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I understand your point, but that is NOT compatible free will. The fact is not that God is speaking to your heart and makes you understand that HIS way is better... The fact is that God MAKES YOU,,,FORCES YOU,,,CHANGES YOUR MIND/HEART so that YOU WILL WANT what He wants. There is a big...

What you're saying makes no sense. In the calvinist theology, GOD CHOOSES WHOM WILL BE SAVED. So what EXACTLY is the reason to preach, witness, send missionaries, etc.? What difference does it make if someone HEARS the gospel message or not? God has always been ABLE to let Himself be known to...

Right. The life is not eternal until you get what you were promised when you die. At that point, your life becomes eternal.

Actually what you've posted is correct. You're going to get a lot of disagreement however because what you say is not easily understood. I do have a problem with Judas Ischariot. How does HE fit into this? Jesus chose him and he turned out to be the betrayer. Didn't Jesus know he would? He sent...

In post 144 you said that we do not choose to save ourselves. I replied with Romans 6:16...that we are SLAVES to the one we present ourselves to. This was to show that we PRESENT OURSELVES TO GOD OR THE EVIL ONE. In the same post 144 I went on to show you how Jesus WAS speaking to the APOSTLES...

Oh go have some strong coffee and don't get stoned ! It puts you in a world that doesn't exist. When you come back...it's CULTURE SHOCK!

I said in my post to you that you'd say this. So what does this mean? What orthodoxy believes is going to lead persons to hell? You've never yet told me what the church believed BEFORE Luther/Calvin and the others, Knox, etc. Were those in the one thousand five hundred years before them ALL...

Hi BG, If you've been reading along, I think you must have read that the question of eternal security has been going on since even before Jesus was born. You've also heard me say many times that our doctrine does not save us. Jesus saves us. BUT,,, that is correct - both sides cannot be right...

LOL Yes, well,,,not every time a man looks is it to be lusted over!! Sometimes it's for the OPPOSITE reason! Good night JP. Almost 1 am here.

Why would someone need to repent if it's God that is going to save whom He will anyway? Acts 17:30 30“Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent,

Agreed. It's bad enough for a man to be tattooed all over, but on a woman it looks even worse. Too many piercings...there's no respect for the human body. They do this on purpose to be different and to make a statement..which is even worse than doing it because you like how it looks ....which...

I'll tell you why I can never agree with the teachings of John Calvin. His teachings totally change the character of God. The bible teaches us that God is a loving God, a merciful God and a just God. If Calvin is right,,,then God is not loving, He is not merciful, and He is not just. I...

No Farouk. The above is not correct. I'm not going to post any verses because you never answer me anyway. However, I do wish you'd just read the entire N.T. all on your own and see what beliefs you end up with. We are warned all through scripture that our salvation can be lost by falling away...

Oh Agreed. But I DO NOT like the ear being pierced from top to bottom. This is unsightly to me. People are doing things to their bodies now that is horrific and demonic. I think you'll agree.

I posted scripture. I'm allowed to EXPLAIN it. Why don't YOU explain how YOU understand it? You think you have eternal life now? You're sure you'll still be saved when you're 90? What does perseverance of the saints mean? It means that you'll only know at the end of your life whether or not...

Maybe it's YOU that misunderstands scripture? Why does it necessarily have to be me? Are you aware that the majority of Christianity agrees with my exegesis? You've told me before that might does not make right so you don't need to repeat it. But MOST THEOLOGIANS agree that God saves WHO WANTS...

God is definitely at work in our salvation process. Perhaps He has softened our heart.... I don't know. But I do know that our free will has something to do with all this. Even Augustine, in the end, believed in free will. He said: If a man stands,,,he stands with God. If he falls...he falls...

Yes. I agree with all you've said. The Faith Only crowd. I've been told I'm lost because I'm trying to help Jesus and He doesn't need my help. Works to not save us. Faith saves us...our love for God saves us...being born of above saves us.... This does not take away that we are to be obedient...

Agreed. It's the Holy Spirit who will convict...we can only speak the words. It seems to me that some here love John Piper more than they love Jesus. We all have some aspect of theology that will not agree with others. So, it's discussed in a civil way...partly to converse, which is why I'm...

What do you mean GH? The issue of loss of salvation has been going on since BEFORE Jesus. Both sides cannot be right...one side has to be wrong. The Early Church Fathers DID NOT believe in eternal security. Paul even said that he does not want to be disqualified. 1 Corinthians 9:27 27but I...