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Faith is the condition for salvation, that's clearly stated in the Bible. Faith, like salvation itself, is a gift God offers to all mankind. No one has to lift themselves-- no no! Rather we each allow Christ to lift us-- to let the seed of faith He plants in our hearts to grow. He did all...

Source for this giant post: 3 Objections to the Doctrine of Election

"what made you choose" Again, you're trying to take free will out of the equation -- it's not being made to choose anything. It not because person A is smarter or prettier or more loved/elect than person B. We are not robots to be programed. And again, God is no respecter of persons and sends...

He loved and choose everyone, and died for everyone. Some folks choose to reject Him.

I greatly appreciate your charitable tone. Thank you. You skipped the part where a person has any choice in the matter. And the part where God, not being a respecter of persons, sends to Holy Spirit to everyone single person. No, you skipped to majorly important parts. The same reason a...

Doesn't really support the Calvinist position.

Everyone has is offered the gift of salvation. God so loved the world -- the entirety of it --- that He gave His Only Begotten Son. The Spirit prompts everyone, not just some. Never in the Bible does it talk about people that God so hated he created to not die for and just leave for doom...

I don't believe in a limited atonement or a God of limited choices. I believe in a God that died for the entire world and offers the gift salvation to every person. People have the ability to say "yes" or "no". And yes, some people do indeed say "no" because they choose instead to love the...

If a person doesn't have the ability to say "no" then by definition they have zero free will in the matter and are indeed being forced.

That doesn't actually answer my question. Do you believe a person has the ability to say "no thank you"?

Do you believe a person has the ability to say "no thank you"?

Speaking my thoughts: I find that such passages are frequently misinterpreted. Of course I respect that they have the right to believe how they believe. And I not a fan about arguing beliefs (such is seldom seldom productive).

Everyone will agree that divorce is a tragedy that no one ever wants to see happen. People will disagree on when such a tragedy is necessary / the lessor poison, and what to do in various circumstances. In the Christian world, you'll have some people who disagree on what a person who is split...

A person going to the doctor for treatment does not mean they are a "nut case". It means a person is sick, and they are acknowledging they are sick, and are going to the doctor for treatment -- 100% rational logical decision and responsible. (I'm not getting involved in the political side of...

Going to be blunt here and very personal here: I am victim of childhood sexual assault. The type that people write nightmare books about. I have a MAJOR problem with the idea of a being (any being) forcing their will upon another. God did not create some people to force his will upon, and...

If you choose to reject Christ's saving gift, then the result is pretty obvious. Again, this doesn't give the person any particular power- just like if I give my daughter a gift she can choose to reject it, but that doesn't mean she's "more powerful" than me.

Does a child have more power than a parent because they can choose to reject the parent's gift? No! Of course not.

Because each person has the choice to accept or reject Christ's gift. Some choose accept, some to reject. Of course not. He offers a perfect gift to all. Nonsense. Because some people choose to love Satan more than Christ. They would rather be a temporary king of this world, rather than be...

See post 88.

Personally I've seen people try to polarize man's role in salvation as either being a strict A or B A) A person only comes to Christ because God forces them to, or B) Else if a man has free will, that mean's man is taking credit for God's work. Personally I find this to be a false dichotomy...