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But saying that we are not saved by our works (which I agree with as being biblical) does not mean that we therefore have the innate ability to believe. Paul refers to unsaved sinners as "the natural man," and says: “But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for...

But merely knowing good and evil (even if we assume that we inherited whatever benefits Adam gained by eating the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil) doesn't mean sinners have the innate ability to repent and believe.

I agree. It wouldn't be grace if it were something that God owed.

But a person cannot repent and believe without God's enabling.

That wouldn't make sense. Before a sinner comes to Christ, they are not Christians, whether reformed Christians, or any other sort.

Sorry I didn't get the joke. I can only plead that not being American, I had never heard of making particular fun of people from Kentucky.

"Genre" isn't particularly a Kentucky term. It's used here in the UK to mean a particular type of literature, song, or whatever. What do the other states apart from Kentucky use instead of "genre?"

None of the churches of which I have been a member over the years i have been a Christian has had a senior pastor (just a pastor and his fellow-elders, and deacons) or a worship director. I wonder what the biblical basis is for such offices in a church. I agree with you that the preaching of...

Thanks. That makes sense, even though I still find it hard to imagine a parent wanting his children to a school based on beliefs so different to his own. Perhaps his Mormon beliefs were not strong. Thanks again for explaining.

I find it strange that a Mormon would even want his children educated in a Christian school. Certainly I as a Christian would never for a moment even considered sending my children to a school run by Mormons or any other cult.

How does that work? Six hundred is written: 600. Threescore is three times twenty, so that is 60. Six is obviously 6. 600 + 60 + 6 = 666, not 313. (I suppose the answer might be in your "Prerequisite Understanding" link, but when I clicked on it, I got an error message: "Oops! We ran into...

But Paul wrote: “For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.” (Ro 10:12 NKJV) “9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new [man] who is renewed in knowledge...

Agreed. I have not seen anybody suggest that fallen angels are redeemed. Perhaps you have, and that is your reason for this thread.

Thanks. Indeed, it seems less than 2%, because you said that only some of 2% omit "Christ."

Sorry, could you try resending or editing your post? I am sure I am not the only one with no idea what the part starting: "0 00 0 ã ãã ã Æ ÆÆ Æ " "" " 5 55 5 4 44 4 g gg g * ** * î îî î E EE E F FF F G GG G N NN N Å ÅÅ Å ½ ½½" means.

Just checking....when you say, "Some of only 2% Greek New Testament mss" do you mean (as it seems to me you mean) that less than 2% of Greek manuscripts omit "Christ"?

We are not told either when the devil was created or when he fell. We are not told, as far as I know, but unless there is only one sinner sinning at any time, he must be, at least to the extent that he can tempt people all around the world. If we don't know when he was created, or when he...

Here in the UK it would be an unusually-large church!

Calvinists believe that faith is a gift from God, (not at all sure why you say that I "continue to deny the gift of faith). Faith is not something which has its source in the sinner themselves. For example, the Westminster Confession of Faith says: "I. The grace of faith, whereby the elect...

As you say, your actual words were: " The claim that the faith of a lost person merits salvation is the spawn of Satan, and promulgated by Calvinists." How does that differ from my "Sorry but I was responding to your post, where you stated that Calvinists believe that faith merits salvation?"...