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If your spirit was dead (separated) from God when you were both, what is the significance of Ephesians 2:1 and Colossians 2:13 where Paul says that we were dead in our (your) trespasses and sins?

So you were wrong when you said all mean all?

Do you seriously believe that God gave you a dead spirit?

Of ;course you can. Just give them God's word, the Bible. That is God's truth.

So then how about the first part of that verse? ":...as one trespass led to condemnation for all men" (Rom 5:18), Does that mean it will?

So then what does "....so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men" (Rom 5:18) mean? Does all mean all, not just those who would believe?

Right back atcha. None here trolls any more than you.

You asked: I answered:

I answered that.

Why? Because we were dead in trespasses and sins.

Eph 2:1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins Eph 2:2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience-- Eph 2:3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our...

Nah, we weren't born dead, we became dead in our trespasses and sins.

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Because we were dead in our trespasses and sins (Eph 2:1; Colossians 2:13).

So then you don't know. OK My question was what is a living relationship with God? Or perhaps the better question is what you think a living relationship with God is. The reason that I ask is that I haven't seen that phrase in the NT. So I don't know what you are talking about. I need you...

And what do you think is meant by the phrase "the word of God" in Hebrews 4:12? Is it Christ? Is it the Bible? Is it something you imagine God said to you personally? What exactly is meant by that phrase? Is that what you learn from Genesis 1:2? Where does that come from? And just what is...

As is yours.

That is just your opinion. And no, It is not anything I found online. But you really should read it. It could help you understand things a little better than you do now.

In none of those examples does it show God changing the hearts and minds for the purpose of either saving or condemning their souls.

That concerning Augustine. Yes, but he was not inspired and he was wrong. Here, as you so often do, you fail to distinguish between God's electing to service and His electing to salvation. You quoted Proverbs 12:1. But if you bother to actually read that and the rest of the chapter, it is a...