Anyone have questions?

[Reformationist]

Why is the sky blue? And can we debate this?

Because if it were green we wouldn't know where to stop mowing...

Okay. That reeked.

Later,
God bless

 

[Reformationist]

tulip rocks, but another one is GFSS, but it doesnt realy sound cool

G-God saves sinners
F-Father elects
S-Son redeems
S-Spirit regenerates

How about Sproul's acrostic:

RSDEP:

R-Radical Corruption
S-Sovereign Election
D-Definite Atonement
E-Efficacious Grace
P-Preservation Of The Saints



God bless

 

[Reformationist]

Well, prayers are mostlikly going to be answered if your right with God, ex:He'll give you more chances/oppertunities to share and will give you wisdom and remebrence of the verses in the Bible

Being "right with God" encompasses the understanding that we are finite creatures with a very underdevolped understanding of what is truly to our benefit. I strongly believe in the power of prayer but having them answered in accordance with what I ask will most likely depend on that for which I ask. Fortunately, the grace of God often protects us from our own ignorance about what is to our benefit. I'm not a fan of colloquialisms but there is often a measure of truth in them, hence, "God always answers prayers. Sometimes the answer is no." For that we can truly be thankful. How many times have each of us thought that our life would be better if only it included insert your own wish only to realize later, due to the sovereign manner in which God governs His creation, that He knew all along what we needed, and much better than we did at that?

God is truly a great and awesome God. May He make His face shine upon us all as we seek to grow in obedience to Him. May He help us to always remember our utter reliance on Him for all things. May He help us to always recognize, with great joy, that even our struggles are to our benefit because they are the means by which God has ordained to conform us to the image of His beloved Son.

Praise His holy and gracious name.

God bless

 

[Reformationist]

When is tomorrow ??

as i saw a sign at a shop saying free food tomorrow the next day i go and its there again.

And they say Calvinists are stuffy, scholarly types. What do they know?

 

[JJB]

How can God be One and Three at the same time?

from carm.org:

God is a trinity of persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Father is not the same person as the Son; the Son is not the same person as the Holy Spirit; and the Holy Spirit is not the same person as Father. They are not three gods and not three beings. They are three distinct persons; yet, they are all the one God. Each has a will, can speak, can love, etc., and these are demonstrations of personhood. They are in absolute perfect harmony consisting of one substance. They are coeternal, coequal, and copowerful. If any one of the three were removed, there would be no God. (See also, "Another Look at the Trinity")
Jesus, the Son, is one person with two natures: Divine and Human. This is called the Hypostatic Union. The Holy Spirit is also divine in nature and is self aware, the third person of the Trinity.
There is, though, an apparent separation of some functions among the members of the Godhead. For example, the Father chooses who will be saved (Eph. 1:4); the Son redeems them (Eph. 1:7); and the Holy Spirit seals them, (Eph. 1:13).
A further point of clarification is that God is not one person, the Father, with Jesus as a creation and the Holy Spirit is a force (Jehovah's Witnesses). Neither is He one person who took three consecutive forms, i.e., the Father, became the Son, who became the Holy Spirit. Nor is God the divine nature of the Son (where Jesus had a human nature perceived as the Son and a divine nature perceived as the Father (Oneness theology). Nor is the Trinity an office held by three separate Gods (Mormonism).
The word "person" is used to describe the three members of the Godhead because the word "person" is appropriate. A person is self aware, can speak, love, hate, say "you," "yours," "me," "mine," etc. Each of the three persons in the Trinity demonstrate these qualities.
The chart below should help you to see how the doctrine of the Trinity is systematically derived from Scripture. The list is not exhaustive, only illustrative.
The first step is to establish the biblical doctrine that there is only one God. Then, you find that each of the persons is called God, each creates, each was involved in Jesus' resurrection, each indwells, etc. Therefore, God is one, but the one God is in three simultaneous persons. Please note that the idea of a composite unity is not a foreign concept to the Bible; after all, man and wife become are said to be one flesh. The idea of a composite unity of persons is spoken of by God in Genesis (Gen. 2:24).

 

[reformedfan]

How about Sproul's acrostic:

RSDEP:

R-Radical Corruption
S-Sovereign Election
D-Definite Atonement
E-Efficacious Grace
P-Preservation Of The Saints



God bless

I've always thought of Sprouls as a 'scratch the surface' kinda dude. His point R confirms this. I don't think that goes deep enough, we are totally depraved, dead;

There are recipes in old cookbooks, f'rinstance, that say when cheeses gets moldy, which is a real life definition of 'radically corrupt', just cut away the mold, there's still plenty o' good cheese under there waiting. (I just love cookbooks written right after the depression. So obsessed with being frugal, the authors are!!)

Catholics & Arminians would agree perfectly with him that we're just radically corrupt & all we need is a little help.

I guess i just like other theological authors better, but Sproul would be great for whoever started this thread, that heard something about Calvinism from church once & thinks it sounds interesting. What's the name of that book he wrote that explains all the different theological schools of thought that lead up to modern day Calvinism & Arminianism?

