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Well, neither Calvinists nor John Calvin Himself actually "came up with it." :) "The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." (Genesis 6:5) Now, this was before Noah's flood, but do you think...

Right, but again, there is such thing as a righteous, holy, sinless, loving anger, And this is always, without exception, the manifestation of anger from God. With man, of course, in his sinful state, it is a very different story. Two passages come immediately to mind; actually three, but they...

Hmm... Based on posts you've made before, I hope the answer to this question is 'no,' but do you think Paul to be making a strawman argument? Humanly speaking, yes, it is reasonable. :) And an anticipated one. Many times, it is more effective to answer a question with a question, and this...

So what you seem to be saying, Randy ~ correct me if I am wrong about what you are saying ~ is that outward Israel and inward Israel are one and the same. If so, no; see my post above (#11); yet again, "...not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all are children of...

Right, but who (or Who) decides who belongs to that nation? Is it based on one's ethnicity? Or is it based, rather, on God? Again, as Paul says at the end of Romans 2: "...no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and...

LOL! "All Scripture breathed out by God" and "Thus saith the LORD" are not equivalent statements to you? Well, okay, yeah, to each his own, for sure, but... :) And you also; grace and peace to you.

"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness..." [2 Timothy 3:16-17] Grace and peace to you, Cyd.

In Paul's context in Romans 9-11 and finally culminating in Romans 11:26, "all Israel," is in reference to all of God's Israel, which includes not all Jews and not all Gentiles, but called (by God, in His mercy and compassion) people of both ethnicities. And this is a subset of all human...

Not originally, no. But, as a result of Adam's actions in Eden, God pronounced a judgment and a sentence on Adam and all his progeny ~ all mankind. But God promised to undo it ~ Genesis 3:15 is the first promise that He would redeem the world. Yes, this was His plan from the foundation of the...

Probably not, no. <smile> Do you think me to be suggesting that? I'm really at a loss to guess what would prompt you to ask such a thing. Do you mean that all-inclusively? Because some probably would... I was kind of with you up to 'annihilation'... <smile> Stop again. <smile> Yes, as...

Ah. Yes, I'm not surprised. Define those standards, Steven. And with all due respect, I would exhort you to be careful in doing so. Grace and peace to you.

LOL! His Word is very clear about His attributes. And, as you must know: "...what can be known about God is plain to (all), because God has shown it to (all). For His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of...

In answer to the OP, all but number 4. God obviously cares about all of His creation ~ the universe ~ as He created it all for His own glory and declared it all "very good." And narrowing this down to God's relationship with and to man: We are created specially, in His image. Part of what...

Such a good question. Rhetorical in nature... I get it; but great question. Grace and peace to you ZIL.

No, but just to address this specifically, I think you taking everything personally is... well, I just think anyone should refrain from doing that for multiple reasons. Ahh, classic. If you can't "win," just accuse the other guy of dishonesty, sure. <eyroll> No, I have never done any such...

Sure. :) Well, it really started with the coming of Jesus and then the Holy Spirit. So, precisely one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-four years ago? LOL... Well, thereabouts... Really, the most accurate thing we can say is, "when (as God said through the prophet Jeremiah) God began putting...

Right, and in the execution of those judgments, those folks were swept away, destroyed ("removed," as it were). This is exactly what Jesus says in Luke 17, "Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all... on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from...

You are prohibited from reinterpreting any part of the Bible to fit a made-up narrative, though... Everyone is successful in his own mind... Both do that to some extent, but the latter far more. Grace and peace to you.

Well I wouldn't call that your "job," but yes, if you're going to "report on the Bible," it's a good idea to report facts. :) Nah, just your take/thoughts about them. :) Many of them, anyway; others would probably warrant more... colorful... adjectives. :) Thank you. Oh, yeah, you don't...

Lot walked away from Sodom and Gomorrah... and didn't look back (unlike Lot's wife): "...one said, 'Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.' And Lot said to them, 'Oh, no, my lords. Behold, your servant has found favor...