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Hopefully not on your part. <smile> But to my previous points, why do they become "knock out swing out fights"? That's a rhetorical question, in case you were not sure... <smile> Psssst. Calvinists believe in free will, too. Arminians are not able to see ~ particularly in Romans 9 ~ that...

To this one I would say the lesser one has been fulfilled, but not the greater one (yet). As you know, I'm sure, Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5). To both of these I would add Hebrews 1:1-2... "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God...

Hey, just wanted to say... I like the tone of this conversation (at least so far). Wish that could be the case all the time on here... <smile> Not a bad thought, but I think it's more dealing with people's close identification of themselves to one of those terms. In other words ~ and how...

"On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight." (Acts 20:7) "I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day..." (Revelation 1:10) For those who think that the Sabbath...

LOL! Well, this imputation of Christ's righteousness to us is no mere thing, for sure... <smile> 'Imputed' is a synonym of 'credited', BreadOfLife. <smile> To impute something to someone is to ascribe that something to someone by virtue of the quality in another. So, Christ's righteousness...

You don't believe that, as Paul says in Ephesians 1, God "chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him"...? You don't believe that "in love (God) predestined us for adoption to Himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose...

Yeah so now you're jumping to the concept of perseverance... It's actually not so strange, because as I've said... and I'm going to quote J.I. Packer (as of July of 2020, just short of his 94th birthday, deceased; a great British pastor and theologian) here, because it cannot be stated any...

Goodness gracious. :) Yes, Romans 9 ~ really 9-11 ~ is about God's purpose of election. And one very specific point Paul makes about God's purpose of election is that it does not depend on man's willing or anything he/she may or may not do. He says, "it depends not on human will or...

"Mete out"... Sorry; not to correct you, but just chalk it up to... oh, anal retentiveness or something... :) But okay, fair enough. I say the punishment is so bad that degrees are not necessary. Total darkness, total aloneness, no rest, from God absolutely no grace and only judgment, utter...

Sure. You're preaching to the choir; you're talking to a well-versed, five-point Calvinist, here. :) You're straying into other topics, though. I have not said otherwise. Sure. Sure. Yeah, disagree. All we really know, because Scripture is very clear on these things, is: the wicked will...

Disagree. Certainly there are sins that are more heinous than others, but the penalty for sin, regardless of the heinousness, is death. Agree. Actually, we were all in this rebellion, but some of us have been the recipients of God's mercy and compassion (according to His will). Sin ~ without...

...back into soteriological matters... Okay... Well, the Greek word used there is θέλει (root θέλω), which can mean ~ depending on the context of course ~ 'will,' 'wish,' or 'desire.' And in the context of Paul's words in that particular passage (1 Timothy 2:4), the best translation is...

God hates all sin. Ohhhhh... yes, he did... There are instances in the Bible where God has treated all kinds of sin with equal harshness. Adam and Eve were cast out of Eden ~ and died that very day, as God told Adam they would in Genesis 2:17, when they partook of the forbidden tree. Not a...

The church I go to, certainly. And any other Gospel-preaching church out there, those that preach Him and Him crucified, and worship in Spirit and truth. Right, the difference of opinion (as I said) between us, BOL, is what is meant by "traditions" there. No "dancing"... I have been very...

Thank you, Rebuilder454. They did. Along with several other passages... especially in John's gospel, which, as John himself says, was "written so that (we) may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing (we) may have life in His name" [John 20:31]. And John, and...

RedFan said: Is apostolic tradition a valid source of truth? Absolutely! Absolutely. But I would say "apostolic tradition" only as reflected in Scripture (God's Word). Hey, anybody ~ even the Pope and/or the Catholic Church <smile> ~ can say/write true things... At least from time to...

No... <chuckles> The Roman Catholic Church's claim of exclusivity is historical, for sure, but history is chock-full of... bad things... <smile> I well understand your opinion. We disagree. It's okay. <smile> Wow. Why do you not? Hmmm, I see. I strongly disagree, of course, but yeah...

No apologies necessary, Augustin. Ah... connections... yes... <chuckles> I'm well aware of what your "connection" was and is. Again, I appreciate your opinion, but obviously strongly disagree. That you think the Mary in Matthew 27:56 is a different Mary is precisely the issue. This I agree...

Disagree, of course, on both counts. <smile> We discussed this; he's not there proposing or stating that anything beyond Scripture is the Word of God... or that they have taught anything beyond the Word of God. Because the types and shadows are not "indirectly connected to Jesus" but are...

I appreciate your... tenacity... Augustin, but that's very much incorrect. It should be helpful to include verses 53, 54, and 56 with verse 55, as it is all part of the same passage, but even verse 55 alone is sufficient: "(53) And when Jesus had finished these parables, He went away from...