Recent content by David Lamb

It cannot be, because one of the Baptist distinctives is the autonomy (under Christ) of each local church. Among Baptists/Baptist church, there is a wide variety of eschatological positions - pre-mil, amil, etc.

Surely there are plenty of Calvinists who are not Baptists?

I do try to do that. I only posted the question because I wondered what biblical basis Konstantin thought he had for his notion that Scripture says that the last revision of the King James Bible was made by men of God in 1612. As you said, the bible doesn't mention translations of itself anywhere.

Perhaps you could quote an example of a Calvinist saying anything like, "I think I am so special because God had to pick me before the foundation of the earth to be saved." I know it was for nothing special in me that I am saved. As John wrote of those who are saved: “But as many as received...

As Scripture soes not mention any translation of the bible anywhere, where do you think that Scripture says that the last revision of the King James Bible was made by men of God in 1612?

Thanks, Salty. I don't doubt it. I just meant that my own knowledge of the man isn't sufficient to say whether or not he is a saint, i.e. a Christian.

I don't call myself a Calvinist. It tends to be those who do not believe in the son-called "Doctrines of Grace" who refer to those who do as "Calvinists." Speaking personally, I came to believe the Doctrines of Grace before I had even heard of John Calvin or Calvinism.

That is an example of what I said in my post: " I have been involved in several threads where non-Calvinists claim (for example) that "Limited Atonement" must mean that Calvinists believe only a few people are saved." Calvinists do believe the bible, and that includes the verse in Revelation...

I don't know him. If he knows the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour, then he is a saint. If he doesn't, he isn't. The bible uses the word "saint(s) for all Christians. It is never used in the bible as a title for a special "class" of Christian.

Yes, I should have said, "in English translations of the bible." Thank you for correcting me on that.

I ticked all 5, but it's important to make sure the 5 Points are understood. I have been involved in several threads where non-Calvinists claim (for example) that "Limited Atonement" must mean that Calvinists believe only a few people are saved, or that "Irresistible Grace" makes us into robots.

English is superior to what, according to you? "Lucifer" comes from the bible, which was written hundreds of years before English even existed as a language. As you know, the bible was originally written in Hebrew and Greek. "Lucifer" occurs just once in the bible: ““How you are fallen from...

Thanks for explaining.

I have already quoted Ephesians 2:8-10, where Paul wrote to the Christians in Ephesus reminding them how they had been saved - by God's grace, through faith, not of works. Then verse 10 tells them that they were saved, not to carry on living as they had before they were saved, but "for good...

Yes, and except for well-known ones like "OT" and "KJV", it might be an idea to avoid acronyms. I didn't know what GES was until another poster explained it, and I don't know what dbr (an acronym used, not in the thread title, but in a post on this thread) means.