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The prophets and apostles did indeed receive knowledge supernaturally. They could prove it. There is no reason that we should simply believe that you or anyone else, like the prophets and apostles, have received knowledge supernaturally without proof.

Says another who heretically claims to have received knowledge supernaturally.

So you received that knowledge supernaturally? I have met so many others who make that same statement. But they all seem to disagree on so much of that supernaturally acquired knowledge. Why would God do that? Answer -- He wouldn't and doesn't. So what does that mean? It means that all those...

You do not know and understand the difference between believing God exists and believing in God. You have some cockamamie idea about faith in God being different from belief in God. And even more screwed up is the idea of needing faith in Christ in order to believe in Christ.

I biblically proved that you are wrong.

And you think you have? That's a laugh. None of those say anything about the spiritually dead being unable to recognize their lostness and want to be saved. John 6:64 is speaking about Jesus Spirit and flesh, having nothing to do with with the spiritually dead. Romans 8:9 is speaking about...

I addressed that fallacy in my reply #5 above. That interpretation has no basis whatsoever. The only reason for it is to avoid the biblical connection of water baptism and salvation.

If Jesus had meant to tell Nicodemus "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of word and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God", I think He would have done so. But He didn't. Washing with water was the standard means of ritual cleansing of the unclean. Nicodemus, being of the...

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Thank you.

And you are the brick wall. That is a serious misread and misunderstanding of Ephesians 2:8-9. The Greek grammar will not permit the interpretation that faith is the gift there. The gift is salvation, not faith. Some mistakenly conclude that Ephesians 2:8 says faith is a gift: “For by grace...

I have never said or suggested otherwise. But then your concept of "birth in the Spirit" is a little out of wack. I am beginning to wonder if you have any understanding of what it even means to be born again.

That is not a silly fear card. It is my advice that you refrain from trying to determine who is regenerated and who is not. That is quite beyond your capability and intellect.

Having faith in God is not a supernatural act of God. John 6:45 It is written in the Prophets, 'And they will all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me-- Rom 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. The...

I would advise you to never ever accuse anyone of counterfeit Born Again.

That is your bogus definition. That is not the definition contained in the Greek as presented in the Scriptures.

That is not the doctrine of free will. The only ones that think that are those who deny the free will of mankind, i.e., Calvinists, Augustinians, Reformed Theologians, those holding to the heresy of total depravity. The spiritually dead has the ability, through their free will, to WANT to be...

No I don't argue there is no difference between faith and believing. Faith is a noun and believe, or believing, is a verb. However, faith and belief both are translated/interpreted from the same Greek word "pistis". Clearly, there is no difference between faith and belief in the Bible. There...

Are you another one of those who believes that God, through the Holy Spirit, has no ability to effectively communicate to the unregenerate? How sad?

He is speaking to those who have already been regenerated. That whole passaged, Romans 8:12-17, is about being sons of God, not about becoming sons of God. The passage begins, with "So then, Brothers....."(v.12) Verse 17 then ends the passage speaking about being" fellow heirs with Christ"...