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Recent content by steamforthis

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    Question about Monergism and Total Depravity

    Within monergism and Calvinism, and total depravity especially, isn`t it contradictory to say God predestines and elects, and humans cannot and wi not choose and believe in God and that God alone changes them and makes them choose and believe in Him, yet the Bible gives emphasis for the person...
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    quick question about 1 corinthians 9

    How would you deal with accusations that paul contradicts Jesus in 1 corinthians? Like, claims that Paul is contradicting Jesus' command in 1 Corinthians[bless and do not curse]9:14? He says Jesus commanded that he should recieve his living by the Gospel but Paul says he doesnt need to follow it...
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    Questions about Paul

    In Romans 13:11, what does Paul mean by believe? Does he mean believe in Jesus or believe when the second coming was? And what are general thoughts/responses to ideas that Matthew 24:26 warns of Paul?
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    Question about scriptures

    Would Luke 21:8 and Romans 13:11 necessarily conflict? Do Matthew 28:18 and Acts 2:36 necessarily mean that Jesus became God?
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    Why does evil exist?

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    Why does evil exist?

    There are beings with "free will" and they have have no sin (people in Heaven and some angels). Couldn't God have made everyone like them, as to make them have a free will, yet not sin?
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    Question about TULIP

    This may be slightly off topic, but I just want to stick to one thread. Since God does elect, why evangelize?
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    Question about TULIP

    It's a question. Or, actually, a number of them. I don't know the doctrines well enough to debate about them.
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    Question about TULIP

    How can we choose God (John 3:16, Romans 10:9, Joshua 24:15), yet not choose God(John 15:16)?
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    Question about TULIP

    Also, if the only choice we have is to choose evil, why are we at fault? We cannot choose good. Doesn't this demolish free will?
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    Question about TULIP

    Then if God loves everyone, shouldn't He save everyone? And how are we responsible to believe, if we can't choose?
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    Question about TULIP

    Calvinism's TULIP- Doesn't it contradict free will and omnibenevolence? If God wants everyone to be saved (1 Timothy 2:4), why doesn't He elect everyone? And because total depravity is true, God is the only one who can save us. So, why doesn't He elect everyone? If He really loved everyone...
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    Acts 1:18- prenes ginomai

    Could “prenes ginomai” mean “became prone” or “falling suddenly”, instead of "falling headfirst"? If it does mean "headfirst", how did Judas fall on his head while hanging from his neck? Is that possible?
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    World Flood- Compatible with modern science?

    Or did it simply not happen?
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    Struggling with doubt

    Please pray for me.