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It must have been convenient too: the natives were the vessels of wrath, predestined to destruction?

I think the "hard determinist" and the (hyper) Calvinist position is really not that far from Deism. If you consider that all was determined and decided long time ago, God is no longer needed today. They say, whatever comes to pass has been set in motion by God before Creation: it is...

The case of Israel is that there will always be a "remnant". This is quite unique, because as they were "closest" to God, they rejected Him the most. God didn't use that much patience with the Gentiles. Were they but 70 years in captivity because of not respecting God's law (the sabbath), they...

The Sovereignty of God is often made a strawman. If God gave man certain freedoms, that doesn't make Him less Sovereign and it squarely leaves man being created in His likeness and image as the original intent intact (God was of course always free!). (although after the Fall Adam was only able...

Can you repeat the question please? With the order of these posts being messed up, I honestly don't know which question it is.

Oh, and who makes you the authority on "legitimacy"? Point is, this is all vain babble. You're not dealing with real issues. Well, one should be always very careful about "arguing from silence". It is not what Jesus did either. If you would but see what election is about: "Behold my servant whom...

Well, if the Lord could do "prooftexting" why not we? What's now wrong with citing the Scriptures? See you'd better quote Scriptures, because they don't say that: "left all others to die in their sin". Now, it seems you want to force your particular view on the Scriptures. No doubt about that...

I concluded it from these words: "He took Abraham out of Ur and left all the others to die in their sin."

I, the prisoner in the Lord, exhort you therefore to walk worthy of the calling wherewith ye have been called, 4:2 with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love; 4:3 using diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the uniting bond of peace. 4:4 There...

Not sure you are aware of how the old monarchies worked: The monarch did NOT chose who would be birthed into his kingdom.... (and it seems you're not aware how Scripture speaks about the new birth and the kingdom: there is no "birthing into the kingdom" of God). Why would the "doctrine of...

Molding is not "preparing for destruction". Nor does it say that the Potter makes "dishonorable vessels". Would you really think God makes vessels that dishonor Him????? It is all about whether He would have the right to do so, not that He actually does. I know you want to read what you...

There is a salvation of the soul. This is through faith. There is a safe place in this world: Christianity. If one confesses to be a follower of Christ, one renounces this world of whom Satan is the prince and through baptism joins Christ. During our lives we behave as Christians (we walk in...

God is not so picky though: "God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent". "our Saviour God who desires that all men should be saved" "Christ Jesus who gave himself a ransom for all" "The Lord does not delay his promise...

We don't know. I am not sure I understand your motive to keep hammering at this.

Because of what I said earlier: we don't know for sure what is in someone's heart. If he says he believes, we believe him. (Jesus did not in Jn 2, because Jesus knew). So, when Luke writes that Simon believed also, it was because Simon had said so. Thus Philip took Simon's word for it and...

Because of what I said earlier: we don't know for sure what is in someone's heart. If he says he believes, we believe him. (Jesus did not in Jn 2, because Jesus knew). So, when Luke writes that Simon believed also, it was because Simon had said so. Thus Philip took Simon's word for it and...

Or there could be another conclusion: there are two different aspects of salvation here. I believe this is the correct conclusion....

"And when he was in Jerusalem, at the passover, at the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he wrought. 2:24 But Jesus himself did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men, 2:25 and that he had not need that any should testify of man, for himself knew what was...

Faith saves. And water baptism saves. Two different things. "eight souls, were saved through water: which figure also now saves you, even baptism"

to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours "For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them."