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Obviously a lot will depend on what exact events he has to deal with in the future. But, given what is shaping up on the foreign front and also what is before us on the domestic front - and considering his abilities, which out weigh his liabilities IMO, and considering his take charge and...

“God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass; yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures; nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes...

God knows, always has known, and always will know everything past, present, and future - both actual and possible. That’s the definition we memorized in school. Every one of those categories of omniscience is clearly attested to in the scriptures. These all encompassing facets of the...

I've been debating in this section of the forum for some time. At this particular time I'm wrapping up a frustrating debate in two particular threads. They are "Can Christians go to Hell?" and "Loss of Salvation Question". I would like input on the last post I made on the "Can Christians go...

I didn't come to believe in the Lord as my hope for salvation from out of any “traditional” church. As a matter of fact, my background was that of a, very militant against Christianity, agnostic. I had spent a lot of my time debunking the veracity of the scriptures. Some of the most fertile...

Hard Determinism, Soft Determinism, or “Pot Luck” OK! Right off the bat the “Pot Luck” category was meant to get everyone’s attention – although I really don’t know what else to call it in all seriousness. Regarding predestination – we have two basic view points. The first is what many call...

Non Reformed Christians here in the forum would say that the confession got it all wrong in saying that. They say this because sin exists in the world and God cannot in any way be said to be the cause of sin. The reasoning goes that God's in any way causing sin would be an act of evil. It...

Without commenting on any particular grievance against police being warranted in any particular case - violent outbursts by blacks are uncalled for. They often escalate into racially motivated attacks on whites and businesses. Many of these situations are instigated or escalated because of...

If you believe the Bible is the Word of God - you believe in predestination. It is said very clearly to be true. Arminians explain it based on simply God's knowing what the choices of His creation will be. Free Grace types (at least the one here) say that it only has to do with service...

I was a young man during the turbulent racial times of the 60's. I was very involved in those changing times. I watched for decades as the relationships of the races became steadily better and better. Not perfect - in need of correcting here and there - especially within the cities of the...

So many have been enchanted by the Colton Burpo saga, as told by his father Todd, that to comment negatively about the phenomenon is to incur the wrath of those who love the idea. I have never bought into the truth of Burpo's Heavenly visit. When the subject has come up - I usually say so...

There is so much heat generated with this topic - you'd think it was the most important doctrine of all. So, like the OP title asks - who thinks that it matters eternally what one believes about these positions?

Some of us who believe in many of the concepts expressed in Calvinism reject the "limited atonement" view as usually expressed in the expounding of the meaning of the T.U.L.I.P. acronym. We would point out that the acronym itself can only be traced to the early 1900's and no further back than...

Obviously Calvinists believe that (that's the understatement of the century). But what about Arminians? Do you believe that everyone has exactly the same chance at believing? For instance - does He answer our prayers for Him to convince a loved one to believe or perhaps even send someone...

The Westminster Confession of Faith – Chapter 5 (The Providence of God) 1. God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by his most wise and holy providence, according to his infallible...

I've never encountered such impassioned debate over different doctrines as I have here in this soteriology forum. Here is a very straight forward question for everyone. Exactly which "mistaken" doctrines make or break a person's salvation? Sure, we have big differences. But exactly which...

I have been a Christians for some 55 years now. I was converted in my teens. I repented of my sins. It was a true conversion and I understood that Christ had died for my sins. I didn’t receive good teaching however and I thought it was necessary to live up to a certain standard to...

Since this is a forum on general thrology, I thought it might be good to ask a couple of the most basic questions there are concerning our salvation. I actually posted a similar thread in the "soteriology" (salvation) section as well. I hope this is Kosher. But I think it would be good to...

Since this is a forum on the basics of salvation I thought it might be good to ask a couple of the most basic questions there are concerning our salvation. Here are two questions which are probably the most basic evangelical tools used when we go door to door to witness to the gospel. The...

When I teach a class on the concurrent nature of God’s providential control of His creations I usually start with consideration of the recording of His written Word. Most of us here believe that the Bible we have is the Word of God. We believe that Jesus is the fulfillment of all that is...