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Didnt you just read what I posted. The carnal mind is enmity against God. The Gospel is Gods Gospel, so the carnal mind is enmity against Gods Gospel. The Gospel of God Rom 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Man naturally doesnt seek after God because we by nature are 100% carnal, even in our morality and religiosity. Scripture declares that the carnal mind is enmity against God, the True God that is Rom 8:7 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God...

clete I have barely read ten sentences from his institutes friend.

The Church is Israel, because as Israel of old, they are called Israel Gal 6:16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. Rom 9:6 6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of...

Man is still without hope and God in their natural selves. Man even now are by nature children of wrath Eph 2:3 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath...

Justified by Grace then made Heirs experientially ! Titus 3:7 7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. What Paul is saying, is that by Christ death, which was by the Grace of God Heb 2:9, those Christ died for were made Righteous or...

They were without hope and God, Jesus is God.

That Jesus is God is testified to all over the scripture. He is called the Mighty God Isa 9:6 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The...

Right at that time they were without hope and without God, so their so called freewill wasnt even a factor.

So a spiritually dead sinner does have hope. What about these spiritually dead sinners Eph 2:12 12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

Justification before God is before Faith/Believing because non imputation of sin is before Faith/Believing. 2 Cor 5:19 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Rom 4:8...

Man by nature is without hope and without God ! Eph 2:12 12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: So therefore man naturally doesnt seek for the True...

Not only was the death of Christ the accomplishment of Gods purpose to bring the elect Holy and Unblamable before God , in His sight, but it was also the intended purpose of their election in Christ before the foundation of the world Eph 1:4 4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the...

Its reasonable to conclude that the elect have been Justified from everlasting from their sins before God, if He was setup as their Surety from everlasting, if that was the case, their sins were then laid upon Him. We believe that a everlasting covenant did exist in the Godhead because of...

Both Faith and Repentance are the fruit of Christs Death and our reconciliation to Him. All for whom He died have been reconciled to God Rom 5:10 10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. So...

We receive Justification by Faith when Gods sentence of Justification He has for us because of the blood of Christ shed for us, when that sentence terminates in our sanctified hearts and minds, which persuades us to believe in Jesus Christ. So we receive Justification by the effectual persuasion...

To be Justified by Faith, Thats is when a Justified person comes into a spiritual apprehension/knowledge and enjoyment of the Justification and reconciliation which Christ has wrought for us to God, so by Faith we come to know Spiritually that God is our God, and we are in His favor . Our Faith...

Whosoever believing Jesus is the Christ is or has been born of God ! 1 Jn 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. Again, believing on Jesus Christ, His Person and Offices and Saviour...

7djengo7 Okay, there you go. I never said that. I even have numerous posts stating that I do believe in Justification by faith. But since you know more about me and my beliefs than i do, I will leave it at that. Take care

7djegoy You didnt ask me a strait question, you asked it in a way that insinuated I made the statement. Here is your question: What do you mean " according to me" ? I never made the that statement, so how is it according to me ? Thats misleading, the average reasonable person would gather...