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Okay, you are definitely intentionally wasting my time. Good bye.

I can! And have been! But it wasn't because it was my opinion! Can you really not grasp the distinction?

I'm not angry but it is annoying to have to repeat myself like I'm talking to an idiot. Stupidity! What are you doing, just making this nonsense up as you go along or did you just fail to notice that what you are suggesting is that God is "sovereign" (by your definition) over salvation but not...

You are intentionally wasting my time. If this is the way you formulated your doctrine than you're worse than a fool, you're stupid. "Paul because of several grammatical differences most likely wrote Hebrews" would argue AGAINST him being the author not for it! It would need to say "Paul...

No! It is NOT my opinion! One of us is wrong, Bladerunner! Opinions do not work that way! You cannot be wrong about an opinion. The truth of an opinion is predicated on your preference. It is subjective, by definition. It matters because if Paul wrote Hebrews the entire bible is false. NO...

:confused: I'm confused. Did you say that right?

I don't think there is a direct answer. In other words, I don't think there is a specific class of evil things that "don't apply". The idea is simply that God does not have to be a first person witness to every evil act. There is no need for Him to be and there's no reason to think He would...

I sort of doubt that it's genetic or even that it's strictly a physical issue. Maybe it is but my intuition says otherwise. Seems like there's a definite spiritual aspect to it.

As is the case with many, if not most, of the proverbs, it is only generally true. The proverbs are "rules of thumb" not inviolate laws of nature. Another obvious example.... Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

Holy Molly! It's a good thing you don't ask gigantic questions, because that would be annoying! Let me see if I can answer this without writing another 600+ word essay... Okay - I failed at keeping it short! Just note that it could be MUCH longer! You've asked me WHY I believe what I believe...

No, Bladerunner! You can say this as many times as you like but it doesn't make it so. Opinions are about personal preferences, not facts. Whether I prefer green beans over peas is a matter of opinion, but whether Paul wrote Hebrews is not, it’s a historical question. He either did or he...

So your doctrine in based on the statement of a British doctor about something that no one, regardless of what they believe about where the sin nature comes from, disagrees with. Brilliant! (As the Brittish like say!) This is blasphemy Doug! Jesus is GOD IN THE FLESH!!!!! No sin ever touched...

The doctrine of inherited sin, or the sin nature, is a central tenet of Christian theology. It raises the question of how sin is transmitted from generation to generation and whether Scripture supports the claim that it is passed specifically through the father rather than the mother. This essay...

So long as you understand that your disagreement doesn't do ANYTHING AT ALL to refute a syllable of what I presented.

As I told Nick a moment ago, my point in saying what I said was that an appeal to authority can be rejected as easily as it is excepted. In other words, "because so and so expert says so" isn't a real argument, it's just an attempt to use someone as a surrogate brain without having to bother...

Saying it doesn't make it so, Bladerunner. You want to know why people blow you off? This is why! We already know what your doctrine is and we have good reason to reject it. You showing up to simply declare your doctrine isn't going to convince anyone. It's a nearly perfect waste of your...

Well, my point in saying what I said was that an appeal to authority can be rejected as easily as it is excepted. In other words, "because so and so expert says so" isn't a real argument it's just an attempt to use someone as a surrogate brain without having to bother with understanding why...

The following essay is the result of an experiment I performed with a very specific sort of prompt that I used in ChatGPT. I wanted an essay that could serve as a primer for those interested in understanding how Open Theism differs from the "Settled View" and why those who hold to it consider it...

This is outright heresy to the point of nearly being blasphemy. Being born with a sin nature is not endemic to being a human. If Jesus was born with a sin nature then there was no need for Him to have been born a virgin. The whole point of the virgin birth was that sin passes through the...

Hebrews was definitely not written by Paul and the fact that most scholars agree otherwise is a terrific piece of evidence that he did not write it. "Scholars" make their career by disagreeing with the bible whenever the opportunity to do so presents itself. Biblical Archeologist in particular...