Recent content by Van

Two actions occurred, Satan was cast down, and Satan was cast out. I the first case, cast down, Satan still had access to Heaven, in the second case, Satan's access to heaven was removed. The second case occurred after Christ died physically on the cross.

Excellent effort to promote non-speculative bible study!!! 1) I think I understand the position that "the accuser" came into existence, in heaven, after Adam and Eve were created. 2) I think God often chooses individuals for adversarial purposes who are well suited (predisposed) to fulfill...

1) One of us is wrong. 2) The result of the Fall made all humanity, except of course Jesus, the "seed" of Satan. So we agree, but it is non-germane to the issue in dispute, who is "the woman" in Genesis 3:15. 3) Yes, Eve "cooperated" with the serpent, and tempted Adam. Again, non-germane...

Genesis 3:15 NASB And I will make enemies Of you and the woman, And of your offspring and her [fn]Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise Him on the heel.” My understanding of the verse is that "the woman" is Eve and her seed is Jesus. Eve became an enemy of Satan...

A few observations: 1) We agree that Jesus was physically 100% human, so Jesus had human DNA distinctive of Mary's. 2) He was male, not female or non-binary. 3) Legally Jesus was the seed of David through Joseph. Biologically Jesus was the seed of David through Mary. 4) Mary was...

Since WWII, the claim a war cannot be won solely by bombing is hoisted again and again. It is a fiction. Mr. Clinton achieved victory with bombing. Limited and brief incursions, to find and eliminate hidden assets, such as leaders, missiles and drones, may be necessary, but facilitating...

LOL, one revisionist history blurb after another. We, professing Christians, are supposed to seek truth, and guard against being derailed by falsehoods. The OP obviously was written by those biased against the nation of Israel. The stated reason for using the atomic bombs was to cause...

No one is declared righteous before they are transferred into Christ's spiritual body and made "the righteousness of God" through the washing of regeneration. Yes, some lost persons, not yet "in Christ" have their faith declared righteous, credited as righteousness, but that makes their...

Rather than address various definitions of "Hyper-Calvinism," let's address biblical doctrines. 1) Has God predestined everything, or has He predestined some things, while allowing other things, like our choice to sin, according to our autonomous choice. Scripture says God sets before us the...

Rather than address various definitions of "Hyper-Calvinism," let's address biblical doctrines. 1) Has God predestined everything, or has He predestined some things, while allowing other things, like our choice to sin, according to our autonomous choice. Scripture says God sets before us the...

It may have a unique combination of doctrines, but several of them are not new or true.

If a person has faith such as soil #2 or #3 of Matthew 13, such that God does NOT credit that faith as righteousness, then yes, that person will "not be "in Christ," and will be taken to Hades when they die. The folks of Matthew 7 who professed "faith" saying "Lord, Lord" did not receive...

Folks, the "categories" or "distinctions" claimed are false assertions. 1) Positional Sanctification refers to sanctification into salvation. 2) Progressive Sanctification refers to sanctification after salvation, where those born anew earn rewards for effective ministry. 3) Ultimate...

1) I cited Acts 20:21, Acts 11:18 and 2 Corinthians 7:10 because you listed them. Here is what you said: "Scripture presents repentance unto salvation as once‑for‑all (Acts 20:21, Acts 11:18, 2 Corinthians 7:10), and repentance in sanctification as ongoing (Revelation 2:5, Revelation 3:19, 1...

Repentance simply refers to an individual changing his or her mind and turning from a self directed life to a God directed life. I does NOT result automatically in any response by God. Act 20:21 Interpretive Translation solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance into (eis) God...