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    Psalty reacted to Silverhair's post in the thread Dominion vs determinism 2 with Like Like.
    You say @Psalty will not have a serious conversation re Rom 9:13 but is this "God has effectually made to believe and" not what...
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    Psalty replied to the thread Dominion vs determinism 2.
    I appreciate daves deep thoughts. I like the discussion on compatibalism as a philosophical concept of determinism and how it plays...
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    Psalty reacted to JonC's post in the thread Dominion vs determinism 2 with Like Like.
    @DaveXR650 Think of it this way - say you were brought up in a church practicing infant baptism. You have a child and plan on a...
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    Psalty reacted to JonC's post in the thread Dominion vs determinism 2 with Like Like.
    No, you didn't. You changed a mindset or a desire. You did not change the ability to freely choose.
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    Psalty replied to the thread Dominion vs determinism 2.
    He doesnt want to answer: 1. Couldnt explain why God isnt responsible for sin at the fall, yet is sovereign over all things 2. cant...
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    Psalty replied to the thread Dominion vs determinism 2.
    And why do they have wicked hearts, Martin? Because on calvinism He decreed them to that fate. You calvinists can be so dishonest.
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    Psalty replied to the thread Dominion vs determinism 2.
    How would you know if it was what you truly wanted to do? This is where I am trying to figure out if this view just defaults back in to...
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    Psalty replied to the thread Dominion vs determinism 2.
    Never address the root, just keep assuming it so people can never pin down the fact that calvinism contradicts itself so much. Just how...
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    Psalty replied to the thread Dominion vs determinism 2.
    The Calvinist translation: Romans 9:13. 'For whoever ((God has effectually made to believe and)) calls on the name of the Lord shall be...
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    Psalty replied to the thread Dominion vs determinism 2.
    Calvinists believe that God has decreed that human will is unable to respond in any positive way to the gospel, and that God has shut...
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    Psalty replied to the thread Dominion vs determinism 2.
    Because Calvinists have to add into what paul wrote “that God made you believe”. You dont actually believe it at face value.
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    Psalty replied to the thread Dominion vs determinism 2.
    Keep going to see how Paul interprets Deut 30! This is the same section of choosing from Deut 30.
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    Psalty reacted to Silverhair's post in the thread Dominion vs determinism 2 with Like Like.
    Dave what you said is illogical. "Free will is the capacity for agents to choose between different possible courses of action (aka...
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    Psalty replied to the thread Dominion vs determinism 2.
    I couldnt disagree more, and I think its because you havent thought deep enough about the nature of human will. Human “will” allows...
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    Psalty replied to the thread Dominion vs determinism 2.
    This is why I dont like the term free will. I prefer “choice”. “Could have chosen otherwise” seems to capture it well.
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