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Who then can be saved?

NewLifeInChristJesus
Clare73 said:
Jn 3:3-5 pretty much disagrees with that, Jn 3:6-8 presenting the sovereignty of the Holy Spirit, as unaccountable as the wind, in the re-birth.
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The wind blowing where it wishes means that the reformed view of faith being a gift given to some and witheld from others is correct? Faith doesn't save people. God saves people from His wrath. And it pleases Him to 'save those who believe" (1 Cor 1:21). He is Sovereign. That was His decision, and that settles it.
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Chicago Mayor - the city is safe needs no help

Always in His Presence
JosephZ said:
I can't find where the mayor of Chicago has ever said "the city is safe and needs no help." Do you have a source for this statement? If not, you should change the title of the thread.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has made it clear he does not want federal intervention in the city, particularly in response to President Donald Trump's proposal to deploy the National Guard to address crime.
Here’s what’s happening:

Mayor Johnson’s Stance
• Johnson signed an executive order stating that Chicago police will not assist federal agents with immigration enforcement or military-style operations.
• He declared, “No federal troops in the city of Chicago. No militarized force in the city of Chicago” during a Labor Day protest.
• He emphasized protecting the humanity and rights of Chicago residents and maintaining local control over law enforcement.
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oh and if 54 people shot, seven murdered in one weekend is not a sign of needing help - how many have to die before it is?
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Who then can be saved?

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NewLifeInChristJesus said:
It was a question I had about his theology based on his application of Ephesians 2:8. But his posts that I read later confirmed my suspicion, so I dropped my question.

But let me just say that a person's ability to hear and believe God's testimony that he is a sinner in need of a Savior and that Jesus stands ready to rescue him is not a gift that is given to some and witheld from others. This is the reformed view of what the Bible says, of course, but it is not the prevalent view among Christians.
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Jn 3:3-5 pretty much disagrees with that, Jn 3:6-8 presenting the sovereignty of the Holy Spirit, as unaccountable as the wind, in the re-birth.
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Chicago Mayor - the city is safe needs no help

JosephZ
I can't find where the mayor of Chicago has ever said "the city is safe and needs no help." Do you have a source for this statement? If not, you should change the title of the thread.

I was able to find this statement from the mayor of Chicago though:

"From my first day in office, public safety has been my top priority. In just two years we have made historic progress, driving down homicides by more than 30% and reducing shootings by almost 40% in the last year alone. Last week, we learned that President Trump cut another $158 million in funding for violence prevention programs in cities like Chicago. These cuts are on top of the Trump administration dismantling the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and terminating more than $800 million in grants for anti-violence programs across the country.

If President Trump wants to help make Chicago safer, he can start by releasing the funds for anti-violence programs that have been critical to our work to drive down crime and violence. Sending in the national guard would only serve to destabilize our city and undermine our public safety efforts." -- Mayor Brandon Johnson

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F.B.I. Plans to Lower Recruiting Standards

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ThatRobGuy said:
They may not be living at home, but the type of diversity the other poster was referring to (experiencing a bunch of new cultures, etc... that they lacked exposure to before) still isn't being achieved all that much for the majority of people getting the college experience. -- which they were listing that new diversity exposure as a credential of sorts that would be helpful in an FBI career.

I can see for Europe where their experience is quite different. You can potentially pick from 1 of 5 different countries for a 3-4 hour Saturday road trip.

You can be in France, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands...

Whereas, in a 3-4 hour jaunt for me, I can decide whether I want to see Columbus, Cincinnati, Detroit, Pittsburg, Buffalo, or the western most burbs of Indianapolis (and I guess technically I could make it to Windsor Ontario in that amount of time, but that doesn't feel all that different either). Lol, not quite the same experience.

Don't get me wrong, it'd be cool if one could say "I think I'll go sight see in Belgium today, and then maybe tomorrow I'll drive to Germany"...but that's just not the reality here in the US with how big the land mass is.
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Have you actually been to Europe? The differences aren't as stark as you imagine. My experience in London was that it may as well have been NYC and the main thing that made Amsterdam feel like it didn't belong in New England was how close they built to the river. The weather sure as heck didn't make it feel different. There are unique things about each area, sure, but western society is sufficiently homogenized that you can pretty well navigate any of it.

The diversity isn't in the geography, but in the individual people you meet and ideas you're exposed to. Universities are rather different than most any other institution in the way they draw people from disparate backgrounds to congregate and contemplate certain subjects.
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Who then can be saved?

NewLifeInChristJesus
Clare73 said:
Faith is a gift looks like a Biblical view to me (Php 1:29, 2 Pe 1:1, Ac 13:48, 18:27, Ro 12:3).
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It was a question I had about his theology based on his application of Ephesians 2:8. But his posts that I read later confirmed my suspicion, so I dropped my question.

But let me just say that a person's ability to hear and believe God's testimony that he is a sinner in need of a Savior and that Jesus stands ready to rescue him is not a gift that is given to some and witheld from others. This is the reformed view of what the Bible says, of course, but it is not the prevalent view among Christians.
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We Don’t Need Gun Control, We Need To Classify Gender Dysphoria As A Mental Illness Again

RileyG
GoldenBoy89 said:
Yeah he is. To single out one group of people and paint them as the problem with gun violence in this country is just the definition of bigotry. You might not like the sound of that, but that’s what it is.
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No. It’s not. Some people aren’t comfortable with transgendered people and it’s no surprise that have co morbid other disorders.

They may not like hearing they really aren’t the opposite gender regardless of their so called “identity” but it is what it is.
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