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Yeah, I’ve heard lots of bad stories. Peace to you

No, it does not and no I do not. We agree We agree We agree We agree That’s simply making a distinction without a difference. If they “knew” they would work because of the new life… they noticed if they didn’t. No, I do not believe a person can lose salvation. We agree. We are also not...

No it does not. Paul tells us we are saved by grace, not works, but to walk in the works God has prepared beforehand for us. James tells us faith not resulting in works is a dead faith Paul and James expected professing Christians to evidence a transformed life. He would deny it resulted in...

We respond to what God has done with faith in Jesus Peace to you

Vance/DeSantis Peace to you

Small town in SE Missouri. Woodrow Speed. He won a lot in Missouri. He also talked about the contact at the tourney in Atlanta. Brutal. He said Chuck Norris was there but didn’t compete, if I remember correctly. My brother and sister both earned black belts under Speed. My sister 2nd degree...

Ok we agree Peace to you

Again, you use the word “offer”. God acts according to His will and good pleasure. The gospel is presented. God Holy Spirit intervenes in the lives of the elect, regenerating, convicting, drawing so that they will respond with faith in Jesus. God acts. He’s not “offering” as you are...

I don’t see the need to qualify the gospel as “a bona fide offer” or not a “bona fide” offer of salvation. The very premise presupposes we judge God for the way in which He has chosen to bring His elect to salvation. The preaching of the gospel is the God ordained means by which the elect shall...

I had an instructor many years ago that spared with Bill Wallace (super foot?) at the Battle of Atlanta in the late 70’s. He said he never saw his feet leave the ground before he was hit. Peace to you

The will of the Father is to be in a relationship with Him, through Jesus Christ. When that happens, you are expected to walk in the works He prepared beforehand for you to do (Ephesians). That is why Jesus told them “depart from Me, I never knew you”. Whatever they did, didn’t matter because...

Well, not sure if I’d ever say “all” of one group believes a specific way. Many hold to less than the 5 points, sometimes only one. And I have seen more than one “Calvinist” deny Lordship based on the same arguments against legalism. I had a professor say the following, as a good guideline to...

Well, I do believe the “free grace” gospel, as I understand it, is focused on the person “making a decision” for Jesus. It is focused more on the person and what they do. Jesus is usually presented as waiting diligently for any who will respond, so He has an opportunity to intervene at their...

You are completely wrong about this passage. It confirms “lordship salvation” with the phrase “those that do the will of My Father…” This passage illustrates “salvation” is about being in a right relationship with God (as evidenced by Jesus saying “depart from Me, I never KNEW you”) Lordship...

I think your definition of the gospel is out of focus. Paul gave what was of “first importance” concerning the gospel in 1 Corinthians. That is… Jesus died for our sins according to the scripture Jesus was buried, according to the scripture Jesus rose from the dead, according to the...

double post Peace to you

And to you as well Not sure the point you are making here. Salvation is distinct from the proclamation of the gospel, but cannot be secured without it. Salvation is being in a right relationship with God, free from the wrath and condemnation for all without such a relationship. I haven’t...

In your parable, the man staked to the ground and in chains has no desire to change his condition, regardless of the King’s offer. He has already rejected the king, which is why he is in chains. When God Holy Spirit releases the man from his chains, he recognizes the estate he was in and the...

Thanks for sharing. It is just so tragic the adults did not react to the warnings issued. The threat must be so constant (like living in Florida with hurricanes) that folks just ignore the warnings, thinking it won’t happen to them. Peace to you

God is Omniscient. He knows everything before it occurs. Is it a Bona Fide offer of salvation to instruct His followers to preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth, knowing beforehand who will accept and who will reject? Peace to you