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Hi Cyg - been away for awhile. Does this mean you're back to posting here? If so - COOL!
I wouldn't hold my breath on seeing that one enforced, bro!
Well even Peter had to have revealed to Him who Christ was.. Read MT..For no man can say Jesus is Lord but by the holy Spirit..
Matthew 16:13-20
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"
They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ,[b] the Son of the living God." Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter,[c] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[d] will not overcome it.[e] I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[f] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[g] loosed in heaven." Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
There's just no gettin around that one....
Hi Cyg - been away for awhile. Does this mean you're back to posting here? If so - COOL!
I wouldn't hold my breath on seeing that one enforced, bro!
Well done Van! I've always had questions about Calvanism, especially with predestination. Your points are thorough and, might I add, Biblical.
We therefore conclude with the apostle, that God works in us both the will and the deed: not only by his word working on us, but by his Spirit working in us: not only by sending Paul to plant, by propounding strong arguments of persuasion, but also by giving the increase by the most effectual work of his Spirit, enlightening the eyes of the understanding to see the force of those arguments, opening the heart to attend to them, and so writing them in the same heart, and most inward parts, as they cannot be blotted out.
That Adam had, as well, freedom of the will after, as before his fall, is as true as that he was a man after, as before. For take away will from a man, and he ceaseth to be a man: and take away freedom of the will, in that which it willeth, and it ceaseth to be will. But here is the difference, that the same natural power of free will, which before was rightly ordered, and disposed only to good actually, though changeably, was afterwards corrupted, disordered, and clean contrarily disposed, til by supernatural grace, it was rectified and renewed.
…to conceive that God doth anything, in time, which he did not from eternity purpose to do as he doth it, is derogatory to his infinite wisdom and power: and, indeed, to deny him to be God, and to make him finite: in whom there is a change wrought, and a beginning, and growth of counsels
According to the freewill theory the Lord intends to do good, but he must subject his will to his own creature to know what his intention is
How can a spiritually dead person come alive by their own free will? The whole plan of salvation, from the first to the last, hinges and turns, and is dependent on the absolute will of God, and not on the will of the creature.
On the contrary, the "T" refers to moral inability and that assertion is utterly Biblical. The basic assertion is that even our best righteous actions or thoughts or wills are corrupted by our sinful nature.The "T" refers to total spiritual inability and that assertion is unbiblical. Matthew 13:20-22 teaches that unregenerate folks have the ability to accept the gospel with joy, so while some folks have hardened themselves with the practice of sin, they have lost what spiritual ability they had, and therefore cannot understand the gospel, this condition does not apply to all men, according to Jesus.
On the contrary, Scripture talks directly about God being the One Who chooses, and that not based on human will or effort.The "U" refers to Unconditional election and that assertion is unbiblical. God chooses folks based on their characteristics, he credits their faith as righteousness. James 2:5, Romans 4:5.
On the contrary, Calvinism speaks of Atonement in terms of who is actually atoned-for -- who Jesus lays down His life for. In other words, the Atonement is an actual atonement. The Atonement is not a proposition about salvation. The Atonement is the entire process of salvation.The "L" refers to Limited Atonement and this assertion as defined by Calvinism, is unbiblical. 1 John 2:2 tells us Christ is the propitiation for the whole world. Christ laid down his life as a ransom for all.
On the contrary, Irresistible Grace is the attribute of creative grace. You can't stop God from creating a new life within you. You've no force in the matter to exert. Ep 2:1,5 describes this case: "even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved"The "I" refers to Irresistible Grace and this assertion is unbiblical. Matthew 23:13 teaches us of folks who were entering heaven, and thus, according to the false doctrine of Calvinism, were under the influence of Irresistible Grace, yet they were turned aside by false teachers.
According to the freewill theory the Lord intends to do good, but he must subject his will to his own creature to know what his intention is
I wonder if God really did repent and if he was truly grieved at his heart for the manner his creation treated his righteous law?
The calvinists have God in a very small box and he is not allowed to be any bigger than they allow him to be. The calvinists are SOVERIEGN over God!
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