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  1. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    Why don't you let GodsGrace tell us her theology rather than stepping in to tell us what you think she means? I find that to be presumptuous.
  2. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    You still didn't post the #. Don't you know that # means number as it appears in the top right hand corner of a post?
  3. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    GG, So, do you believe that people are saved by faith in Jesus or by faith in Jesus + faith in free will? :( Oz
  4. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    SG, Why don't you post the # where GodsGrace made the post as your link here only takes me to her Profile. I'm not here to defend GG. However, I have not read a post where GG said that people come to salvation through faith in anybody else but Jesus. Would you please give me a post # so I can...
  5. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    Enoch, Do you read and understand NT Greek's grammar and syntax? Doing a copy and paste from these sources has not shown me (I have taught NT Greek) that you understand the meaning of hairetikon in Titus 3:10. This word is from an old adjective, based on the noun hairesis or the verb...
  6. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    Windmill, It was Calvin who wrote in a letter to Farel, Reformer and preacher who brought the Gospel to French-speaking Switzerland: Whoever shall now contend that it is unjust to put heretics and blasphemers to death will knowingly and willingly incur their very guilt. This is not laid down...
  7. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    My reply stated: "at Calvin’s request he was imprisoned by the city magistrates". So the people ought to blame Calvin for Servetus's capital punishment.o_O He was the one who initiated it with the magistrates.
  8. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    friend of, What is your understanding of the biblical connection between election and predestination? Are all Christians elected to salvation or not? How do you see this? Oz
  9. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    Yes, but do you believe there is a legitimate teaching on election to salvation in Scripture? What does Eph 1:11 mean in your view of predestination?
  10. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    Enoch, Could you provide some definitions of 'heresy' and 'false teaching' that inform what you've stated here? Titus 3:10 (NASB) states, 'Reject a factious man after a first and second warning'. 'Factious' is the adjective for the noun and the NIV translates as 'divisive'. It comes from the...
  11. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    Is that how TULIP Calvinism sees it?
  12. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    Rollo, Apart from his being a church leader, what else do you like about Jack Calvin? Who are the church leaders posting on CyB? Oz
  13. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    GodsGrace, What interpretation differences of John 3:16 do you have with farouk who also loves that verse? Oz
  14. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    Enoch, How would you define the differences between heresy and false teaching? Oz
  15. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    farouk, I'd like to know how and if your interpretation differs from that of GodsGrace. What are your differences in exegesis? I'll ask the same question of GodsGrace. Oz
  16. OzSpen

    The Latest on Calvin

    Windmill, In August 1553, Servetus, the anti-Trinitarian heretic, travelled to Geneva. There he was recognized and at Calvin’s request he was imprisoned by the city magistrates. The trial of Michael Servetus lasted until October 1553 when the Council of Geneva condemned him to death. Servetus...
  17. OzSpen

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    Rollo, Could that be hyperbole from you? Oz
  18. OzSpen

    The Evils of Cessationalism

    Anthony, 2 Pet 1:3 (NIV) states: 'His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness'. That says not a word about supernatural gifts ceasing with a closed canon. Seems to me that's your eisegesis of the...
  19. OzSpen

    So how are we seeing right now?

    Enoch, The NT was NOT 'written as a continuous document'. It was written one book at a time and later compiled into the NT. Those are the historical facts. What does Revelation 22:18-19 (ESV) teach? I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God...
  20. OzSpen

    The Evils of Cessationalism

    Anthony, When do you understand that will be? Oz