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Irrelevant. Irrelevant. My profs were all good Baptists. Do you actually think I would endorse Ehrman? :Laugh You miss my entire point. My profs have all been good born again Baptists. So? And I keep asking, why would I let you "help" me? And you keep ignoring my question. Correct me if I'm...

Folks, if we are talking about the Christian life, sure, there are many better Christians out there who can help me with that. If we are talking about strict Bible knowledge, I've known many Christians, both full time workers and regular Christians in the pew, who can teach me much. However...

Again, you refuse to answer my question. I'm serious. Why should I let you teach me? (Because that is exactly what you are setting yourself up to be, my teacher, esp. in post #32.) I have had many good teachers in theology, most with PhDs. (I've taken 11 credits in sys. theo.) But here you are...

What are your qualifications to teach me? (I teach theology in our college and seminary.)

You used 492 words, according to MS Word, and still did not answer my question. And you need not give me lectures on Calvinism. I've known about the system for over 50 years. :Rolleyes

The syntax of the statements forces us to take it that way if we understand basic English. ;)

How in the world is it worse to be a former Calvinist than a former Christian? That seems to say that only Calvinists are saved.

The statement about "authentically Buddhist-world and authentically Christian" smacks of a radical form of contextualization, which in its worst forms is compromise of the Christian message of salvation. “The goal of contextualization perhaps best defines what it is. That goal is to enable...

I was not able to access the original article, but am very familiar with the subject of honor/shame cultures, having lived in one for 33 years and read quite a bit on the subject, and lectured on it. I've not run into Chris Flanders before, but he has an impressive CV--except that his PhD is...

First of all, I believe the pastor has the authority to simply tell someone not to come back if they are not a member. If they are a member, church discipline is necessary. In this case, even if the man is not a member yet, I would say that the steps of church discipline in Matt 18 due to the...

I think we've reached an impasse here, and I'm pretty busy right now. I feel I've posted a bunch of stuff that you don't respond to, so I see no need to keep debating here. Have a good one.

Do you not see that these two sentences are contradictory? In NT times, yes, only one way. One more time what Jesus said and you refuse to interact with: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man cometh unto the Father but by Me" (John 14:6). That is exactly what I believe. There is only...

So, who does limit God? Not me. God is omnipotent. He can save however He chooses to save. But as many passages that I have quoted show, He has chosen not to save anyone apart from faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. Absolutely. Now, Billy Graham held the position that those heathen religions...

Apparently "Gnostic" is the Baptist Board equivalent of the secular epithet, "Nazi!" If you don't agree with someone just call them a Gnostic and then see if it sticks! :Biggrin

How does my view portray God as "less loving" than yours? I believe Christ died for the entire world (John 3:16), every single human being who has ever lived. I believe that God does not just love, He is love itself in 1 John 4:8. I don't know how anyone could call that a statement of a less...

And Jesus is God, the second person of the trinity. I don't think you actually understand my view. It is completely based on what God has said. I have quoted multiple passages which you have not interacted with, in particular, Rom. 10:14-15, which I have quoted at least twice to you: "14 How...

What I meant by "sympathize" was not "feel badly for," but to have an inclination to agree with you. I suppress that inclination, though, because it is not biblical. If I am wrong then hyper-Calvinism is right, and God does not choose to use the sacrifice of His dear Son to accomplish His...

Aha! Tricked you. :Biggrin

I deeply sympathize with those on this thread who are saying people can get saved without knowing the Gospel in the NT dispensation. As a missionary, I often thought about this and searched the Scriptures to learn about it. The biblical position, I believe, is what Jesus said in John 12:32, "And...

Here is an example of how the Gospel of a coming Messiah was passed down until Christ in non-Jewish people groups. The Chinese language has some very interesting characters. For example, the one for "ship" is a boat (舟) with 8 (八) mouths (口), or people in it, thus: 船. Think about that. Even...