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I don't see how appealing to mystery is helpful at all. Because God isn't shy about telling us what kind of God he is. Yes, God chooses to save those who believe in him. He doesn't leave us in the dark as to how he chooses his people, so there's not need to appeal to the mystery of God's nature...

So, when you insult people like this, it's not a sin. I guess that's convenient for you, anyway. Why should I stop committing carnal deeds if they aren't sins? I'm not going to be judged for them anyway, well, according to some random dude on the internet, at any rate. But scripture keeps...

I guess you really don't get that irresistible grace means one can not resist. At least the admitted Calvinists are usually more consistent about the logical conclusion of belief in individual election. You on the other hand, try to embrace blatant contradictions.

So if belief is something some are not chosen for, those ones are chosen for sin by default. This of course, makes them anti God, and Antichrist.

Where are you getting Paul was chosen for eternal life? Paul was chosen to be the one who brought the gospel to the gentiles and that because of God's foreknowledge. That's quite different from being chosen for salvation. Again, this is a case of God chosing a person for a job. It's not election...

Which is exactly what I said.?

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It's obvious. The thief choose to believe and was saved immediately. In your scenario, he could only believe if God gave him faith and in essence believed for him.

Lol, again you prove incapable of understanding that anyone can choose to believe. Anyone can become a believer. It's circular reasoning to say one has to be a believer to believe..I don't know how anyone can think that way. You can't seem to get past the wrong idea that some are just born to be...

He preserves the believers. It's that simple. Look at all the promises in scripture. Who are the promises given to? Ultimately, they are for believers. No belief, no promises of being granted eternal life. You are imposing on scripture the idea that God causes us to be faithful, when scripture...

If one is predestined for damnation, or rather not predestined for salvation, which is exact same thing by default, then one is obviously born incapable of receiving God. He cannot Receive because he's not capable of doing anything but what he was born to do, that is, sin. To punish the one...

Well that's just obvious. Of course being not able to believe is to be against God. Anything not from faith is sin. Case closed.

Illogical. All you are stating is the same old Calvnist form of "free will" that is not really free in any way. It's only an illusion of choice. I find it amusing that you state God did not choose unbelief for Paul, but that God did choose him for salvation. Don't you see the logical conclusion...

Does anyone really think things will go back to normal even if Trump wins? I hate to say, I think it will trigger more riots. Once the mouse gets his cookie, he always wants a glass of milk to go with it, and once the mob realize they can destroy without consequences, they will keep destroying.

Yes he did. Jesus didn't believe for him.

No, because you are again trying to reverse the order. As I said, they believe, then call on the Lord. All men are capable of choosing to believe. What is hard to understand about that? God desires salvation for all and offers his grace to all. "Who desires all people to be saved and to come to...

You are making more of this than is there. I suppose you are trying to say this preservation was unconditional election, a predestining of certain individuals. Certainly this is an act of God regarding these men, but God's act is conditioned on the fact that they "have not bowed the knee to...

Truth is Cornelius was a devout man, that's all we know. We don't even know what he believed about God. Just that he prayed, etc. So do many of many religions. You seem to be going beyond what the scripture tells us. The important thing is what happens when he learns the truth about Jesus.

I think this might be a balancing act for trump. If he uses too much federal power, he comes off as totalitarian. If he doesn't do anything, he comes off as weak. And the left set it up this way. So he has to know when to flex his muscles and when to wait for the leftist cities to cave in on...

A believer in what? Did Cornelius understand who Jesus was and that he was God in the flesh sent to forgive sins? Was he " saved" before he knew who Jesus was?