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Every human is conceived in iniquity, in a sinful state, separated spiritually from God, rather than in union with God. This sinful separated state is described as being "dead in sins or trespasses," Ephesians 2:1. As conceived we are "in Adam" (1 Corinthians 15:22) also described as being "in...

Did Christ die for all, or just a per-selected few? General Atonement or Particular Atonement. The OP clearly presents scripture indicating Jesus died for all mankind. On the other side of the Ledger, we have Christ died for the church, with the interpretation He died only for the church...

In opposition to "Soul Liberty" and the opportunity of the lost to obtain salvation by grace through faith, are the beliefs of John Spilsbury, who founded the first "Particular Baptist" church in 1638. In a nutshell, here is his "Reformed or Particular" view: I believe God out of the counsel...

Traditional Baptist churches "separated" from a church organization that was "top down" with the hierarchy dictating doctrine, and formed churches that were autonomous, adhering to doctrines consistent with their understanding of scripture. Also, along this line, were folks who thought the...

Here is a question that I expect no "Reformed Baptist" will answer: What are the distinctives that differ between a "Reformed" believer and a "Reformed Baptist" believer? 1) Not all Reformed Churches adhere to infant baptism, some to only believer's baptism. For example, John MacArthur, John...

Sir, it is pointless to continue. I post "A" and you claim the post said "B."

I did not dispute the translation choice of generation for the Greek word "genea" (G1074) but I did dispute the meaning of the word as referring to those physically living at that time. I supplied an alternate meaning, also found in Lexicons, for our understanding of the verse. The idea refers...

Nope - the actual issue is the meaning of the word "translated" generation. Could generation refer to those God caused to be "born anew" as children of God? That generation will not pass away until Christ returns as promised in the words of Jesus. I read this to possibly indicate their will...

NET Bible: 1 John 5:6-8 with "Net note 20" Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood—not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify, [See Net note 20] 8 the Spirit...

I think you have switched from claiming Reformed Baptists adhere to traditional baptist distinctives, to claiming "reformed baptists" established the Baptist tradition. So we go from scripture based doctrines, to discussion of history. Traditional Baptist churches "separated" from a church...

My way or the highway folks push novel doctrines, and claim no "second" view exists. Thus they represent the opposite of Baptists who base their beliefs on their understanding of scripture, not the doctrines read into scripture from the dark ages.

There is a famous photo of the "Eagle Nebula" called the Twin Pillars of Creation. And when I was just a little boy, my parents told me that our friend, Mr. Rich, was a "pillar" of our church. He did not look like a column of brick or stone. It was years latter when I realized the term was...

What do we have here, a deep, well studied, thoughtful commentary on the thread topic, or a mindless, "taint so" post, devoid of any merit? That is a difficult dilemma. Bottom line, Reformed Baptists are a subset of Reformed Churches, not a subset of Baptist churches holding traditional...

Thanks for your on topic and accurate post. 1) Your citation differs from other statements of Soul Liberty, as yours is consistent with Calvinism and the alternate is not. If the lost suffer from "Total Spiritual Inability" they lack the freedom to trust fully in Christ and lack the personal...

Thanks for posting this on topic viewpoint! Another Baptist distinctive is that each local assemble of believers have the liberty, ability, to decide for themselves based on scripture, what they believe. At the other end of the spectrum are those that believe that the traditional beliefs...

Here is a question that I expect no "Reformed Baptist" will answer: What are the distinctives that differ between a "Reformed" believer and a "Reformed Baptist" believer? 1) Not all Reformed Churches adhere to infant baptism, some to only believer's baptism. For example, John MacArthur, John...

Right, nobody shortens up their swing with two strikes and tries to get on base. They close their eyes and swing as hard as they can. Got it!

"Since the War Powers Resolution of 1973, sitting Presidents have submitted over 132 reports to Congress. These include the airlift and evacuation operations carried out in Cambodia(1975), committing forces to Beirut, Lebanon (1982/83), the Persian Gulf War (1991), and beyond. Challenges to the...

Bad! Part of the game is to wear out the starting pitcher, by running up his pitch count. Intentionally throwing 4 more pitches to walk someone who might hit a homer, should have a cost. It is not as if today's batters are overpowering our current pitchers, the average of batting averages is...

God crediting our faith is a free gift of grace to those whose faith He chooses to credit. Your Calvinism denies Romans 4:16, our faith when credited is in accordance with grace, not works.