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You're right, it's very possible that the Jews mentioned may have come to faith at a later point in time. Scripture does not tell us. However, your definition of "choice" seems to be that everyone is a morally neutral. A clear choice is being presented to them, however none of the Jews would...

Doesn’t Acts 13:48 say that they had to be appointed to eternal life before they believed? It does not say that they had to believe before they were appointed to eternal life. I agree that only God can save. But if someone says that we have to meet a condition, such as accept a gift, I’m...

The point is that it allows me to take the credit away from God. I was smarter than the atheist was, therefore I am more deserving of receiving the gift.

Brother, the only reason why anyone rejects the Gospel is because they are enslaved to a fallen nature and it takes the work of the Spirit to bring them to life. In this case, the Jews were passed over in order that they receive justice and the Gentiles were spared in order that they receive...

How do you interpet Ephesians 2:8-9? For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. I take it to mean that there is absolutely no effort on our parts, not the slightest bit of will power, not exercising a...

John 10:15 - As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. John 10:27 - My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: Does Jesus in fact know who His sheep are or has that not been determined yet because not every human being has...

How is it a gift if we have do to something first?

Why was it rejected for hundreds of years?

Would you mind correcting me with the proper context? Also, I have never studied any of the works of Calvin. All I’m doing is interpreting the text exactly as it is written and if a man named John Calvin happens to agree with me, then so be it.

This is how many of the mainstream committee based English translations render Acts 13:48... KJV - And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. NKJV - Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad...

If God were fair, then absolutely nobody would be saved. Ephesians 2:3-5 - among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in...

Would you agree that God is not obligated to save anyone in the first place? If so, is it unfair that He would only save some people? Let’s say that it depends on our free will. Do you believe that someone born in the US into a Christian family has just as much of a chance as someone born in...

Matthew 1:21 - And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Jesus said that He absolutely would do this, that He would save His people from their sins. If God does not cause anyone to believe, then there exists the...

I hope not because I just got here. :(

Exactly, and this is something that we should all pause and think about. If we claim that God did not know who would be in the Lamb's book before the foundation of the world, then we are inadvertently putting limits on God's knowledge.

Does God already know every name that will be in the book or is that yet to be determined until everyone exercises their free choice?

Ah yes, the book that every Bishop of Rome rejected as canonical prior to 382.

I’ve been using Safari on Mac and iOS, everything seems to be where it should.

Couldn't access the site for over a full day. I hope the issue gets resolved before too long.

This is one of those Roman Catholic dogmas that is completely outside the bounds of scripture, same as the concept of Papal infallibility, same as the perpetual virginity of Mary, same as the doctrine of purgatory, and on and on and on.