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Discussion in 'Other Christian Denominations' started by Robert William, Mar 4, 2015.

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  1. convicted1

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    This reeks of a SBM post and if so, that's a major 'no no' to have multiple accounts on here...
     
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    Brother Willis, you are losing it. Your seeing a boogie man behind every tree. Btw, did you get feedback yet on rebel and me? I'm looking forward to your public appology.
     
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    Good work brother. Another great place to see how the atonement is applied is doing a study on the OT Passover. One will notice how the blood had to be applied by faith. If a household disbelieved and refused to apply the blood, then the Lord would not spare them.
     
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    I am, too, but I doubt it will be forthcoming.

    By the way, I see you're in PA. I have a good friend from there. I'm a long way from Pennsylvania, though.

    Are there Mennonites, Amish, and Quakers where you live?
     
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    I'm smack dab in central Pa. We have lots of Amish and Mennonites, don't know of any Quaker groups.

    God bless me, oops, I mean God bless you Rebel!
     
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    DHK, you are making faith sound like a self righteous act of man, because you are completely bypassing the depravity of man. Faith is a work and action done by man, saying faith alone and leaving out grace (unmerited favor) makes is a false gospel of salvation by works. The only reason why you are preaching that way is to protect your free will idol. Regeneration by grace has to precede faith.
     
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    You have a nice declarative statement taught by Calvinism but not taught in the Bible. Show me through an abundance of Scripture where regeneration precedes faith.
    I can show you where faith precedes salvation of which regeneration is a part of. But it is doubtful that you can show me that you can show me where regeneration precedes faith. That is just a false Calvinistic pre-supposition to prop up a false error.

    Man is made in God's image and gave man a free will. He is responsible for the choices he makes and the sin he commits. God is not. Man is not the puppet of the Great Puppeteer, and God is not the author of sin, as you would have him to be.
     
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    Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
    Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
    Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

    DHK, which one comes first, Grace (unmerited favor) or faith?
     
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    Eph 2:8-9
    (8) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
    (9) Not of works, lest any man should boast.

    The subject of this verse is salvation. The key words are you are saved, around which every other clause centers.

    YOU ARE SAVED:
    1. By grace--a prepositional phrase defining the verb telling how one is saved.
    2. By faith--a prepositional phrase defining the means of how one is saved.
    3. Not of yourselves--Salvation is not of yourself. It is all of God.
    4. The gift of God ("it is" is not in the original). Salvation is the gift of God.
    5. Not of works--Salvation is not of works.
    6. It is not of works because if it were man would have something to boast of.

    Thus your question is irrelevant and based on a false premise.

    You have answered my post by:
    1. making an arrogant and personal attack on me.
    2. going straight to Calvinistic declarations.
    3. avoiding the post altogether and not answering a single scripture in it, though it is you that brought up the scripture in the first place.

    Have you anything to say, or just admit that you have been soundly defeated in your Calvinistic outlook.
     
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    You still did not answer my question, what comes first in that verse, Grace or faith??

    Eph 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
    Eph 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
    Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
     
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    What is your impression of the Mennonites there?

    I often wish there were Mennonites near here. I would like to get to know them better. They have a long history of promoting peace and religious freedom.
     
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    Not necessarily, Steaver...I called out the similar terminology and posting style between RW and SBM a while back. I don't necessarily think they are the same person, but I think they hold to very similar views.
     
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    Total Inability http://www.theopedia.com/Total_depravity
     
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    Not sure why you think this passage supports Calvinism's regeneration before faith. It states ye are saved through faith, faith being the reason ye are saved. Furthermore salvation is by grace, not of works, not of yourself. Faith is NOT a work!!
     
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    Brother Willis did not call us out for using similar terminology and posting style, he believes I created another account under "Rebel" for some odd reason, declared I was a liar. We are awaiting his apology......
     
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    I can't speak to that. I would not have said you and Rebel are the same person, as my experience with you seems to indicate you guys have differing theological leaning. Again, though, I can't speak for Bro. Willis.
     
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    I agree with this!
     
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    Like I said, we'll probably wait a long time.
     
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    I have a few Mennonite friends and they are good people. As far as doctrines and practices goes, there are different sects holding to different no, no's. Our church actually has quite a few x-Mennonites.

    One of our elders was raised Mennonite, he left many years ago, but he always likes to tell the story of going to church with his father one Sunday. His father was a farmer and he just bought a brand shiny new tractor. Well the Pastor had heard and had seen the new tractor and decided to preach on shiny colorful objects that Sunday since he had heard that there was no plans on painting the colorful tractor black. Randy said the pastor didn't get to far into his sermon when his father stood up and shouted "you preach it brother, but you ain't preaching it to me" and he gathered the family together and walked out. Love that story, lol.

    Said his father didn't stop going to the church, but he did speak his mind that Sunday and walked out, said he was back in church the next Sunday. Funny thing is Randy is now a Calvinist, lol, one of my best friends. He's humble though, not like some of what you see going on here. He understands it's just a theology, it's not a provable absolute.
     
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    If your x Mennonite Calvinist friend sees the Sovereignty of God as an improvable absolute then he is not a Calvinist. He should also see the free will idol as a man made myth, if not, he is a spineless liberal.
     
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