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Nonsense. I put extreme effort (and ruined my sleep last night writing), and cited a large number of verses -- you won't respond to those verses, because you can't and continue with Calvinism. I cited this: ”All day long I hold out My hands to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not...

What's false --- that God is just and justifier of he who has faith?

Or, sometimes someone accurately reflects what Calvinism asserts, which Calvinists themselves do not recognize. "Compatibilism" for instance -- Calvinists say men have free will, but only "freely" choose according to their reprobate heart (if sovereignly neglected) or "freely" and irresistibly...

You have been cited two passages that plainly say (spiritually) dead men can believe; Rom6:17, and Eph2:5 & 8—WHEN we were dead in our sins we were made alive BY OUR FAITH! You remember, Peter said—“receive as the outcome of YOUR FAITH salvation”? Perhaps the biggest error of Calvinism is to...

That’s correct, Calvinists deny that. But Calvinism inescapably ends up with those positions. Follow an illustration—a man walks on a path. He stops at a fork, the left path is labeled “SIN”, the right is labeled “JESUS and SALVATION”; but there is someone in army fatigues standing there...

No; every last person is called, and that means every last person has the ability to answer or turn away. Any other possibility for Rom10:6-10 with Deut30:11-20? Will you interact with Acts17:26-31? What about Matt22:2-14—ALL were called, but only those who DECIDED to come and change clothes...

Cite the verse where “God opens ears so they can be saved”—what letter, chapter and verse? It’s not complicated—1Cor1:18, you perceive the Gospel is foolishness to the unregenerated, only after their hearts are sovereignly made-new (mark out Ezk18:30-31!) does it appear “wisdom” so they can...

Then why is Rom2:4-11 written, if it’s really GOD who GIVES faith-to-salvation to a few FAVORITES? God doesn’t have favorites! Rm2:11, Acts10:34-35, Col3:25! No it wasn’t, if it had to come with ENABLING! If someone calls you while KNOWING you’re deaf (and they don’t do anything to make you...

STOP—God does NOT give saving-faith to anyone! What verse makes you think that, Rom12:3? That is SEMITIC VIEW, it’s a literary way of saying, “as much faith as each person HAS”. Golly, Mark—the Greatest Commandment is TO LOVE GOD (Matt22:37), that would be insane nonsense if it’s really GOD...

Not at all. What is compelling to me, is Scripture. There are parallel paths in Scripture—and all paths are valid, we are not allowed to throw out anything. Consider three of those paths: 1. God puts the “word-of-faith” in men’s hearts, sufficient that each is able to choose Jesus and eternal...

You're right on this. Yet, God is just and justifier of HE WHO has faith in Jesus. Rm3:26. God's justice responds to man's faith. No one does that, BF. The question separating us is still, "Does God give faith to a few, or does God demand faith from men?" You notice that numerous times I...

Calvinism by its own doctrines is unjust; God's justice responds to individual faith (Rm3:26), God's righteousness is revealed from our beginning faith to our ending faith, we are to live by faith, Rm1:17. How we begin, is our choice; how we continue and end, is our constant choice. Shall we...

But does God draw all people, sincerely? In my book I paint a "word-picture", a parent goes to the door and calls his children in to lunch. But his kids are DEAF; no problem, each has a hearing aid. But the devices are all OFF. So the parent pulls out an electronic transmitter and turns only...

Good for you -- well done! Now -- who actually closes their eyes and ears? You cited one of the Secondaries; another is John12:40 (which cites Is6:9), "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart" --- context, God did it. Because the time machine is broken, we cannot go back and ask...

It was worth a shot. ;) Atonement is not limited by God -- if we could discuss Acts17:26-31 that's one of many which solidly establishes that. The point in Rom5:17-19 is that justification is completely available to the same "all men", as who experienced condemnation. The precise wording is...

This bears repeating. There are 57 or more "secondaries" thought to promote Sovereign Predestined Election; 1Cor1:18 is thought to teach that to the unregenerated the Gospel is foolishness, and someone's heart must be changed FIRST so they will no longer see it as "foolish" before they can be...

Words mean things; and we have to be careful that each of us means the same thing when using the same words. For instance, "free will" to me means a person has the ability to make choices, either good or bad; when a Calvinist says "free will" he means an unregenerated person is free but WILL...

I'm allergic to blue anyway... ;) Well, the verses I've posted are unresponded. That's okay -- many have read them, maybe a few Calvinistic brothers and sisters will be haunted in the wee hours of the night by those verses... I'm really sorry about your eyes; many times I have wished I had a...

I did that, Mark -- Rm6:17 states that although we were slaves to sin we became obedient to God. It's the same in Eph2:3-8 --- WHEN we were dead in our sins God made us alive through our faith. Again and again I ask Calvinists to show me any verse that teaches "God changes hearts BEFORE they...

Show me the verse that says God declines to enable anyone to believe! Jesus said "no one comes to Me except the Father draws him", using helkuo-draw/drag forcibly. (John6:44) And Jesus said in Jn12:32 that He draws ALL MEN to Himself, again using helkuo. Please show the verse, any verse...