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You know, I'm not going to keep repeating the same post over and over again. If you don't know my position by now, you never will. Again.... Christianity was decided upon with teachings 2,000 years ago. Not today, not 500 years ago, 2,000 years ago. If you don't believe what Jesus, Paul...

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You're replying to @Lambano and I think this is a good conversation. He's right that you invite Jesus into your heart. Do you think He forced His way in? No Of course not. When you open the door to Jesus...Rev 3:20 you are actually inviting Him in. In that scripture Jesus says He will dine...

I never read a bible till about 8 years after! It's good to have some time alone with our Lord.... you come to know some things churches can't teach you and the bible alone cannot show you. There are two ways to know God.... One is from learning....for instance, we learn that Jesus died to...

You've given this no thought SS. Sorry. As I've said many times on this very forum... We cannot call ourselves Christian and then go about making up our own Christianity. The view of @Johann is superior to yours because he believes in MAINLINE Christianity. YES. Theologians, from the...

This is really for @Ritajanice but I ask that you chime in. We have to say that man has always been saved through faith - even before Jesus' death on the cross. BUT, it's Jesus' death that has allowed the "gates of heaven" to be opened and has allowed all to go to heaven and to be removed from...

Thanks for the explanation.... I've really been away too long... Although I used to order books from them many moons ago.

To understand what it means that there is no good news - no gospel, which means good news -, in calvinism, you have to learn what calvinists actually believe. Calvinists believe that man does not have free will. If man does not have free will then he cannot choose God. So, they believe that GOD...

Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. If you repent and are baptized, you will receive the Holy Spirit...this is the same as inviting Jesus into...

Forgot to answer a question of yours that may be directed toward me: Yes. Jesus is the water of life. Water is a sign of washing, of renewal, and of change. The Isrealites crossed the water to go into their new land/home. Noah was saved by water because He obeyed God. Jesus said that...

You don't need to start a different thread. You're on a journey in understanding the Christian faith. This is a good journey and if you listen to what Jesus taught, you will arrive at the correct conclusions. Your heart and love for Jesus and His love for you will always tell you the truth. I...

I've decided to find out who this Arminius fellow is. I'd think that Calvinists would pick a better example for which to criticize the rest of Christianity... Seems to me Arminius should not be the choice: Here are some highlights to his illustrious career. He was a calvinist but left that...

@Bruce-Leiter Thought I'd post the below from John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion Book 1 Chapter 16 Paragraph 2 2. That this distinction may be the more manifest, we must consider that the Providence of God, as taught in Scripture, is opposed 173to fortune and fortuitous...

I couldn't agree with you more Amigo. We have a member on here that believes anything is biblical because a couple of verses are taken out of the scriptures. It's a scary thing to behold. Does Christianity have no rules or regulations? We can each decide what Christianity is for our own selves...

Your last paragraph is acceptable to all Christians. So what's the difference with the reformed faith? Do you believe, as John Piper does, that God predestinated even the dust particles that fly in the air? (his words). It sounds like you don't. All Christians believe God ALLOWS evil... we're...

I agree with the above. But you're stating orthodox christianity....not reformed christianity. However Bruce, we all agree that theodicy is THE number one problem for Christianity to address. Of course, the reformed have solved the problem by stating that God causes evil. I say causes, because...

You won't be making my head spin SS. If you believe the SDA are correct and their teaching is biblical, I do hope that you worship on Saturday.

I responded to you... I looked at the link. It was to Leighton Flowers. I agree with everything LF teaches. Don't know what else to say.

Tormented by his own intellect.... RC Sproul wrote in one of his books that he was taken aback by what was being taught in the University ? he attended to learn theology. It was Reformed of course, and he said that he went into it with his mind but not with his heart, sounded like he wasn't too...

Agreed. Walking with God Being under God's rule do the above require action from us? Is it our action? Libertarian free will....