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Most of what you interpret is misconstrued from the texts. Man was created with a free will. A will that is independent from God. If otherwise, God becomes the initiator of Adam's sin. Christ came to reverse the condemnation of man. He gave all men life. Not a single human being will be...

I'm not sure just what you are refuting, or at least I am assuming you are trying to refute what I stated. I agree fully with the citations given. Although I'm not sure just what you mean by your statement.

The word "salvation is used in context because it means different things in scripture. If you mean did Christ through His humanity, death and resurrection save, redeem, all those who are human beings from death, then the answer is Yes. If you mean salvation through faith, then No. The texts...

Most of this thread to date has been about ONLY ONE aspect of Christ's atonement. You have touched on the primary one. Both creeds, Nicene/Apostles, make two very clear statements at the end. The forgiveness of sins, AND the resurrection from the dead. This sums up what happened in the Garden...

Understanding our human condition is difficult. We are fallen, sinful creatures who tend to lean towards any sin. It is very difficult to live struggling against our fallenness. All of Christianity, is an attempt to live a Christ-like life. So, to say we have no proclivity to anything or even...