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What might it take to have our faith, as flawed as it may be, to be credited as righteousness? Do we need to understand and believe all the right things and none of the wrong things? Do we need to be so committed to Christ we are willing to physically die for Him? Did Peter understand Christs...

Hi SOJ, I am not interested in discussing your view of God's preserved text, as that will lead nowhere, but I would enjoy discussion of biblical doctrines such as the "Limited Spiritual Ability" of the lost to understand "spiritual milk" but not spiritual solid food.

Not sure of the purpose of this thread? Are you a "pure Catholic?" Does this mean a member of the Roman Catholic Church with its Pope and traditions, or a born anew Christian, a member of the General Assembly enrolled in heaven? I do not believe there are no born anew members of the Roman...

John 3:18 “The one who believes into Him is not judged; the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed into the name of the uniquely divine Son of God. What aspects of Christ's attributes are in view here? As Lord and Savior! If...

1) Yes specific generation is in view, those individually chosen for salvation and are caused to become siblings of Christ! 2) The OT saints had to wait in Abraham's bosom to be made perfect after Christ shed His blood. 3) The structure of election for individual salvation is not changed by 1...

Good Grief, what nonsense. 1) Change the subject of the non-germane Hosea 1:9! 2) Here, the poster tries to equate being individually chosen for salvation, called into the kingdom, with the believers chosen to bring the Redeemer to the world. 3) Next, another subject change, wanting to...

The verse has nothing to do with the Old Covenant, it is specifically referring to people called out of darkness into His marvelous light. Sorry, but absurdity will not hide the obvious. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 says God chooses people for salvation through faith in the truth. Again, before a...

Horse feathers. One falsehood after another, with no substance. God can know the future He declared will occur. And still not a single Calvinist has posted the verses where "chance" events occur. No one! Behold the true Calvinist.

1) Yes, my view reflects of context. The claim seems to be that the being chosen as a people does not refer to being individual chosen for salvation. But that is nonsense as they are called into the kingdom. just read 1 Peter 2:9! 2) Again the mercy not yet received is to be chosen for...

Agreed, the rest are Open Theists! If I listed three, this poster will still deny reality. Why has no Calvinist pointed out his error. Do you suppose none of them know enough to find the word chance in scripture?

If we were individually elected before the world was, as foreseen individuals, how is it that once we had not been chosen as a people and once had not received mercy. If we had been chosen individually before our creation, then we would have always been a people chosen for God's own...

If you review Romans 4:19-22 you will see that Abraham actually believe God would fulfill His promise (that he would be the father of many nations, Romans 4:18) which resulted in God crediting Abraham's faith as righteousness. And, if you continue reading, Romans 4:23 and following, you see...

John 1:12-13 NASB But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God. We now have 5 pages and 87 posts presenting, supposedly...

Calvinism is based on Open Theism, as Calvinism denies God is author of Sin. Did you see where a main stream Calvinist said God is the author of sin according to main steam Calvinism, and thus Calvinism denies Open Theism? Neither did I. :) Did you see where an unstudied Calvinist claimed...

Hi SR, you may be correctly presenting the view of some Open Theists, but other views of Divine Omniscience also exist. Look up "Inherent Omniscience." That is the view I hold, God knows everything He has chosen to know, and does not know what He has chosen not to know. God can forgive our...

Our life can be seen as a series of events, some of which we think we understand the cause, but other events seem to arise from chance or causes beyond our ability to grasp. If our choices are not predestined, and those choices alter the outcome of our lives, then we believe God is not the...

Perhaps we should reread James 2?

Revelation 13:8 Modern Translations of CT and MT. All those who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose name was not written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered. CSB and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has...

Our life can be seen as a series of events, some of which we think we understand the cause, but other events seem to arise from chance or causes beyond our ability to grasp. If our choices are not predestined, and those choices alter the outcome of our lives, then we believe God is not the...

Hi David, I have studied the doctrine, and you, it appears, have not. You seem to think Open Theism is not the opposite of exhaustive determinism, where everything is predestined. You are wrong. Calvinism = God knows the future because He predestines it. Bible = Everything is not predestined...