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    cjab replied to the thread Faith # 4.
    When it's a matter of grammar, it's only debateable as a matter of Greek syntax, and not "understanding" which after all, is always...
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    cjab replied to the thread Faith # 4.
    Yes it is, in the narrow point of correctly translating Gal 2:20, which is not translated "faith of the Son of God." HELPS WORD STUDIES...
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    cjab replied to the thread Faith # 4.
    This is the wrong interpretation. You need to distinguish the subjective genitive from the objective genitive in Greek. In Gal 2:20, we...
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    cjab reacted to JonC's post in the thread The Gospel that Calvinism cannot believe. with Like Like.
    Well stated.
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    Law doesn't ordinarily allow for the vicarious infliction of punishment; and the law of Moses was no exception, except in the specific...
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    What you do continuously. And your question makes no sense, as "If the son sets you free, you will be free indeed" is plainly based on...
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    You dodging the question
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    The question makes no sense, as free will proper only comes with faith. So I think you mean, 'freedom to hear God'; as to which Paul...
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    cjab replied to the thread Faith # 4.
    Not sure what spirit you are of, given that I conceded faith comes by the Spirit.
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    cjab replied to the thread Faith # 4.
    Faith is of the "heart" (Rom 10:10) where I read that heart is "the entire inner person, encompassing the mind, will, and emotions—it's...
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    The ability to come to Christ depends on one's willingness to hear the Father. "Free will" as such is not given until faith comes and...
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    The condition for the Father drawing is given in Jn 6:45. If one is willing to listen to the Father, then he will draw you to Christ...
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    cjab reacted to Silverhair's post in the thread Calvinists with Like Like.
    But you continue to ignore what Christ said: "And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself." Joh 12:32 If as...
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    cjab replied to the thread Calvinists.
    You're reading too much into John 6:44-45. Jesus is stating the purpose of coming to Jesus, why God ordains it, that the Father enables...
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    cjab replied to the thread Calvinists.
    Not in my view. The text does not say so. The verb tense of δύναμαι (is able) is present. The present is therefore inferred. I am...
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