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Also, to be in covenant, both sides must acknowledge and agree to it.
That rules out babes and mentally handicapped then , yes it's none sense
Sad to see you know nothing of the covenant of Grace only works
It also leaves out the disobedient and unbelievers who do nothing.
Not at all. Would you send babies to hell?
But you're the one who insists that a free will decision is required for regeneration. So do you believe babies make a free will decision?
But you're the one who insists that a free will decision is required for regeneration. So do you believe babies make a free will decision?
I politely answered your question; I would appreciate the same from you.
Would you send babies to hell?
What sins has a baby committed from which he/she needs regenerating? And please don't give me the 'Adam's sin' theory. If the kingdom of God is of children, man must make them out to be sinners, in order to send them to hell.
Your question is hypothetical and makes no difference. I am not God. God is free to do what he wills with his creation. If he wants to save babies by grace, that's His choice. I'm consistent on my position. All people are guilty in Adam, and if anyone is saved, baby or adult, it is by a free and sovereign act of God's grace.
Round and round we go.
God told Adam if he bit the apple, all of his children with suffer death and spiritual death. Why blame God for Adam's sweet hunger?
Why would you, as miserable, finite sinner, not send babies to hell, when you claim God does?
Really? In all my years of reading the Bible, I've never come across this. Please share.
And I would ask you this, why blame US for Adam's sweet hunger? So, Adam ate the 'bitter' apple and OUR teeth are set on edge? I will believe God on this, we are not to use this proverb any longer, so this 'theory' is dead.
Where did I ever claim this? Please provide the link. I do not believe God sends babies to hell. I just told you I believe they are saved by free and sovereign grace just like adults are, without any respect to any good or bad they've done. I believe infants who die are elect by default.
Care to take a stab at this?
Hah! You didn't read my post. You read what you wanted to read into it.
Arcoe said:Why would you, as miserable, finite sinner, not send babies to hell, when you claim God does?"
Joh 17:15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.
Arminians say that it is up to each person to stay away from evil. They say God would never actually effectually do something that results in one outcome over another. He must sit back (in order to be fair and just, of course) and not intervene or effectivelly bring about a result.
However here Jesus prays for God to actually do something effectual.
It is clear Jesus believed that God is sovereign over this affair, thus is able to pray God to effectually do something.
If Arminianism were true, Jesus would know better, and never ask God to do something that He knows God would not or could not do.
The arminians say they should deserve something cause theres something good inside them. The Calvinist say theres nothing good about our sins. Big difference !...
No Arminian says we "deserve" anything. Calvinists CLAIM that we say this, but we don't.
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