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By whose standard? Man's or God's?

I would like to start by saying that if I bold anything, it is NOT that I am trying to slam anyone. I just bold what I think is the most important parts of my statements. Agreed. Too many times, we view the Atonement too narrowly. It is the ENTIRE work of the Cross. I would agree that Christ...

You can if you would like to, though again I believe in the whole of Scripture supporting one another, which means my theology is built upon verses not just one verse.

The problem is that man's will is enslaved to sin, and not free. In and of himself, he is evil and a slave of Satan; man will do Satan's will unless God changes his will. This is why I do not call it FREE will.... it is not free; it is completely influenced and enslaved by sin and Satan

Yes exactly. I hold faith in very high regard... I just believe that it is a gift of grace

Yes, all men have a choice to make. Here is the dilemma; Man's will is not free. It is enslaved to sin. Yes, God did say that all men need to make a choice, and gave them this choice to make. But they are not neutral; by birth and by nature they are the children of the Devil, and will do Satan's...

So many accusations, so little evidence. You can name call and slander all day long; without Biblical evidence to back up your claims it means little to me. You have yet to explain where the verses and explanations I gave are wrong; you just come in and give your opinion, and expect me to put it...

How does God controlling everything make Him a god of confusion? This makes no sense and is not backed by logic or Scriptures. Because God allows autonomy. He allows for there to be differences in opinions and for us to act according to our natures. But He is in control of the course of...

You can tell a blind man that he needs to see. That doesn't mean he CAN. He needs a transformation of the heart before he is able to do anything. Again, just because God requires it does not mean that we can live up to it... in fact, the point is to show that we CAN'T Who is the "we" here...

Agreed! Even David cried out for forgiveness of 'secret sins'; things he did wrong that, at the time, may not have looked wrong to him, but was most certainly wrong in the sight of God. We need to remember that our wills are fallen and sinful; we cannot understand God and His perfection, or try...

Oh I sin. But this is not of my Free Will; it is of my fallen will. Now, go ahead and assume you know what I'll say nex... oh, too late.

Yep. That's what God does. He determines the course of all things; Time and Space were His creation; all that would ever happen in time happened because He ordained it. No. God determines everything because He is God and time is His creation. He is the KING; all things that happen in His...

God made Adam disobey and eat of the fruit of his own FREE WILL?

You're right. Let me go back and read your posts to learn what true love is. ... So.... sarcasm and name calling with a side of jeering and railing? Coupled with literally no interest in letting the Scriptures correct you, and any time your backed into a corner spitting out more names and...

So there is not punishment in Hell then, right? What you have explained is the equivalent of saying Hell is coach and Heaven is first class. Not as good but.... eh.

Those who have done the good work of Christ will be resurrected and be with Him, those who do not will not. Kind of self explanatory. Here's the catch; I believe and the Scriptures teach that those who have done good only do so because of the Holy Spirit's work, and those who do not are doing...

If you aren't concerned with the Word of God enough to read it, and instead would rather dilute yourself with tradition and lies, by all means go ahead. I can stand for a lot of things, but disrespect for the Word is not one of them. Ridicule. Great method indeed for those who have nothing but...

Of course. I do enjoy knowing that all things are under His command. And He doesn't force His love upon me or force me to love Him; He rescues me from my state of sin and death and brings me into life everlasting. Like the one that Adam had in the garden of Eden, which he used to defy God and...

There is no such thing as free will; as my friend @atpollard has so beautifully shown. There is no point in rehashing; he's done a marvelous job already.

This doesn't answer the question or solve the problem of God punishing people for sins you claim Christ died for! A thief steals a woman's purse, and yet never repents and never "chooses Jesus." You claim Christ died for the sins of all men everywhere, which means this and every other sin the...