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Greetings Guido. Peace and love to you and your family. When I read your OP, I thought of Molinism, Molinism centers around the concept of middle knowledge and attempts to reconcile God's sovereignty and human free will. I did a lot of reading on it as a younger adult (past and modern...

I like your thought provoker. Since John Calvin's formulation of "faith is coming before God empty" really resonates with me. It seems to me that what the demons had/have is not this kind of faith. If it is true that the sin of pride was the first sin for the devil. Then I think it would...

Aaron, thank you for your reply. I hope your Monday was a blessed one. I'm not sure your distinction between trespass/transgression/imputed...and..."guilt"? Within the context you used it, that being the existence of the one law 'you shall not eat'. Your use of the word "guilt" appears to be...

Greetings atpollard. I like reading your insights. We don't always agree. But you are often reasonable and rational and biblical... and most of all, friendly. :) I'll try and see if I can evaluate myself here. Supralapsarianism for me is the assertion that (a) election and reprobation is...

Pardon my interruption into your conversation. But I find this interesting. That is, did Adam have faith? Or was faith a requirement, or a standard, pre-fall? Some would conclude that it was of works and not faith when it came to pleasing God pre-fall. However, is it reasonable to think...

Thank you Aaron for your thoughts. I appreciate it. I'm trying to get a handle on what you said. When you say "Adam's corruption was passive", I take that to mean he was created in a 'state' of able to sin, able not to sin. However, being in a 'passive state' he would not sin. You might say...

Greetings Silverhair. A great Monday isn't it. Do you think this verse would apply to what you are implying? (Heb 11:6 NKJV) 6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [Him], for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and [that] He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him...

For me I would say it is the concept of Total Depravity that has drifted toward Utter Depravity. Further, another component that seeps into this is the concept of 'Not Of Works' that has drifted toward 'Man can have no part, including faith'. Peace to you brother

Greetings Aaron. Thank you for your post. I have not read all the posts in this thread. Actually, only yours. So I don't know what the augments are. Just thought I would give some insights. Please excuse if I say something that has already been said. Taking your post out of order, if...

Greeting JD731. Thank you for your insights. I wanted to point out, even though I have done so in another post, that although some of the "Reformed" do contend that Eph 2:8 refers to faith being the gift. John Calvin, the beginnings of the Reformed movement (I think most would agree to that)...

I apologize Van. I must be confused. I hope you have a blessed Sunday.

Here, we actually do not agree (kinda). 1). I agree that the body, soul, and spirit are one person. In the broad sense, one personhood. 2). I assert that the spirit of man and the soul of man are caught up in oneness. Not that they are the same thing. 3). However, within the Biblical text the...

Sorry Van. I must have missed this. I addressed Matt 22:37. So I'm guessing you mean...looking...1Thes 5:23. Well, 1Thessalonians 5:23 is simply another example of synonymous parallelism. The attempt at inferring all that information into the text like you did, seems unnecessary and forced...

Greetings Van. A wonderful Sunday. All glory and honor to our Lord. Thank you for your clarification's. It helps to see where we agree and disagree. Ah, I see your use of the word 'forms' now. I'm not sure of the full extent of your use of the word "forms" and its connection with core...

Geetings again Van, I agree with your statement above if you intend to claim there are both a human spirit AND a human soul and then say that the human spirit and the human soul are in 'oneness' and can only be logically divided but not physically divided (except by God). I'm not following...