The “sin lists” in the NT condemn all habitual sinners!

Psalm 130:3. 'If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared.'

Acts 13:38-39. 'Therefore let it be know to you, brethren, that through this Man [Jesus Christ] is preached to you the forgiveness of sins; and by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.'

Romans 8:1. 'There is now therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.'

Just firing off texts proves nothing. You need to reconcile the texts you quoted with the ones here.

 

I can agree with much of what you're saying, but I think we need to be very careful not to fall into 'Works Salvation' because none of us can in our own strength live a life that is pleasing to God. At our very best and highest we are 'unprofitable servants' (Luke 17:10). '......Not having a righteousness of my own which is from the law, but that which is by faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith' (Philippians 3:9).

'When Satan tempts ne to despair
And tells me of the guilt within,
Upwards I look and see Him there
Who made an end of all my sin.
Because the sinless saviour died,
My guilty soul is counted free;
For God the Just is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me.'

I wonder if you can agree with this, which is from the Baptist 1689 Confession of faith:

Chapter 15: Of Repentance Unto Life and Salvation
1._____ Such of the elect as are converted at riper years, having sometime lived in the state of nature, and therein served divers lusts and pleasures, God in their effectual calling giveth them repentance unto life. ( Titus 3:2-5 )
2._____ Whereas there is none that doth good and sinneth not, and the best of men may, through the power and deceitfulness of their corruption dwelling in them, with the prevalency [sic] of temptation, fall into great sins and provocations; God hath, in the covenant of grace, mercifully provided that believers so sinning and falling be renewed through repentance unto salvation.
( Ecclesiastes 7:20; Luke 22:31-32 )
3._____ This saving repentance is an evangelical grace, whereby a person, being by the Holy Spirit made sensible of the manifold evils of his sin, doth, by faith in Christ, humble himself for it with godly sorrow, detestation of it, and self-abhorrence, praying for pardon and strength of grace, with a purpose and endeavour, by supplies of the Spirit, to walk before God unto all well-pleasing in all things.
( Zechariah 12:10; Acts 11:18; Ezekiel 36:31; 2 Corinthians 7:11; Psalms 119:6; Psalms 119:128 )
4._____ As repentance is to be continued through the whole course of our lives, upon the account of the body of death, and the motions thereof, so it is every man's duty to repent of his particular known sins particularly.
( Luke 19:8; 1 Timothy 1:13, 15 )
5._____ Such is the provision which God hath made through Christ in the covenant of grace for the preservation of believers unto salvation; that although there is no sin so small but it deserves damnation; yet there is no sin so great that it shall bring damnation on them that repent; which makes the constant preaching of repentance necessary.
( Romans 6:23; Isaiah 1:16-18 Isaiah 55:7 )

 

Those who 'resist the Holy Spirit' (Acts 7:51) are the unsaved. If one is a Christian, it is God who works in you to will and to do of His good pleasure' (Philippians 2:13)

We are certainly called to be active in working out our salvation (Philippians 2:12). However, our justification is a one-time event when we trust in Christ for salvation (Romans 5:6-11). We work, not in order to save ourselves, but because we have been saved (Ephesians 2:10; Colossians 3:1-3).

The extracts from the Confession that I posted came with proof texts. You are certainly not obliged to agree with them but you ought to be strong and brainy enough to be able to say where you disagree.

In saying this you are in company with some of the greatest heretics who ever lived: Charles Taze Russell and David Koresh to name but two. The devil himself can quote Scripture.

 

="Samuels,

So the godly men who wrote the confessions of faith.....did not focus on the truth of scripture?????
I wonder why they wrote this then????
CHAPTER 1; OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
Paragraph 1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience,1 although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable; yet they are not sufficient to give that knowledge of God and His will which is necessary unto salvation.2 Therefore it pleased the Lord at sundry times and in diversified manners to reveal Himself, and to declare (that) His will unto His church;3 and afterward for the better preserving and propagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan, and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing; which makes the Holy Scriptures to be most necessary, those former ways of God's revealing His will unto His people being now completed.4
1 2 Tim. 3:15-17; Isa. 8:20; Luke 16:29,31; Eph. 2:20
2 Rom. 1:19-21, 2:14,15; Psalm 19:1-3
3 Heb. 1:1
4 Prov. 22:19-21; Rom. 15:4; 2 Pet. 1:19,20

o now you suggest it was written by Satan???
ok...lets see what "satan"sent to us then......
21 Matt. 22:29, 31, 32; Eph. 2:20; Acts 28:23

CHAPTER 2; OF GOD AND OF THE HOLY TRINITY
Paragraph 1. The Lord our God is but one only living and true God;1 whose subsistence is in and of Himself,2 infinite in being and perfection; whose essence cannot be comprehended by any but Himself;3 a most pure spirit,4 invisible, without body, parts, or passions, who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto;5 who is immutable,6 immense,7 eternal,8 incomprehensible, almighty,9 every way infinite, most holy,10 most wise, most free, most absolute; working all things according to the counsel of His own immutable and most righteous will,11 for His own glory;12 most loving, gracious, merciful, long-suffering, abundant in goodness and truth, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin; the rewarder of them that diligently seek Him,13 and withal most just and terrible in His judgments,14 hating all sin,15 and who will by no means clear the guilty.16
1 1 Cor. 8:4,6; Deut. 6:4
2 Jer. 10:10; Isa. 48:12
3 Exod. 3:14
4 John 4:24
5 1 Tim. 1:17; Deut. 4:15,16
6 Mal. 3:6
7 1 Kings 8:27; Jer. 23:23
8 Ps. 90:2
9 Gen. 17:1
10 Isa. 6:3
11 Ps. 115:3; Isa. 46:10
12 Prov. 16:4; Rom. 11:36
13 Exod. 34:6,7; Heb. 11:6
14 Neh. 9:32,33
15 Ps. 5:5,6
16 Exod. 34:7; Nahum 1:2,3

Wow...satan wants to share a lot of scripture I suppose....who knew?

 

Well we all try to do that! easier said than done! I will just point out Romans 6:14. 'For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.' It's not 'must not....' but 'shall not.......' Those who are in Christ shall know victory over sin- only partially in this life, but nonetheless truly- and therefore when Paul bids us reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin.....' (v.11), he is not telling us to believe something that isn't true, but to realise who we are: '.....alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.' 'Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new!' (2 Cor. 5:17).

There is no such thing as an 'unfaithful saint.' Can you find the term anywhere in Scripture? If someone is unfaithful to God, he isn't a saint.

 

Galatians 5 is pretty powerful because it has WARNINGS.

21envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.


If Calvinist position were true, There is no warning at all. A warning implies some type of advice that is a aid. If you are a reprobate there is no warning you are just doomed period. Likewise if you are elect there is no warning either you are just saved period.


As a Calvinist I wouldn't debate, warn, advise a reprobate.thats useless my only course of action is request and make prayer of God.

Some of the best proof of the absurdity of Calvinism is complaining when folks do wrong. I wouldn't bother with sinners at all.

If I was Calvinist debating anyone would be self-refuting. You are incapable of changing anyone's mind.


There is basic level common sense, goodness, logic that has been overlooked.

Even the God commands is something folks can't even equate to God's want and desire.

How can you not know the command of God is his exact desire?


If God commands ALL to not sin, that is a command for all to be save. That is his want and desire.
^that doesn't say everyone is going to be saved, learn to read.