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No, I disagree. Our obedience does not earn our salvation. Repenting is granted by God allowing us to repent, rather than hardening our heart. Yes, we agree, faith does not just happen to us. We hear the gospel and understand, provided our heart has not been hardened by our practice of...

Yet another complete fiction. All our righteousness is as filthy rags to God while in our initial state of sinfulness.

Yet another mindless taint so post. Post #326 specifically cites numerous verses, whereas the poster just makes up a generic denial. This is all they have folks.

Last point on the fallacy of coming to "true faith" or "real faith" or "saving faith." Romans 9:16, our salvation does not depend upon the person who wills to be saved, but upon God who has mercy. Recall, Solo God?

Some might wonder why some of us, mere mortals, cannot come to "true faith" or "real faith" or "saving faith?" Because all our works of righteousness, while in an unsaved sinful fallen state are "filthy rags" to God. Thus when God accepts our "faith" as flawed as it may be and credits it as...

Here is the fiction: 1. T = Total Spiritual Inability, the lost are unable to understand spiritual milk. 2. U = Unconditional Election, God chose foreseen individuals before creation without regard to whether He foresaw crediting their faith as righteousness. 3. L = Limited Atonement, Christ...

Truth cannot be buried even under 17 pages of diversionary posts.

Romans 3:11 no one seeks after God, not no one ever seeks after God. 1 Corinthians 2:14, does not understand the things of the Spirit, not does not understand any of the things of the Spirit. John 3:16, everyone believing into Him, not everyone chosen before creation and enabled by...

"Mystical theology has been widely interpreted by various traditions. We will aim for the traditional Catholic sense of the discipline here. We are talking about that branch of theology that deals with the intangible experiences of the soul that operate in realms outside of human effort." From...

Calvinists simply repeat their mantra and ignore scripture. They repost a translation, rather than address why tasso is always used to present an agreement by mutual consent. They stonewall rather than present study.

I say I do not know Greek and you say it is unreasonable to expect the average Bible student to know Greek. Talk about a non-sequiturs! Calvinism depends on its adherents never buckling down and learning to study God's word, as its false doctrines would be immediately exposed. Did anyone say...

This poster, Tea, "in a desperate attempt," claims my view produces "even more confusion." Did I introduce Acts 13:48 to defend changing the meaning of scripture. Take a look at post #51. Did I ever say or suggest I am an expert in Greek? No, as I know almost nothing of Greek, but can read...

God loved humanity in this way, He gave His uniquely divine Son so that everyone believing into Him will not perish, but have everlasting life. Notice John 3:16 does not say God loved humanity in this way, He gave His uniquely divine So so that everyone, He unconditionally chose before...

Mystical theology explores doctrines that purport to "help" people find access to the divine. One such path is to be "elected" or chosen before creation. Only then can anyone be saved by God's divine action. Another would be for us to believe all the right things with the right intensity...

Consider this biblical truth, everyone who is "in Me, but does not bear fruit, He (the Father) takes away." John 15:2. So we know a person can be "in Me" in this context and still be unsaved. Two proofs, first in order to produce actual fruit that earns rewards in the hereafter, the person...

I think Robycop3 has hit an important point, we must be seekers of truth, trained in rightly dividing the word of truth, able to recognize wolfs in sheep's clothing. We must have the skill to see if what people say is consistent with God's word. I am no fan of what I see is agenda driven...

Great topic. Thanks! I disagree with the statement, "abiding" encompasses the process of "progressive" sanctification, the lifelong process to become more Christ-like. I think to "abide" refers to positional sanctification, the spiritual relocation of a lost person residing in Adam, also...

This morning I listened to a sermon by John MacArthur on the "Sufficiency of Christ." He, as usual, pointed out some things I had not considered, or recently considered. All of us, or at least nearly all of us sign up for the Five Solos of the Reformation. We believe in Scripture alone, and...

What does Acts 13:48 say? Act 13:48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed. The Greek word, translated as "appointed" is "tasso" (G5021). The word appears in eight verses and is always...

Here the poster attributes to others his behavior of twisting the text to fit man-made doctrine. Go figure. The Greek word translated as appointed in Acts 13:48 is "tasso" and always refers to an appointment by mutual consent. Another Greek word, "tithemi" (G5087) refers to a unilateral...