Posted by Rippon
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Originally Posted by Robert Snow
If a person believes that they just all of a sudden recognized that they are part of the redeemed without repenting of their sins and accepting the free gift of salvation from God, I seriously doubt that they are saved at all!
Nor am I talking about the person who is either raised in or is attending a reformed church who truly sees their need for salvation and repents and accepts Christ.
These parts of Robert Snow's OP I agree with. So, I therefore disagree with SN's remarks directed to Mr. Snow :"It is totally false,and without foundation." SN deals in hyperbole occasionally; well, quite often actually.
It is very obvious you left out the first sentence, the inflammatory one.
Yes, I left it out. I didn't agree with it. I quoted the sections of his OP with which I agreed. But at leeast you have finally understood after multiple posts of mine explaining that I was was quoting from his OP -- that it really was from his OP. I don't see how that was such a struggle for you.
This is proof that you either want to defend Arminianism, or that you want to play word games with the English language
No word games are necessary. My previous post may clarify the obvious for you. As far as defending Arminianism -- hardly. You don't know me at all if that's your take.
For someone who claims to believe in five points of Calvinism, you certainly show no conviction.
I go a lot further than merely believing in the five points of Calvinism. If you think I show no conviction -- maybe the Lord will convict you of your error.:laugh:
I will grant you one point. The last part of the statement, ignoring the first part, could be true. One could be in a reformed church and see the need for salvation. That is just another phrase for regeneration.
Well,well, you are coming around. Your prior view that his post was entirely false and without foundation -- was wrong.
So which is it Mr. Rippon, do you believe in the doctrines of sovereignty and grace or not?
I most certainly do! It was just a few years ago on the BB that you were not a Calvinist.
There was a time I thought you believed such,...
Really? You have a strange way of showing it. On dozens of occasions in the past you said that I was a poor example of a Calvinist. You said that I should have become an Arminian because I wasn't doing the Reformed side any favors etc. No, you are not being truthful SN.