Featured The Heart of Fallen Man

Hence, God gives them a new heart to come to Him in believing faith. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbs:

 

I have never denied the texts above as pertaining to the sinful nature - the natural birth etc.

Rather I deny that the "enmity between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman" in Gen 3 is pointless and powerless to reach the lost in their lost state.

I deny that the "Drawing of all mankind to God" John 12 is pointless and powerless to reach the lost in their lost condition just as they are. I deny that it can only reach the already born-again saved saint. I claim that God is able to 'enable' the lost to choose the Gospel - in the lost natural state - because God is doing a supernatural work in that "Drawing".

I deny that the "Convicting of the World of sin and righteousness and judgment" is pointless and powerless to reach the lost -- in their lost condition just as they are.

Note that a couple of those that you named in your list do not claim to be Arminian but rather "non-Cals". I am one of those claiming to be Arminian.

in Christ,

Bob

 

Classic example of Calvinist misdirection. Yes, Jhn 6:44 says no man can come to Jesus unless he is drawn. But the very next verse shows exactly how God draws a man, with his word.

Jhn 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

Jesus explains exactly what he meant in verse 44 when he said no man can come to him unless the Father draws him. Jesus explains that "every man" that has heard, and learned from the Father comes to him.

So, man's inabililty is due to ignorance of God, he must be taught to come to Jesus. There is not one word here about regeneration being necessary for a man to come.

Paul reinforces this in Romans 10:14;

Rom 10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

There is no other verse in all of scripture that so directly addresses what man needs to believe in Jesus. Did Paul say the man needs to be regenerated to believe? NOPE, not one word here or anywhere in scripture to that effect.

No, Paul simply implies that ALL that is necessary for a man to believe is that he hear the gospel. This alone enables any man to trust in Jesus if he so chooses to do so.

So yes, man is born with a kind of inability to believe on Jesus, it is called ignorance. No man can possibly believe what he has never heard and does not know. This is the ONLY inability for man shown in scripture.

Many men are ignorant of this scriptural fact and teach falsehood. Many HERE.

 

Yes, and then he clarifies what that inability is, lack of knowledge or ignorance, not an inability to believe the gospel that you and others falsely teach.

And nowhere do the scriptures teach that a man must be regenerated to have the ability to believe, but imply only that a man must hear the gospel, and this alone enables him to believe on Jesus.

 

man , even whill in a fallen, sinful state before God, still can do good acts and deeds, but that NONE of those qualify a sinner to be right befotre God, as NONE could ever keep the law well enough, from the heart, as God meant it, save for Jesus!

And sinners will not come tio jesus on their own accord to get saved, but will create/make up another gospel and god, and try toearn salvation thru their own efforts, wordhipping another god, another gospel!