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I would like to devote this thread to the exegesis of John 3:16, with the hopes that we can come to a conclusion on what the grammatical structure is and what it is/is not saying. I hope that certain people will grow in their knowledge of the text and therefore stop posting it to prove something...

Does the wrath of God still stand against the unregenerate? Simple question.

According to the synergist's method of interpretation, if they were to remain consistent, 1 Timothy 4:10b would lead them to universalism. As an example, I will quote from another thread regarding 2 Corinthians 5:14: Regarding Hebrews 2:9, another poster says this: So what is...

A question for synergists. If Jesus Christ atoned for the sins of all men for all time, then doesn't that necessarily make Him the Intercessor for all men as well? And if the answer to this be yes, then what do we make of the description of Christ's intercessory work as defined in the book of...

To those opposing the decree of God, unconditional election and what Reformed Theology says about the fallen volition of man, I invite you to interact with two quotes which speak about the decree and divine foreknowledge. I cannot see how either quote is wrong, and the necessary implication is...

10:14-15 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and omy own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. Did Jesus lay down His life for those who are not His sheep? 10:26-27 but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. My...

Hi there. :wave: I would like to have a better understanding of what conditionalists/annihilationists believe regarding Christ in His crucifixion. Through my research, it seems Edward Fudge amongst a host of predecessors advocate that Jesus, in His humanity, was annihilated upon death, and...

A recent article I wrote: In studying, I have determined an extremely effective argument against all who deny Reformed Soteriology (or Calvinism), more specifically, monergistic regeneration. Soteriology is just a fancy word for the study of salvation, which usually interests itself with a...

I ask this question, really in reference to what Dark Lite said in another thread. I am a Protestant (Calvinist), and was told that the Catholic Church sees me as saved, as per the Catholic Catechism: 818 "However, one cannot charge with the sin of the separation those who at present are born...

I am just wondering how many of you who deny Monergism would be willing to admit that a prayer for the salvation of an individual would useless, according to what you believe. If God has extended His prevenient grace towards men, and it is fully up to them to take hold of it by faith, then...

Jhn 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day. Most Calvinists point to this as being a proof of monergism; God must draw the individual first before he can come to Christ. A similar statement is made later on, enforcing the...

For all of you Romanists/Orthodox, how is it that we can be justified by works, if Paul clearly states that no one can be justified by works PERIOD (Rom. 3:20)? Paul does not distinguish between different types of works (ceremonial vs. moral), but instead mentions them as a whole, as the...

...There are other considerations, also, which may be derived from these passages, especially Hebrews 9:9-14, 22-28. They are the considerations which arise from the fact that Christ's own sacrifice is the great exemplar after which the Levitical sacrifies were patterned. We often think of the...

So often, the monergistic view of salvation, which includes the idea that faith is a gift as stated in Ephesians 2:8 is denied on the basis that faith is something man exercises on his own. And we have had many threads on Eph 2:8, concerning the Greek construction and whether faith is included...

There seems to be a lot of talk concerning Original Sin here in the Soteriology forum, and obviously one of the most relevant passages to the discussion is Romans 5:12-21. I have heard a lot of different theories on the passage, but one thing that I have yet to hear is a sufficient purpose for...

If God's knowledge is innate, then how can it be determined by something apart from Himself (i.e. man's choice)? For knowledge to be innate, it must be apart from inquiry. Therefore, God need not inquire of man's future choices in order to know them. If God's knowledge of man's future choices is...

Was the fall an accident, or was it planned? Was salvation planned before the fall took place? Did God have a purpose in the fall?

Romans 8:1 - Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For those of us who are in Christ, there is absolutely no condemnation that can be brought against us. Rom 8:33 Who will bring a charge against God's elect? So is our staying in Christ dependent upon us, or...

Rom 3:22b-23 ...for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God... None deny Paul's argument, that all without distinction are under sin (3:9). The debate comes when we speak of Adam's imputation of sin and guilt. Were all of humanity present in Adam...

Hi. First some clarification - this is a thread for Dispensationalists. I don't need anyone disagreeing here. I just need some information on how to interpret this passage as a Dispensationalist. 1Pe 2:9 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR {God's} OWN...