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There are wondrous things in the Scripture, but our eyes must be unveiled to them through the Spirit. It's the Spirit that cuts to the heart of man the truth of the Gospel when it's given. It's the Spirit that guides the believer in truth after conversion. Without the Spirit revealing this...

The letter (OT Law) kills man because man can't keep those laws in his fallen condition. The Spirit (NC in Christ) gives life in Christ keeping the Law for us by faith in Him.

The last sentence is where my argument begins with Calvin, although I agree with him on many points. It was necessary for Christ to come, but not because of God's sovereign decree that Adam would fall, but because Adam freely chose to believe Satan rather than God.

Calvin was dead on the money in where man stands with God and what God has done for us to be redeemed. It's the application part that I disagree with. In that application there has been some false doctrine established. That's what I'm trying to point out in my rants and explanations.

I'm sure I don't have it all worked out, but until I can see something that fits other than PSA I'm sticking with it. The Calvinists have a completely different theology throughout the Scripture although I do agree with some things they have concluded.

I suppose it is for those who can't accept the realities of Hell.

And that's just about the bottom line< JonC.

The first and most noticeable difference is the interpretation of Scripture. Dispensationalism follows a literal interpretation until it becomes obvious it's not literal. That's a thorn in the rear of the Calvinists. Covenant Theology starts out in a similar way but has a twist of...

The same could be said of the Reformed/Covenant Theology who have no knowledge of Dispensationalism and no desire to understand it.

Not trying to argue in the negative but only taking the insufficiency of the Old to its logical conclusion.

I think that has already been brought out. Whose fault was it that the Old was not sufficient? Certainly not God being that man has now placed himself at the mercy and grace of God for his very survival. It took time for God to provide a Redeemer for man to be totally redeemed. Man is at...

That's true, Van, but it was the fault of man that placed him in that position.

I think it's simple why there was fault with the Old, "the blood of bulls and goats could not take away sin." It pointed to the One who could and would. But as I mentioned before, that was all that could be done until the atonement that ushered in the New.

Speaking only for myself, I determine if a man or woman is in submission before God's creation model, concerning hair length, in that they make sure they can't be mistaken for the opposite sex. That's out the window in this society, no regard for God's order of submission for the man or woman...

The Law of Moses never required a woman to wear head covering, that came from man. I see the woman covering her head as an option, but the length of her hair not an option according to the creation model. Fades come and go throughout time, but the length of hair on the man and woman has been...

Paul said that long hair to a woman is her glory, but to a man it's shame. We all have our opinion on what is considered long. If you remember during WW 2 the French women that played the whore with the German soldiers had their hair cut off to their shame. Long hair is the same shame to a...

I'm not going to comment on this, some things are best left alone.

The fault of the Old Covenant was on man's part, the demands of God were based on the performance of man. A famous preacher once said that was all that could be done until the atonement.

I think for myself the statement, "I don't trust myself with riches" is more accurate. I'm afraid of riches, knowing there are things in this world that could come between my relationship with Christ. I see nothing wrong with riches in itself, but for me I see it as an unnecessary test with...

While holding to the PSA theory, I try to understand why God initiated the Law of Sin and Death, why must unrepentant man be separated from God? Now we enter into the character of God, who He really is, and His just demands from man as the Creator.