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  1. HwtChirino

    Do calvinists believe that God wills them to sin?

    Okay, very good. No, God does not violate man's free will. Likewise, man cannot violate God's free will. No, God will not force man to do anything. Yes, that is the truth. Man's fallen nature predisposes man towards sin. Not only this, but man also inherits death from Adam. Yes, God is very...
  2. HwtChirino

    Why doesn't Jesus know when he's going to return?

    Read my response below.
  3. HwtChirino

    Why doesn't Jesus know when he's going to return?

    The Sabbath was made for man, not for God. For God to break the Sabbath is nothing and not sin. We see clearly in other places that Jesus testifies that the priests who break the Sabbath by fulfilling their office are blameless, and that people who break the Sabbath when they circumcise a child...
  4. HwtChirino

    Do calvinists believe that God wills them to sin?

    However, if your understanding of God is skewed and impious, then you cannot properly understand God or man, resulting in false conclusions. In fact, anything that is true theology--when it is accomplished without the Holy Spirit, but solely by the intellect of man and his distorted...
  5. HwtChirino

    Do calvinists believe that God wills them to sin?

    Excuse me for highlighting the hypocrisy in your statement, for you yourself make the claim that Man does not have autonomous free will. First of all, you do not explain yourself thoroughly with regards to what you mean by this. Because if you on the one hand say man does not have free will, but...
  6. HwtChirino

    Do calvinists believe that God wills them to sin?

    No, that is completely illogical. For, if He commands man to do good and keep His commandments, God would be unjust in ordaining man to sin in order to accomplish good. Furthermore, this statement of yours makes God guilty of hijacking man's free will since you make the Lord the originator of...
  7. HwtChirino

    Do calvinists believe that God wills them to sin?

    All things are possible with God. I suspect that you will find several gracious lights of Christ who would be more than willing to supply your transportation needs if you merely outreach each parish. Or maybe God will simply carry you away like He did to Phillip :D
  8. HwtChirino

    Do calvinists believe that God wills them to sin?

    Are you on your way to becoming an official member of the Church?
  9. HwtChirino

    Do calvinists believe that God wills them to sin?

    We have known the answer to this so-called "mystery" and "paradox" for 2 millennia. You cannot say that God wills all to be saved and gives grace to all to be saved, but simultaneously maintain that it is not up to us to choose or reject Christ. What?! That makes no sense whatsoever. None at...
  10. HwtChirino

    Do calvinists believe that God wills them to sin?

    There are very pious and holy men who have, as far as it was possible for the feeble mind of a man to do, answered the question of predestination and free will. St. Augustine being one of these men, although he erred greatly in some respects (yet, I am not sure about this, since I have not fully...
  11. HwtChirino

    Problems with Sacred Tradition

    No, it is impossible for Sacred Tradition to change, but it is not impossible for them to evolve to adapt to new eras and cultures. Thus, we see a difference in the way the liturgy was celebrated originally verses how it is celebrated today. Nevertheless, the dogmatic Tradition to celebrate the...
  12. HwtChirino

    Problems with Sacred Tradition

    For an accurate understanding of the Orthodox view of Holy Tradition, consult the following link: Tradition in the Orthodox Church - Theology - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America I believe it may differ significantly from the Roman Catholic doctrines.
  13. HwtChirino

    Problems with Sacred Tradition

    These Traditions are found in the writings of the Church Fathers of the first 800 years of Christianity, beginning with St. Ignatius, the successor of St. John the Evangelist, the beloved Apostle of the Lord. Familiarize yourself with the early Christian writings, and you will learn what these...
  14. HwtChirino

    Problems with Sacred Tradition

    How can a man conjure the Truth of God without the grace bestowed on him by the Holy Spirit? It is utterly impossible. Therefore, no one should ever proclaim the falsehood that men wrote the Bible. More accurately, men who were inspired by the Holy Spirit, wrote the Scriptures. And even more...
  15. HwtChirino

    Why doesn't Jesus know when he's going to return?

    I don't need to respond to much of what you said since you have already conceded that Christ existed at the event of all creation. The Scriptures say, "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or...
  16. HwtChirino

    Problems with Sacred Tradition

    I have several refutations to present to you: 1) You omit the inerrant leading of the Holy Spirit and presume that it is man who leads the Church of Jesus Christ. 2) You think that if Holy Tradition interprets Scripture in a way that does not agree with your understanding of scripture, it must...
  17. HwtChirino

    Why doesn't Jesus know when he's going to return?

    Thou art not far from the kingdom of God, as the Lord said to the scribe. But you are not speaking truthfully when you refuse to affirm with all pious Christians, that Christ is truly God, not just One with the Father. Jesus is God by nature, not by grace. Jesus is fully Divine and fully man...
  18. HwtChirino

    Do calvinists believe that God wills them to sin?

    I believe you will find a satisfactory theology from theologians such as John Chrysostom and John of Damascus. CHURCH FATHERS: Homily 16 on Romans (Chrysostom) - John Chrysostom on Romans 9. Concerning Free Will and Predestination - John of Damascus on the topics of Free Will and...
  19. HwtChirino

    Do calvinists believe that God wills them to sin?

    Unfortunately, I find these links quite unsatisfactory because they all color their interpretation with presuppositions based on Calvinistic theology. Thus, instead of properly expounding the Scriptures, they distort them to fit their theology. With regards to Titus 2:11, the link you gave me...
  20. HwtChirino

    Do calvinists believe that God wills them to sin?

    By all means, educate me!