You teach and believe that Christ death alone didn't save them He died for. That's denial of Christ!
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you are a hyper-calvinist heretic.
You teach and believe that Christ death alone didn't save them He died for. That's denial of Christ!
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you are a hyper-calvinist heretic.
I was speaking of myself
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You would think anyone with any common sense at all would see that.Nice move of the goal post there but it does your position no good at all because the torment wouldn't have to last ten minutes for it be unjust if those being punished had no ability to do otherwise.
So you now believe this:
And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
Acts 13:48
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Interesting.
It seems to me that if we are to take anything from scripture we have to believe that:
1] Those appointed to eternal life [predestinated] believe.
2] All are appointed to eternal life
3] Therefore all believe.
I haven't even explained my position or where I came from so how can you not buy it? I'm not selling anything anyway. And how would it profit me to tell people on a religious site that I was an atheist for the vast majority of my life.I have to admit, I don't quite buy your story. No offense intended. Posters sometimes exaggerate, don't tell the whole story or out and out lie. However, I'm not accusing you of any of these things. I just don't quite believe it.
You just continue to toss out the passage, despite being corrected about your facile conclusions.Sorry, you haven't convinced me. However, don't give up hope, there are plenty of ignorant and naive folks out there ready to jump on anything that sounds "half way" feasible.
You just continue to toss out the passage, despite being corrected about your facile conclusions.
http://theologyonline.com/showthrea...here-Between&p=4558668&viewfull=1#post4558668
You have yet to produce anything that resembles proper interpretation of the passage to support your opinions. You just continue to nakedly assert it as a "proof" for something.
And when you receive an answer, you retreat behind lack of effort or willingness to digest a corrective:
http://theologyonline.com/showthread.php?89868-Spammers-wasteland&p=4746326&viewfull=1#post4746326
Your primary purpose seems to be to sit along the sidelines while others do the heavy lifting in discussions and then you chime in with atta-boys or cavils depending upon the context and persons in a discussion. You really seem to have nothing to contribute of substance that would edify the brethren. Toadying to the mob seems to be all that interests you. Hiding your light under a basket is such a shame, GM. You could do better.
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I haven't even explained my position or where I came from so how can you not buy it? I'm not selling anything anyway. And how would it profit me to tell people on a religious site that I was an atheist for the vast majority of my life.
Lastly; why would I care if someone who showed themselves to be biased, deceitful and proud believed what I said in regards to myself. If it was pertinent to your salvation then I would care, but my personal experiences can't save you so it is irrelevant.
Guess that wasn't last after all.
Quick question; if you didn't mean to offend then why else would you falsely accuse someone of lying?
Saying you don't by my story is implying that I am telling a lie.
Most would get quite offended if someone was openly accusing them of lying in case you genuinely meant that you meant no offence... Which is a lie in itself.
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The most important things to me are those things that that are obedient and pleasing to GOD and those things that allow me to better help others.I'm almost certain you have more important issues to address in your life? Go about your, "Walk of Life."
all unregerates are obsessed with something they dont know about. John Calvin rightly interpreted the Bible to teach that man is*totally depraved. What that means, is that, not every human being is as sinful as he could be or she could be, but that every human being is sinful to the point that they’re incapable of altering their condition. That is to say, total depravity means you can’t do anything to save yourself. You can’t even make a right choice. You can’t awaken your spiritual deadness. You can’t give life where there is death. You can’t come to a right conclusion on your own. Total depravity means that everyone, is by virtue of their own will and their own power and their own choices, incapable of redemption. That’s total depravity.Robert... why are you so obsessed with this topic? Do you realize that few if any mull this topic over before trusting Christ as their Savior. Only after we become Christians, do we concern ourselves with the theology of predestination.
Well you realize that is not true, I'm sure. It is believable to millions of Christians. I don't think anybody disagrees with that... especially if you add in that God is just.
Uh.... Well, I'm no expert on theology, but i'm thinking that is a strawman argument. I can't imagine any Calvinist saying that God predestinates people to Hell.
How about we celebrate and share our great salvation, instead of bickering about the process?
You would think anyone with any common sense at all would see that.
all unregerates are obsessed with something they dont know about. John Calvin rightly interpreted the Bible to teach that man is*totally depraved. What that means, is that, not every human being is as sinful as he could be or she could be, but that every human being is sinful to the point that they’re incapable of altering their condition. That is to say, total depravity means you can’t do anything to save yourself. You can’t even make a right choice. You can’t awaken your spiritual deadness. You can’t give life where there is death. You can’t come to a right conclusion on your own. Total depravity means that everyone, is by virtue of their own will and their own power and their own choices, incapable of redemption. That’s total depravity.
Arminius would say--Arminian theology, Palagian theology, as it’s also called--would say “man is capable.” That while man is, in the general sense, a sinner, he has capacities within himself to choose to be saved. That is the debate. I don’t think that’s biblical. I think we are*dead*in trespasses and sin, and dead people don’t make choices. Dead people can’t make themselves alive. So, I think there is a clear distinction there.
all unregerates are obsessed with something they dont know about. John Calvin rightly interpreted the Bible to teach that man is*totally depraved. What that means, is that, not every human being is as sinful as he could be or she could be, but that every human being is sinful to the point that they’re incapable of altering their condition. That is to say, total depravity means you can’t do anything to save yourself. You can’t even make a right choice. You can’t awaken your spiritual deadness. You can’t give life where there is death. You can’t come to a right conclusion on your own. Total depravity means that everyone, is by virtue of their own will and their own power and their own choices, incapable of redemption. That’s total depravity.
Arminius would say--Arminian theology, Palagian theology, as it’s also called--would say “man is capable.” That while man is, in the general sense, a sinner, he has capacities within himself to choose to be saved. That is the debate. I don’t think that’s biblical. I think we are*dead*in trespasses and sin, and dead people don’t make choices. Dead people can’t make themselves alive. So, I think there is a clear distinction there.