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How can dead people who hate God in their very natures want to even seek, much less submit to Him?

Have to disagree, as those of us who hold to a Calvinist Soteriology would see that we are indeed applying sola scriptura in the ultimate sense of the term

common reasons include it denies free will, makes us robots and puppets, it makes God author of sin, it makes God evil, and makes God not fir in salvation process

yes, believe that he was referring to those who had been granted the gift of celibacy from God

When Paul stated it was his opinion, the Holy Spirit intended over that to make sure was actually inspired scriptures

Paul would state that he was given his opinion on something, because and due to Jesus had not addressed that before Himself, but even Paul opinions are inspired truth to us truth from God

Much of what Non cals hold the bible states though would be disagree with what the bible actually teaches to us

Doubt that many would agree with you though that scholars such as a Calvin or a Spurgeon had "shallow theologies"

You are assuming in that statement though that they support what he holds and teaches

Except that reading and studying the scriptures, especially in the Greek text itself, has convinced me ever more that Calvinism Sotierology is the best way to understand salvation of God towards lost sinners, and that Pst atonement fits best those defined doctrines of Grace in the bible, and...

the father did elect out all those lost sinners whom Jesus died for in their stead

Ties in very nicely to the doctrine of PST, as jesus died not for a plan, but for individual sinners that he died in the stead of

And that reason right there is why many cannot accept it as ther truth, as we still have proud pride in our sin natures that feels like we deserve heaven, and that we are "not that bad", but the Cross shows to us that "we all really were that bad"

Would say that whatever was penned down from Him was inspired revelations from and by the Holy Spirit unto us

As had many state over the years that when Paul stated this is His opinion, was jsut that, and not inspired, but the truth would be that Paul meant that the Lord Jesus Himself never was asked/answered that question, noyt that he was giving forth now to us just a good guess or His ntural...

Calvinism alone starts with the assumption tahtw e aere all spiritually dead in Adam, and as such, it is impossible for us to do anything in and by ourselves to merit any kind of salvation

In the ultimate sense, shall be the second death, being spiritually dead and forsaken away from very presence the Trinity themselves forever Right now the penalty is one is both spiritually and physical dead while still in Adam

That great truth of Pauline Justification is what causes Rome and others to deny that truth, as we are at same time unholy sinners and yet clothed with righteousness of Christ himself, so sinner and saint both before Holy God

He was forced to experince for first and only time in his eternal existence beign seperated from the father as all lost sinners will experience

he was able to be our Atoning sacrifice by bearing our deserved wrath and judgment in our place