Well whatever that is, that'd be a dandy book. Very simple & straightforward, but then read Boettner, he'll fill in the blanks.

 

[Reformationist]

I've always thought of Sprouls as a 'scratch the surface' kinda dude.

Maybe, but I'm sure it's intentional. I think he is just directing his teaching to a less learned audience. I've always believed, and I'm sure you agree, that any time spent studying deeper theological issues relies on a stong and sure foundation of the basics. I think that's where Sproul shines.

His point R confirms this. I don't think that goes deep enough, we are totally depraved, dead;

Well, I'm going to have to disagree with you here. I find "radical corruption" to be much more apropos than "total depravity." There is often a measure of confusion about the points of the TULIP because of the terms that are used to express the different points. "Total" needs to be defined for the benefit of those newly exposed to reformed teaching because, on the surface, it seems to be an admission of utter depravity, which is not accurate.

There are recipes in old cookbooks, f'rinstance, that say when cheeses gets moldy, which is a real life definition of 'radically corrupt', just cut away the mold, there's still plenty o' good cheese under there waiting. (I just love cookbooks written right after the depression. So obsessed with being frugal, the authors are!!)

Well, I'm not sure why you'd equate moldy to radical corruption, nor why you'd see that as a real life definition of the same. Radical corruption means just that, "Radical: of, relating to, or proceeding from a root or origin," and "Corruption: depravity." Our depravity is from the root or core of our being and affects all aspects of our nature, tainting them so that nothing is untouched by sin. Total in extent rather than degree, for man is not as bad as he could possibly be.

Catholics & Arminians would agree perfectly with him that we're just radically corrupt & all we need is a little help.

That isn't what radically corrupt means. You've read Sproul, right?

I guess i just like other theological authors better, but Sproul would be great for whoever started this thread, that heard something about Calvinism from church once & thinks it sounds interesting.

I agree. As I said, he seems to target those who are not up to reading some of the more difficult books.

Well whatever that is, that'd be a dandy book. Very simple & straightforward, but then read Boettner, he'll fill in the blanks.

I agree that Boettner is very good.

God bless

 

[oworm]

Anyone have questions about whatever, i or someone alse will gladly answer

Why does my nose always itch when my hands are wet?

 

[JJB]

Why does my nose always itch when my hands are wet?

Because it is God's will.

 

[Jon_]

Why does my nose always itch when my hands are wet?

Might be sympomatic of synæsthesia.

Soli Deo Gloria

Jon

 

[tigersnare]

So what's up with Saul visiting a medium and then being visited by a dead Samuel?

 

[JJB]

synæsthesia

How can you even type that? My keyboard doesn't have that letter!

 

[Bulldog]

How can you even type that? My keyboard doesn't have that letter!

The same way you type à, â, ç, é, è, ê, ë, î, ï, ô, û, ù, ü, œ, etc.

I really need to learn how do it myself, seeing that I'm learning French.

 

[Elderone]

How can you even type that? My keyboard doesn't have that letter!

Try this;

To customize key sequences for input languages

1. Open Regional and Language options in Control Panel.​
2. On the Languages tab, under Text services and input languages, click Details.
3. Under Preferences, click Key Settings.
4. In the Advanced Key Settings dialog box, under Hot keys for input languages, click the action for which you want to change the key sequence, and then click Change Key Sequence.
5. If necessary, select the check box to enable an action, and then click the key sequence you want to use.
6. Click OK four times.

Notes

• To open Regional and Language Options, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Regional and Language Options.
• The Key Settings button is available only if you have added multiple languages or keyboard layouts.

 

[JJB]

I really need to learn how do it myself, seeing that I'm learning French.

Aaaah, bon chance avec votre estudios (sorry, it's been a looong time)! I also took Spanish, can you tell?

 

[JJB]

Try this;

To customize key sequences for input languages

1. Open Regional and Language options in Control Panel.​
2. On the Languages tab, under Text services and input languages, click Details.
3. Under Preferences, click Key Settings.
4. In the Advanced Key Settings dialog box, under Hot keys for input languages, click the action for which you want to change the key sequence, and then click Change Key Sequence.
5. If necessary, select the check box to enable an action, and then click the key sequence you want to use.
6. Click OK four times.

Notes

• To open Regional and Language Options, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Regional and Language Options.
• The Key Settings button is available only if you have added multiple languages or keyboard layouts.

Okay, I will play with that and see what happens. THanks Elderone!

 

[JesusFreak786]

wow, those r cool letters, i wonder if they have korean

 

[JesusFreak786]

any one have any questions?

 

[Bulldog]

Aaaah, bon chance avec votre estudios (sorry, it's been a looong time)! I also took Spanish, can you tell?

Actually, I believe it's "études." (roughly pronounced "ay-tyood")

any one have any questions?

Is Jesus a Democrat or a Republican?

 

[mannysee]

how's the violin going?