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...cont. Yes - so do those that believe have a better heart, or do they just make better use of it? Well that doesn't make much sense. "If it's from a heart, then it is not from the heart". The fact that the heart is regenerated does not make any difference - man still believes with...

Hi again! This is getting confusing now. I'll try and keep this post short. Romans 11:32 reads "For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all." Who is the "them" here? The answer is in verse 26 - it's speaking of the conversion of the Jews. Lydia was a...

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...continued Where do you get that from? It says: "For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD...

Romans 9:15 - "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy" I believe that all whose eyes are opened, all who see their own sinfulness, and all who see Christ, will see an attraction in Him and therefore will believe, yes. The reason they seek God is because they feel to need salvation...

Van, isn't what you're saying "either we're born again or we're not"? As you say, believing is not always salvation - there is such a thing as dead faith. Peter

If the second quote is not a 'quote' but a 'concept', then don't use quotation marks. Simple. Peter

So what exactly does this say: Don't take this wrong, Ben, but you have noticeable slipped into the habit of using quote marks to express what you think of Calvinism - which gives the impression that that is what Calvinists actually believe. For example, if I said that Arminianism teaches...

I would prefer to say "because he has not received Christ" but OK, I agree. :sigh: Jn 1:13 "...Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." They believed and received Him because they "were born". Because they had been born again...

Holdon, can't you address my points? We all already know you don't understand (or want to understand) Calvinism. Agree or disagree? Agree or disagree? Agree or disagree? Is this an illogical conclusion from my two prior statements? If so, in what way is it illogical? Or are my two...

Yes. But at the same time, we love Him because He first loved us. Peter

Ben, no problem. But this will be my last post, I think. I don't doubt what He said either. If they didn't enter, they weren't saved. The Pharisees are responsible, partially at least, for them not being saved, because they prevented them from entering. They were seeking salvation, and the...

So you are not willing to think about what makes a man a seeker, beyond giving the stock answer - "Oh, it's free-will"? That is where we disagree, Ben - and that is where you have yet to produce a satisfactory answer. Your main point seems to be "If election was true, why would Jesus have...

I chose to eat Rice Crispies because that is what I wanted! Why did I want them? A number of factors contributed to it - I hadn't had them for some time, I didn't want the alternatives, they looked tasty - in short, I saw an attraction in them! So a man chooses Christ because that is what he...