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Rom. 1:19-20 "Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are...

Not trying to start an argument, I think we've all had enough of that lately. But to answer your question, most non-Calvinists look at the end result of TULIP and see God choosing an Elect group of individuals for salvation and leaving the rest to die/perish in their sins. God didn't die for...

I once heard a great preacher say that the most brilliant scholar who is unsaved has no more knowledge of God than a 6 years old child. He went on to say that the 6 year old most likely had more knowledge of God being that his mind is not cluttered by false beliefs as the unsaved scholar. The...

He could have adopted us by living a good moral life. He could have adopted us by Church membership. He could have adopted us by random choice. He could have adopted us by by our good outweighing our bad. But He chose to adopt us by Jesus Christ according to His good pleasure.

I look at it as His mercy being the trigger, and His grace as the powder and lead. Mercy and Grace work together and cannot be separated. Drop either one and it's not complete.

Paul used both words to express God's salvation. It seems that according to His Mercy He justifies us by His Grace. Titus 3:5-7 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6 Which he...

If we believe the Scripture is inspired by the Holy Spirit, and that He is the author of all Scripture, then we know who He wants us to follow by instruction in these last days. 1 Cor. 11:1 "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ." The Holy Spirit gave the Apostle Paul about 1/3...

Have you put forth any effort whatsoever to understand what I've said in the above post?

Let's go to the verse that concerns predestination and according to His good pleasure. Eph. 1:5 "Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will," You will say that God's sovereignty has chosen who will be saved...

Just hear me out and see if you get it. In Dan. 4:35 Nebuchadnezzar is speaking of what God did to show him that he may be the greatest of all kings on the earth, but he is not above the Lord God. God took his kingdom from him and then gave it back, nothing could stop God from doing this...

Of Course I do, but I believe them in the context in which they are written. Pick one out and let's discuss it! Not going through all of them.

Regardless of how we view Rom. 10:13, God is bound by promise to His Word. "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." It is often said that God owes us nothing, yes He does, He owes us the keeping of His Word. God cannot go back on His Word, He is not sovereign to...

We can try that if you like. It's always the non-calvinists that give explanation whereas the Calvinists will say, "that's the sovereignty of God, He can do whatever He desires. The main problem is our definition of God's sovereignty. That is what we should be discussing.

Whatever I post will just start another argument! You've seen several examples I've given and you never even considered any of them. Straight out of hand they were rejected. As a matter of fact, I'll bet, if I were a betting man, that you don't understand my objections to your view of...

Well, we've found that we agree on several things, but when it comes to predestination we are using different lenses for sure.

LOL, every single one of these points have been recently discussed and you have seen the other view, but you will not accept any of them. So it is a misunderstanding on someone's part! That much I agree.

That's a belief that must be believed, and contrary to Scripture, in order to keep Calvin's theory alive.

It's the hearing of the Gospel that breaks through the depravity of man. The Holy Spirit through the hearing of the Word of God cuts to the heart of man, convicting of sin, and revealing Christ. Heb. 4:11-12 "Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same...

This is part of the reason I find fault in Covenant Theology. It does not recognize Israel for who they are to God.

I see it as the Grace of God extended to all of mankind. It was always God's intention for all of humanity to have the opportunity to be saved. But it was necessary, as Paul said, that salvation first be offered to the Jews. It was Israel, the Jews, that God chose to take Christ to the world...