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Hmmm, well the verses you shared don't contradict the other verses; no part of God's Word contradicts any other. Maybe I'm wrong about this, Verily, but I think you think our salvation, our being born again of the Spirit, is the result of our belief. Am I right about your thinking on this? Or...

No. They became sinners. As I said, they acquired the sinful nature in Genesis 3, and everyone since has inherited that state at birth. Yes. But Adam's was the first and greater sin; he knew what God had commanded but disobeyed and partook of the forbidden fruit. Eve on the other hand was...

Hmmm... chose both of... what? Grace and peace to you.

I certainly don't mean to offend, Verily, but you're conflating a couple of things here. I'll just focus on your citation of John 1:12 and continue what John says there in verse 13, which is a continuation from verse 12... "...to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the...

Verily, there is absolutely a sense in which Jesus's sacrifice was for the whole world, and that is sufficiency. Jesus's atonement for sin was sufficient for any and all of the human race to be reconciled to God and thus saved. In this way, Jesus's sacrifice is unlimited and universal. But...

Revelation 19 Sermon begins just after the 38-minute mark Revelation 20 First Scripture reading (very relevant to sermon) begins at about the 12-minute mark Sermon begins just after the 35-minute mark Revelation 21 First Scripture reading (very relevant to sermon) begins at about the 12-minute...

As He walked, yes, for sure. And just to be clear, we're here talking about Christ Jesus Himself, Who, as you know, was speaking of Himself in John 2:19 when He said He would rebuild the temple in three days... Well, it already has. <smile> And, in the fullness of time ~ God's time, of...

Okay, well, we disagree. <smile> As Paul says in Ephesians 2:19-22, we in Christ are "no longer strangers and aliens, but... fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, in...

We, Galgal... we, all those of us who are in Christ... are the Temple. :) What Paul writes in Ephesians 2:19-22 is very instructive here. Grace and peace to you.

LOL! Uh... noted. :) Not sure if you're talking to me when you say this, or the original poster... Of course not. This is not what I suggested. I asked the original poster if that's what he/she thought. Sure. Correct, for the most part. I just didn't go into detail about it, and I was...

So you're talking about the Spirit's letter to the church in Smyrna, where Jesus says: "I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold...

We don't disagree, Taken. If you still think we do, I encourage you to reread what I posted before. As I said, "you're both right, if both understood in the correct sense. There is no contradiction; this is the simultaneous "now and not yet" of the Gospel, of our salvation. In short, as...

Your preaching to the choir, here, Rita. You could have saved yourself some time (and wear and tear on your fingers) by just saying, "Yes, PinSeeker, I'm totally with ya!" :) Thank you, though. :) Grace and peace to you.

There is a sense in which we, having been born again of the Holy Spirit in Christ, have been saved. This is a one-time event. At the same time, there is a sense (a different sense, of course) in which we are being saved ~ God's good work is in the process of coming to completion (Philippians...

Revelation 19 Sermon begins just after the 38-minute mark Revelation 20 First Scripture reading (very relevant to sermon) begins at about the 12-minute mark Sermon begins just after the 35-minute mark Revelation 21 First Scripture reading (very relevant to sermon) begins at about the 12-minute...

True to here, and here only. But the 'everyone' is a select group; only those whom God calls are included in this everyone, as can easily be seen in Joel 2:32. Therefore, what Paul says in Romans 9:16 is correct (of course), that "it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, Who has...

No, Arminians just refuse to acknowledge the fact that there is a general nature regarding the call of God's Word and the Gospel, but that God's saving ~ salvific ~ call is specific and issued only to His elect. Yes, and this is the general call of the Gospel. Not at all. The Arminian refusal...

This seems a bit discombobulated. I think we agree, but... <smile>... what you say here is a bit hard to understand... <smile> I would state it thusly, that we desire salvation, and even that we love God, because He first loved us, which is exactly what John says, which Scott pointed out...

That’s precisely the issue, David, that initially, before being born again of the Spirit, no one — no one, not even one — desires, this. In fact, because of the sinful nature in us, we the exact opposite… to do the will of our father the devil (see John 8:44 and 10:26). But some will… when God...

My question to Arminians is, do you pray to the Lord — either just generally or for specific people that you know are not Christians — that they would be converted to Christ? I hope the answer is yes, and if so, why? In like manner, a second question: When one is witnessing to a non-Christian...