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I love your Esther comparison! You ask "Would this woman not be highly honored by God?" I ask, was she not highly honored by God? You say "I've said time and time again that there is no competition in heaven" I say, then lets not compete here amongst brothers. There is only one body that is...

First and foremost, the Church is not powerless, nor does the Church bring shame to God's name, nor is it shamed before powers and principalities. Selah Next your argument in post #10 is fallacious. False Dilemma (or False Dichotomy) This is committed when a speaker or writer forces...

Or perhaps you are dismissing the point altogether, God is our Master. Lets look to what Jesus says on the topic... Luke 17:10 10 “So you too, when you do all the things which are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’ ” I do agree...

I side with Veteran here. Simple witnessing or evangelizing requires no degree, yet other roles in the Church should have learned leaders.

It is interesting that apostles refer to themselves as "dulas" which is translated as slave. (Romans 1:1, James 1:1, 2Peter 1:1, Jude 1:1, Revelation 1:1) It seems these considered themselves slaves to God... And then Paul asserts this in Romans 6:14-18 14 For sin shall not be master over you...

Can you expand on what you mean by nonsense? 1 Corinthians 14:33

I am uncertain on how to put this so I will just be blunt. God knows the end from the beginning, He is omniscient. He has always been working with plan A and will always be working with plan A. God is not dependent on man for anything including his decisions. The reference to John the...

28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. A sovereign God has His purpose in this sin filled world. It is up to us to simply trust that He knows what He is doing.

18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. 19 For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. 20 But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer...

Ephesians 2:10 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. I like the response given by CRFTD a lot. We are of the same mind in this matter. While in prayer before I became a Christian feverishly asking...

And this separation is a relational death. Think of divorce where the marriage dies...

I believe in universal atonement: 1John 2:2 2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. yet in universal reconciliation the both parties need not be happy in that reconciliation • (reconcile someone to) make someone accept...

The statement is, "God's preservation of the saints is not irrespective of their continuance in the faith" This means you must continue in your faith. Perhaps you should be the one studying. You have stated nothing about the texts presented only submitted other texts you believe refute these...

That is because it is a church doctrine. With all due respect you are derailing this thread and slandering Protestants. Start your own thread or stay on topic. :) I have two great verses I just posted you can comment on...why not speak to those. How do Catholic commentators interpret these?

And this is the portion that makes me think!

This is not a thread on the definition of the church, please start another thread for that topic. I never claimed "TULIP" is a church doctrine, and to discount your claim for antiquity simply look to scripture. Philippians 1:6 6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good...

Interesting read. Nice post. :) I can't say I totally agree, but the argument is solid. This is where we disagree. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were...

I in no way see how that statement refutes God's plan for salvation. You will need to support your argument, otherwise it will be accepted as opinion. As far as this being a church doctrine, the Westminster Confession of Faith gives the following statement on this doctrine: They whom God hath...

Well it is not my doctrine, it is a doctrine of the church. Would you care to expand on your statement?

This is another straw man argument, but with that said please look to post #249 Zero in on this caption, "God's preservation of the saints is not irrespective of their continuance in the faith"