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Recent content by bird

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    Who do we pray to? Have a relationship with?

    great questions. in my own struggle to answer these questions i have been greatly helped along the way by several brothers and sisters in the lord, three in particular as it pertains to prayer, professor james b. torrance (worship community and the triune god of grace), martin l. smith (the...
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    Help.

    gamer wrote: "Am I still a bad person?" gamer, who told you that you were a bad person? bird
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    more questions to calvinists.

    i believe it was calvin who said that all parts of our salvation are already complete in christ....to which i say, "amen!"   bird
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    Why is did God create us with the capacity to sin?

    "wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto christ, that we might be justified by faith."  (gal.3:24)   bird
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    Why is did God create us with the capacity to sin?

      reformationist,   i am speechless.  is this what you think of the father?    bird
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    A Question for Calvinists

    i'm afraid you'll have to walk me through a little slower than that!  let's start with: 1.  i am born into this world a sinner.  physically alive, but somehow dead and separated from god, whose disposition towards me is one of indifference and possibly hate.  if i die...
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    Why is did God create us with the capacity to sin?

    why would god call on all men everywhere to repent if he doesn't really want all men?    bird
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    A Question for Calvinists

      reformationist, when you say "saved" what do you mean exactly,   and what would be the order of salvation?   bird
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    Why is did God create us with the capacity to sin?

    to consolidate or not to consolidate....that is the question.  :D   bird
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    more questions to calvinists.

    i'd like to answer, but i'm afraid i don't quite understand your question.  could you rephrase it or maybe expand on what it is you are asking?  thanks.   bird
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    A Question for Calvinists

      thank you al for that explanation.  i do appreciate it.  do you hold a limited view of the atonement?   bird   bird
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    A Question for Calvinists

    then what is the connection between repentance and salvation?   bird
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    Why is did God create us with the capacity to sin?

    so, in your statement above, are you saying that god's forgiveness has already been given which therefore results in our ability to repent? bird
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    Why is did God create us with the capacity to sin?

    let me see if  i am understanding you correctly.  what do you mean by repentance?   and what do you mean when you say that repentance is prior to forgiveness?   bird
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    A Question for Calvinists

      repentance (metanoia) means a change of mind.  let me see if i'm understanding you correctly.  are you saying that jesus paid only for the sins that we commit prior to our conversion? bird