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How does it matter? You are either far more important than I am, or you have a much higher opinion of yourself than is prudent. So far, God has not asked for my input on any of His important decisions. Actually, I am not sure he has taken any of my unsolicited opinions on unimportant...

If Double Predestination and Romans 9:20-24 is true, then “he who does not obey” was never able to “believe” in the Son, so as John 3:18 says ... he is already judged for his evil deeds.

My goal was to explain my misunderstood comment. I believe that goal was achieved. I had no expectation to change your mind. Obviously, we disagree. That’s why Ice Cream comes in so many flavors. God Bless.

Yes and No. I am a Particular Baptist (also known as a Reformed Baptist) so I believe in the 5 points of Calvinism for how God saves (sotierolgy), but I also believe in the Baptist “Believer’s Baptism” (credobaptism). Someone from a traditional “Reformed” background, like a Presbyterian, would...

I was working hard to avoid all of the controversial tangents associated with John 3:5 and to just explain that my comment: Had nothing to do with the “water” of John 3:5 or of the amniotic fluid. You have asked a direct question, it deserves a direct answer. I had not gone that far with...

So we established that for our natural birth, our mother gave birth to us without any necessary effort by us or anyone else. Someone may have helped her give birth, but the mother is the one who gave birth and she was going to give birth with or without any outside assistance. In any case, the...

Since you insist on driving the conversation, even when the goal is explaining what MY post really meant and I claim you misunderstood it ... Is the mother incapable of giving birth without someone else helping?

We will take it slowly. What part did you play in your first (natural, physical, involving your mother) birth?

Yet for all the alleged “importance” of water, Jesus never actually baptized anyone with physical water himself ... how strange.

That wasn’t the point. Try again.

I am not sure that I am fully convinced, but it was well presented and isn’t a “crazy” idea. So what is the “water” that Jesus gives us to drink? The weakness of your position is the need to make it either ‘spiritual’ or ‘symbolic’ since there is no literal drinking of water presented in the...

The mark of the beast is a man-bun. If you wear one, everyone can see even from the front because all of your hair is pulled back thus exposing your forehead (one of the two places for the mark of the beast to be seen). If you attempt to hide your man-bun, then the man-bun elastic stored on...

The 'invitation' might be for all, but like the feast all the guests refused ... so the Host "drew" them to the Wedding Feast of the Lamb. I am unconvinced that people have an option to say "No" to God. Saul certainly wasn't open to hearing the gospel on the road to Damascus. [John 5:24 NASB]...

[Luke 8:5-7 NASB] 5 "The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up. 6 "Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 "Other seed fell...

“I have learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the Rock of Ages” ― Charles H. Spurgeon

You really don’t listen, you just wait to speak.

The promise of the Old Covenant (that which man dared to hope the Old Covenant might achieve) has been brought to fruition and made an even greater reality than had been hoped in the New Covenant. The burdens of the 614 Laws of Moses have been replaced by the empowerment of two commandments...

Since subtle hasn’t worked ... kiss my grits. I am sick of being told what to do by you.

When someone asks why I answered a question the way that I did, and I explain why I chose the words that I chose ... it is unspeakably off putting to be told a verbatim scriptural quote is the wrong answer. Is Matthew any less inspired scripture than any other gospel? If not, then you are...

I agree that it doesn't mean that we should not obey God, and I agree that we should obey God. However, it is my considered opinion, that it DOES mean: we are not loved by God and saved by God because of our obedience, we are loved by God and saved by God in spite of our disobedience. A...