew themselves approved unto God, workmen that do not need to be ashamed, rightly...

And it is also written, Eze 36:25, Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. Eze 36:26, A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart...

The law of Christ is to bear one another's burdens. That is not something that we are under; that is something that we do because the love of the Lord has been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Ghost who has been given to us. Nope.

I will not presume to think that if I have an attitude of flippancy as concerning the conviction of the Holy Ghost, that He will necessarily bring me into the kingdom with that kind of attitude. I believe that if anyone has a contrite heart, that they can have confidence that He who began a...

Not going to argue with you, friend. Your argument is with the Lord.

I have stated that there is a middle ground between the Total Depravity that you are talking about and being born again. I wrote, I believe that you differ from other Calvinists in that statement.

yes, @charity, Jesus is the only begotten Son in a unique way in that He was born through the hypostatic union. But now we also have a "hypostatic union" in that His Spirit has come to dwell in us by faith and our spirit has become one with His Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17) and in that all of...

:rolleyes: See Romans 3:19-20. The law applies to both Jew and Gentile because it applies to all the world and defines them as guilty before a holy God.

Mary was the mother of Jesus' humanity. God was the Father of Jesus' Deity. In His Deity He is the Father (Isaiah 9:6, John 4:23-24, John 14:7-11). Mary is not the mother of the Father.

If we are no longer under the schoolmaster, it is because we have been fully trained by him. That means that all the lessons that we learned from the law will be retained by us when we begin to walk in freedom from the law and its condemnation; and that includes the lessons of obeying the...

You are under the law to Christ (1 Corinthians 9:21).

I think that you are in denial of what John 8:24 is really saying to all of us. It is pretty clear to me, that that verse is saying that belief in the doctrine of Christ's Deity is essential for salvation. But I am not going to argue with you any further. If you want to argue about this, you...

You are under the law of Moses to Christ (1 Corinthians 9:21).

By all means use the quote feature and respond to any of my statements. These forums are meant for discussion to take place.

I have not misunderstood what Calvinism teaches...I have learned its teaching through many conversations with those who hold to Calvinistic theology. I also think that you are evading when you try to say that Calvinists do not really believe what I have set forth as their belief system...

I am still in the process of giving diligence in making my calling and election sure. I certainly don't want to be highminded about the whole issue.

I just think it is a gamble to bank on the fact that John 8:24 might not be declaring that belief in the doctrine of Christ's Deity is an essential for salvation. Have you ever heard of Paschal's Wager? If I am wrong, I lose nothing for believing in Christ's Deity. If you are wrong and choose...

To say that Mary is the mother of God is not exactly accurate to scripture. It is true that Jesus is God; but He also has a human side: and Mary is the mother of the human side of Jesus (only) in the hypostatic union. She is certainly not the mother of His Spirit; she is not the mother of the...

Did you read 1 John 1:5 as concerning the fact that Jesus is the light of the world? It is evidence of if not proof of the fact that Jesus is the Lord (God) and/or that He is referring to His Deity in John 8:24.

Most Catholics have more faith in Mary than in Jesus Christ; and we receive the Holy Spirit, not through faith in Mary, but through faith in Jesus. Those of us who place our faith in Jesus Christ alone know that we have the Holy Spirit because we have faith in Christ. When certain false...