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Don't sweat it. @EmSw can't possibly be as dense as he tries to portray. Socratic method maybe? I dunno, either way, he's just about the argument, not the understanding. Again, don't sweat it.

Yes! This is absolutely what they believe. One cannot be a Christian with an incorrect view of Christ. And YES I am blessed in that Jesus revealed Himself as the Son of, Second Person of the Trinity and welcomed me into a relationship and communion with Him. Have you ever had a "close call"...

Not a lie, friend, another straw-man. No one here has said that we are not changed. How many times have we referenced being born again? Sanctified? Remade in the image of Christ? You argue against a position that no one here holds. Which tells me that you are literally out of cogent...

Answered that and gave the reason WHY we love God. Your example is yet another sermon to believers. He's preaching sanctification. I use my effort made possible ONLY by the Holy Spirit. Is there alienation after God has made you a new creature? Substitutionary atonement. Or do you not...

From last to first: You love God BY keeping His commandments, sure... You love God BECAUSE He loved you first. Your middle three points all address sanctification. Correct. It's hard work. And only available after rebirth and salvation, which are the work of the Lord. The Holy Spirit of God...

Fault indicates error. I'm familiar with the Westminster Confession and agree with it, but when someone arrives in hell, it is on God's authority and by His sovereign will, but there is no error.

Wow! Is there a fire sale on straw-man arguments? It is a logical fallacy to argue against a position that your "opponent" doesn't hold. And how can I or anyone else in this discussion be your opponent when we shouldn't be struggling against each other at all. Reformed Protestants DO NOT...

If you take Titus 2 as a whole and in context with the rest of Titus, we first see that Paul is writing to other believers...context matters, and after context, it must be reconciled with all the other passages that speak of predestination, foreknowledge and election. Faith without works is...

@EmSw I submit to you Ephesians 1:4-14: "For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace...

Reprobates, by definition, won't truly desire God. You keep asking how we "know" that we are among the elect: the same way you do. Our ONLY point of disagreement is that we believe that it is God who enables our awareness, thus our Love, and by extension our obedience. @thatbrian addressed...

And this argument again? If you are aware that you are a sinner and in need of grace and appeal to God for mercy, then He hears you! But we're not aware of our sinful natures until He makes us aware of our sins and the penalty for sin. This is not a silly argument because it attempts to...

Knowing and loving God, being aware of His presence, mercy and blessings are the evidence of His grace. We pray to conform ourselves to His will. What are you praying for Him to do? Keep respecting "free will"? Keep trying with the silly "luck" thing. When you pray maybe you think that John...

What is frustrating is that they argue against straw men. I've asked this before, I'll ask again: WHY DO ARMINIANS PRAY FOR OTHERS? They'll say it's because there's still hope. But if God is concerned with "honoring" free will, what hope is there? What are they praying for? Who, in fact...

Brother, there you go with that "luck" thing again and it's a pernicious lie! When you put something in God's hands do you call it luck? It's silly for you to keep using the term when we have, time and time again explained why your view on this is incorrect. Calvinists (and I'm not really...

The people who live to be offended are offended by the sun coming up. We're not talking about them. We're talking about places with large African-American populations who don't feel that a State House flying those colors and that symbol adequately represents them. I know some white people who...

I have fewer issues with a private citizen owning and displaying the flag than I do with a government. A government should represent everyone, and regardless of what a symbol means to some of the constituency, if it means something hateful to others, then maybe it should be changed. And to be...

BECAUSE you have been born again. You haven't been born again because you are righteous, you are righteous because you have been born again. Every verse you choose is a sermon preached to believers being URGED to take sin and sanctification seriously. Those NOT born again of the spirit cannot...

There is nothing random about God. You argue, not against a theology, but against the concept that you had nothing to do with your salvation. What qualification could we possibly have compared to the holy blood that was shed for our salvation? You altered the Scripture to say what you...

What on earth does God have to do with chance? And I'd advise being very careful when modifying holy, inspired Scripture to meet your needs. If you take no credit for your salvation, then all that leaves is the hard hard work of sanctification, which is what I've been saying all along...

And I tell you that you are taking credit for something you cannot do. "Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me." ...You are better than David. "I will give you a new heart and...