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If God never created them, they would make no decisions. There would be nothing to foreknow. God simply knows what a person will choose. If a person chooses Jesus in their lifetime, that is what God knew before the foundation of the world and chose them. If a man never chooses Jesus, this is...

I disagree. If everything was already determined by God, then God lied to David when he told him king Saul would come down to Keilah, no such thing could have possibly happened. God did not determine Saul's actions, but he "foreknew" them. HUGE difference.

If that question was for me, the answer is yes.

Yes, those people who made the covenant with Joshua kept their promise and served the Lord until they all died. It was a new generation that departed from the Lord. Jud 2:7 And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had...

That is not correct. Joshua told them they could not serve the true God AND these false idols. The people responded that they would serve the true God only. Jos 24:19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your...

You did a good job. These people clearly chose the true God, and not idols; Jos 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in...

Classic Reformed/Calvinist answer. Have you ever REALLY studied Romans 9? If so, you would know that Paul was referring to Jeremiah 18 here. Rom 9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? 21 Hath...

I think it was a pretty good answer. What we do know is that God knows what choices a person will make in any given situation. There are two good examples in scripture; 1 Sam 23:10 Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah...

Yes of course, I believe Jesus is a loaf of bread. Again, if God took millions or billions of years to create the world, why wouldn't he tell us? God is not afraid of large numbers, he told us that Adam lived 930 years, Methusaleh lived 969 years. So, God is not afraid to put big numbers...

You are quite correct, while a man is carnally minded he cannot please God. That is simply like saying you cannot please your wife while you stare at a pretty girl in a bikini. That does not mean you cannot look away and please your wife. While a man is carnally minded, he cannot possibly please...

See, your question presupposes that Total Inability is correct. You believe that man is so depraved and enslaved to sin that he cannot obey the gospel, but Romans 6:17-18 completely refutes that. You can read, you can see for yourself that Paul thanks God that while these Romans WERE servants of...

Sure, God gives you a new heart and you become a servant of righteousness. But WHEN does this happen? According to Romans 6:17-18 it happens after you believe (obey) the gospel. These Romans obeyed the gospel when they WERE slaves of sin. But the moment they trusted Christ they were set free...

I didn't simply make an assertion, I showed scripture that supported my statement. Romans 6:17-18 refutes Total Inability plain and simple. Rom 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 18...

Look, if God wanted to take millions, or billions of years to create everything, he could have easily said so. And if God had said he took millions or billions of years to create everything, I would believe him. But that is not what he said. God is God. He did not even need 6 seconds to...

Go to Youtube and search Kent Hovind. He was very good at debating against Evolution until he was jailed for not paying some taxes. I personally believe there were powerful people behind his prosecution, as he clearly defeated evolutionists time and again in debates.

I don't agree with him at all. The Genesis creation account doesn't make sense if the world is billions of years old. For example; According to Genesis, God created the grass, the herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit on the third day. (Gen 1:11-13), but God did not...

That man has free will to worship God in truth or not is clearly stated in scripture by God himself; Lev 1:1 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring...

Well, we will just have to disagree. For David to suddenly change context from confessing his sin with Bathsheba and then blame it on being born a sinner is anything but a confession, it is an excuse. Again, verse 5 is describing David's mother, not all men at birth. Substitute words and it...

I grew up skateboarding and surfing in Florida. Both are great sports. First of all, you are going to fall. I have fallen literally thousands of times. I have never broken a bone, but I have twisted my knee and sprained my ankle completely blue. I have skinned myself up badly MANY times. If...

I would say the L in TULIP is supremely important. The L in TULIP stands for Limited Atonement. Many Calvinists (but not all) do not believe that Jesus died for all men's sins, but for the elect only. Is that the gospel that Paul preached? 1 Cor 15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the...