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Ummm.But not the philosopher's "free will" of the power to choose all moral options. . .for man cannot choose to be always sinless in thought, word and deed. The Bible presents a limited free will.
I suspect Calvin was addressing the philosophical notion, not the Biblical notion.
You wouldn't make such a good witness for God.No more than it was Jesus' God, who believed
the OT was the "word of God" in every detail (Mt 15:6, Lk 5:1, Lk 11:28, Jn 10:35),
that it was the truth of God vested with the authority of God and backed by the power of God (Mt 5:17-19).
He treated arguments from Scripture as having clinching force. When he said, "It is written," that was final. There was no appeal against Scripture, for "the scripture cannot be broken." (Mt 4:5, Mt 4:7, Mt 4:10, Jn 10:35). God's word holds good forever.
He constantly scolded the Jews for their ignorance and neglect of Scripture: "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures?". . ."Have you not read. . .?". . .Go and learn what this means. . ." (Mk 12:24, Mt 12:3, Mt 12:5, Mt 19:4, Mt 21:16, Mt 21:42,
Mt 9:13).
Likewise, Jesus himself submitted to the OT as the word of God:
he lived a life of obedience to Scripture (Lk 4:17-21, Mt 8:16-17, Mt 11:2-5),
and then he died in obedience to Scripture (Lk 18:31, Mk 8:31, Mk 9:31, Mk 10:33-34, Mt 26:24, Lk 22:37, Mt 26:53-56),
when he arose, he explained who he was by the Scriptures (Lk 24:44-47, Lk 24:27),
he presented himself to the Jews as the fulfiller of Scripture (Jn 5:39-40, Jn 5:46-47).
Belief in the authority and truth of the OT was the foundation of Jesus' whole ministry.
However, my faith is not based on reason.
My faith is based on the testimony of the Holy Spirit to my spirit that Scripture is the truth of God, whether it seems "reasonable" or not.
Jesus paying the debt of my guilt is not based on reasonableness, but on faith.
I don't understand.John 1:13 (not born of human decision, but of God)
Romans 8:7,8 (cannot submit, cannot please God)
Ephesians 2:1 (dead) and Ephesians 2:1-10 (GOD made us alive, WE did not)
Hebrews 6:1-6 (It is impossible...repentance).
Ummm.
I don't see any scripture here.
I also depend on the bible.
Where in the NT does it state that our free will is limited?
Not answered above.
I'll save him some time and offer a little here. . .I don't understand.
HOW do the above show that we have limited free will?
Pick one, or all, but explain please.
OK.Isn't that on the page where the moon is made of dairy cheese?
Do you think for a minute that we can choose to be always sinless in thought, word and deed?
See post #159.
I'm not a him....I'll save him some time and help him out here. . .
Did you choose to be born again?
The unregenerate cannot choose to submit to, nor can they choose to please God. . .that's the NT talking.
Did we choose to be made spiritually alive?
The apostate cannot choose to repent.
OK.
As usual, I don't understand you.
Sorry.
I'll save him some time and offer a little here. . .
Did you choose to be born again?
The unregenerate cannot choose to submit to, nor can they choose to please God. . .that's the NT talking.
Did we choose to be spiritually born of God in the new birth?
The apostate cannot choose to repent. . .he has "tasted" Christianity and spit it out. . .and cannot be persuaded to choose that food again.
And a cute one. . .
All the verses posted below are directly addressing receiving God's free gift of Eternal Life based only on faith in The Messiah. Which is directly opposite of any verse you have posted that do not address receiving eternal life. Your verses have addressed love, sin, obedience, etc.. but never Eternal Life.Nothing further to add.
Follow Jesus.
He said that those who love Him will follow His commandments.
That means there are commandments to follow.
John 14:15
15“If you love me, obey my commandments.
For your self...
Try to find some verses in the NT where Jesus states that you ONLY HAVE TO HAVE FAITH IN HIM
and you will be saved.
You can share if you so desire.
Hi d,But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
You wouldn't make such a good witness for God.
We are told to be ready if asked why we believe.
You could tell ME the above,
but not a non-believer.
I'm afraid they'd want more.
You haven't ever considered what you would say?
My bad. I thought it was obvious. I will answer below these two posts that I copy into here for reference.I don't understand.
HOW do the above show that we have limited free will?
Pick one, or all, but explain please.
So, my answer, expanded to make it plain what I mean by use of those verses:John 1:13 (not born of human decision, but of God)
Romans 8:7,8 (cannot submit, cannot please God)
Ephesians 2:1 (dead) and Ephesians 2:1-10 (GOD made us alive, WE did not)
Hebrews 6:1-6 (It is impossible...repentance).
Are you and Mark Quale married?You haven't ever considered what Paul said in 1 Co 1:20-30, 1 Co 2:1-5?
Are you and Mark Quale married?
He loves you!
Can't answer.I hope he does, he's supposed to love the brethren.
What's more, I love you!
And now your response to post #171?
"Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:" - Acts 10:34
What this verse is saying is that God doesn't care what kind of person you are. As the proverb goes: red, yellow, black or white, we're all prcious in his sight. However, Calvinism doesn't fit well with this verse. If God chooses one person to be saved and another person to be lost, then it looks like God indeed is a respecter of persons. From a Calvinist point of view Peter would be completely wrong in this verse.
Can't answer.
I ask you a serious question,
And you give me sarcasm.
Click on the black smiley face in the top bar of your reply before it is posted. . .some emojis will appear.Plus, it's 2,23 am here.
How come we have no emoji??
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I'm the "him" she was helping out and answering for me.
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