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Dead means separated from God. It does not mean incapable of responding to the gospel. I agree with Scripture. Scripture does not agree with you. Please provide the chapter and verse where it describes someone who is called but does not believe as someone who has been made alive.

See my post in the other thread.

What you say isn't truth. Believing is an acceptance of what Christ has done. It itself is NOT a work, let alone one that has any merit, it's not meritorious in and of itself. Argument from silence. It DOES, however, contrast belief/faith with works, which means that it itself CANNOT be a...

Of course. The problem YOU have yet to show a solution to is your claim that Christ's death is automatically applied to the world, according to YOUR definition of the world. MY position, however, is that Christ's death is NOT automatically applied to the world, Because the Bible says that God...

I repeat: Please provide the chapter and verse where it describes someone who is called but does not believe as someone who has been made alive. As per Clete's request, here are some of the verses that say the exact opposite, where God calls people and yet they continue in their deadness. “O...

Only Christ's completed work on the cross merits salvation. And He graciously applies it to those who believe. He does not apply it to those who do not believe.

Repeating your argument doesn't make our rebuttals go away, nor does it make your argument any less wrong.

Only if that person has had Christ's death applied to him. Otherwise, it IS just to punish someone for their sin that has not been washed away by Christ's blood. Again: Christ's death, which covered the cost of the sins of the whole world (yes, every human being that has, does, and ever will...

All you have to do to get the answer to that is read my post, B57, which I know you just hate doing. You, not me, think that "the things of God" includes believing in Christ. But scripture says that believing in Christ and confessing He is Lord is a pre-condition of God gracing a person out...

Please provide the chapter and verse where it describes someone who is called but does not believe as someone who has been made alive. Because I can provide PLENTY of verses that say the exact opposite, where God calls people and yet they continue in their deadness.

No, you haven't. I have rejected your irrational rationalization for your beliefs, and I have shown HOW they are irrational. What do you say in response? "You still dont get it ! Its really simple !" As if that makes what you say any less irrational.

I repeat: Please provide the chapter and verse where it describes someone who is called but does not believe as someone who has been made alive. Because I can provide PLENTY of verses that say the exact opposite, where God calls people and yet they continue in their deadness.

Reposting what you said doesn't magically make our rebuttals go away.

In addition: faith is not meritorious. Having faith does not merit one's salvation.

AMEN!!!

A poor assumption to make, considering that there is no way to verify it.

Yes. Because Christ's death is not automatically applied to all men. It is only applied to those who believe. Again, His death is only applied to those who believe. If they believe, they are no longer committing the sin of unbelief. And he does, if they believe. If they do not believe...

Saying it doesn't make it so. Yes, I'm aware. And yet, one cannot believe unto righteousness or confess unto salvation if God has not called him. And yet, God still loves the unsaved person who is dead to Him, and wants to bring him back to life. You said: You, not me, think that "the...

Again: That's before God calls them. How about AFTER He calls them: Can a man, of his own free will, decide to accept or reject God AFTER He calls him?