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Because God commands all to believe would mean that all can believe. That would mean that their faith was present from the beginning. Would God command all to believe and not give them faith or is it in light of such a command that man was born with the gift, either way it seems that (either by...

I joined this site because the person you are placing yourself above as superior is a good friend of mine. <staff edit> It is clear that you are referring to my friend and calling him less mature. Your own words speak against you.

Would Jesus have taught his disciples any other way than this: Acts 16:30-33 (New American Standard Bible) 30and after he brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" The Jailer Converted 31They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your...

When are people enlightened? How are they enlightened by the Holy Spirit? Is it when they hear the Gospel or something else?

Why wouldn't the gospel be sufficient? If it is not sufficient to save all then how is it sufficient to save any?

I enjoy listening to him on the radio. I too like apologetics but I keep my dictionary close by (the web).

This is rightly dividing the truth.

I agree. Auburn88 which is better, a false believer who in life and word are anti God that are Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, etc or Glen Beck. Which person is a better choice: Mitt Romney or Barack Hussein Obama? Sarrah Palin or Barack Hussein Obama? Glenn Beck or Barack Hussein Obama...

2 Cor. 5:17 and Gal. 6:15

Hebrews 9:22

2 Cor. 5:17 17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Archeology is fascinating and we can only learn more as the 5% eventually become a complete excavation. I believe all discoveries point to God one way or the other. The data learned from this excavation pro or con in the present regard can only glorify God if it is understood in its proper context.

Jesus opens eyes

It seems to me to be evident that a life changed by God has fruit in keeping with the change. The problem is if a real believer can fall into sin for a length of time and appear to be lost when in fact that person isn't. The example in I Cor. 5 seems to suggest this. The difference between a...

I will take a wait and see approach. Once all is unearthed we will have more to base decisions on. In the mean time we are free to speculate as longs as we don't get to far out on the limb.

I have used the words "I got saved" but I know that it was God that saved me. I think that words like "I got saved" really are meant to mean that God saved us. Maybe "I got saved" means "I received the gift of salvation" that is what it means to me.

These verses tell me that I have the responsibility to make a choice, "Draw", "Cleanse", "purify", "be afflicted", "mourn", "weep", turn laughter to mourning and joy to heaviness, "Humble yourselves" all indicated that I have a choice in how I relate to God. This would mean that man is free to...

I was hoping you would answer Easystreet's questions. He has answered yours.

The cycle of judges is an example of human nature. We are no different from any generation in history. Sin is the problem and is manifested in different ways in different times and under different circumstances. Regardless of these sin is still sin and sin is the problem. A simple answer with...

I take it that you believe you can lose your salvation based upon the last two statements.