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Recent content by Dannawally

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    What must we do for the forgiveness of sins?

    My favorite reply is Ephesians 2:8-9, For by Grace are ye saved, through faith, and THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES, it is the gift of God (emphasis mine). So is "faith" a work we must perform in order to be saved and receive forgiveness of sins? No, faith is a pre-existing condition, given to us by the...
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    Lutheran's and Calvinism

    Thanks, simonpeter. Sounds like at least one person here has read Luther's Bondage of the Will.:hug:
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    Lutheran's and Calvinism

    How can we "decide" if we want to accept saving grace or not if we are "dead in trespasses and sin"? Can a drowned man decide he wants to be rescued by grabbing the offered life preserver? Everyone is an enemy of God in his natural state. "No one comes unto me unless the Father draws him" (Jn...
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    Lutheran's and Calvinism

    This is exactly my confusion with Lutheranism.:doh: It seems they believe in predestination, which is an acknowledgment of God's sovereignty, but on the other hand they believe it is up to the individual to make the decision to repent and turn to Christ for forgiveness of sin. That seems like...
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