beloved57
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So they're elects when they get to heaven, right?
Is that what I said in post 1057 ?
So they're elects when they get to heaven, right?
High hopes apply to many people. My fruits tells me my chances are higher than I think. Not much more I can do for now. I don't want to be a fanatic when I don't need to.
My fruits tells me my chances are higher than I think.
Is that what I said in post 1057 ?
So, are you assured of eternal life? If so, why?
When does God save the elects if He hasn't saved any yet? When does He save anyone?
You need to read my threads, many explanations therein. Now again did you read post 1057 ?
In that post, you posted the Word of God and His Word tells us no one will seek God so that means everyone here isn't saved.
None by nature seek God, neither the Elect or Non Elect
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I stated first of all in that post this:
Now look at post 1057 and see if that is what I first stated ?
Anytime you follow a man's idea's you are wrong; every time. Even Jesus pointed people to His Father's ideas.Not sound but fishy. Calvinist seeks God and arminians seek God. They both seek God. Calvinist say they seek God based on God knowing they will but not based on what they do down the road of their life. Tha arminian seeks God and tells us that God knew about it based on what they did down the road of thier lives. It would be impossible for the Calvinist to boast cause the credit goes to God. The arminian has a chance to boast cause they give themselves credit for accepting God.
The way I view it, there both wrong and right at the same time.
Why?I see God's past, present and future in a different light.
That's way I'm leaning more towards love rather than point in fingers at others. here's the catch, the Calvinist can never convince a person to change their paths more towards salvation. The arminians convinces all the time and brings more confusion to men that can't do certain things due to their natural nature.
On man's time, all of mankind don't seek God. On God's time, men seek God due to the inspiration of God meaning God first plant the spark in His Elects. When the Calvinist speaks about the elects, they are speaking it as It Is spoken in the bible whether not the Calvinist is saved or not. Calvinist doesn't mean he Is saved Calvinist is not equel to saved.
I see Calvinism closer to the bible than the arminians.
Sounds like you are being honest: or the student of deception.
Anytime you follow a man's idea's you are wrong; every time. Even Jesus pointed people to His Father's ideas.
Why?
They both say they believe the Bible; they both use Bible verses for "proof".
Do you believe the Bible; do you know what it means?
So you're seeking truth?
Is God good? When?
Is sin bad? When
Many people believe God is good, but that He also caused sin.
All Calvinists believe God caused sin, but for a good reason. That is not possible if you believe God is good, and sin is bad. Good cannot cause bad; even when the Bible can be translated to say that. A man can make the Bible say anything; he can make it say that good causes bad. However, every thing good causes, is good; if it's bad, the cause which caused it is bad.
That's why a Calvinist cannot know if they have eternal life; the God they believe in, caused sin. Deception is a sin; in their view God caused it for good. If someone is deceived and goes to hell, that is good because God caused it. Therefore, a Calvinist believes God can deceive people, and all Calvinists are people, so an honest Calvinist must admit that God can deceive him.
Therefore, a Calvinist doesn't know if God chose him to go to heaven to glorify God, or God chose him to go to hell to glorify God.
Beloved57 posted that God caused sin, authored sin, ordained sin; this shows that he believes God can cause him to be deceived. That's why I posted that he might be deceived, and doesn't know if he is going to heaven to glorify God, or to hell to glorify God.
He gets all bent out of shape and can't answer, because if he does, his answer will be, "I don't know", if he is honest. Well, since he can't trust God because God causes sin/deception, he can't be having eternal life; because he can't trust God. People having eternal life, trust God; a good God; God is always good. They trust God because He is good.
Question: Do you know you are elect; or might you be deceived, by God, for God's glory?
You will find out at the Judgment who knew that they were of the Elect. I know now that you don't believe the Gospel, which men like you dismiss as Calvinism.
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No; you know nothing. You believe God authored lies. You don't trust Him; period.
You don't know if your elect to go to heaven, or elect to go to hell.
You don't know if your deceived.
You believe with God "all" things are possible; God elects people to go to hell.
You don't know what happens after you die.
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You don't know what happens after you die.
Now deal with the Truths of posts 1069-70, 72-73
Even while Billy Graham agrees with inclusivism, he, at his old age, also sees himself as among all mankind that deserves to go to hell no matter what God does.
Why does it matter if God chooses whom goes to hell or not when all deserve to go to hell due to sin?
Isn't saving at least one person good enough even those that person don't exist?