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Hey me Galatians 4:21-31 offers further clarification. "Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not hear the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a bondwoman, the other by a freewoman. But he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and he...

Hey Mike Calvinism vs. Arminianism. I get what you're saying, but If you remove the labels, I believe that most people would see it as defending the Gospel both in and out of season. Though Scripture does warn us about endless squabbling over genealogies etc. It's kind of like the 'can't we...

Speaking from the reformed side of things, though I do disagree with many of the "system reformers" these days. I believe that the word "faith" in 2 Peter 1:1 is speaking of the life that the Spirit gives when we are indwelt after first believing. Very much like "faith" in Hebrews 12:2 is used...

Emphasis mine. The promise from Hebrews 11:39-40 is realized through the promised Seed. 'In Him' we become elect/chosen (Ephesians 1). Galatians 4:4-7 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the...

Hi Martin. I disagree, and here's just one example why. A quote from the article and the link provided. "Thirdly, it is because grounding the warrant of faith on inward impressions overthrows the order of grace. Although divine election is before faith, only after faith do people know their...

According to that same Word of God, the NC is ushered in by the blood of Jesus. Even your church Fathers, both east and west, believed that. Do I really need to quote them? The Scribes and the Pharisees hung Jesus from a cross because they believed the same thing about Him. That He wasn't true...

Hi Dave "Them" is Israel. It means, God put His Holy Spirit into the midst of the camp of Israel to guide the entire nation. As it was already noted in the OP. "...."in the midst," "the inner part," or "among them". When applied to the camp of Israel, a collective group (which is what...

Being filled with the Holy Spirit is not receiving the Holy Spirit, it means being more under His control. People in the OT were filled with the Holy Spirit all the time, just like in the NT. This has nothing to do with indwelling, as we see that Spirit filled believers whether He was in them...

Hey AA Every body says Sola Scriptura, but do they really practice it? Basically, from what I'm seeing today, and Calvin did the same thing, is that for the reformed movement, T.U.L.I.P. is the context in which Scripture is defined, even before the acronym was used. TULIP is basically a...

Foundationally, there is much to be concerned about in the similarities in the "lens" with which reformers and Catholicism both interpret Scripture and form their doctrines from, especially in Bible translations. There are times in Scripture when linguistically, there's more than one valid...

Would the whole household being saved because of the husbands faith kick in here? Like Cornelius in Acts?

With that we agree. Van, you seem to have a person and a belief in mind in which you practiced arguing against for a long time. And you seem to want me to be that person. But I am not him.

Thanks Jon My biggest point of contention are the false doctrines that still linger in reformed theology that protect Catholicism. This is evident in the flattening out of the transition from the OT to the NT, which includes the receiving of the Holy Spirit indwelling. This "flattening" is...

We receive everything 'in Christ'. Thus they were chosen "through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth". Being "In Christ": Opinions on the mechanics of election differ across Christian traditions—some view election as unconditional and sovereignly initiated by God before time...

That's a big bucket lol