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Hey at I disagree that predestined, called and justified implies that we were known intimately by God before we were born. It's a different context for you and me. God knew them Romans 8:29 before they were predestined, called and justified. Cornelius in Acts 10 was a man known by God before...

Haven't seen you around lately, Dave. I hope things are well with you. Are you hiding in the Baptist only threads for peace from the crazies? :oops: :Whistling Thought of the day...“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.”- Amy Carmichael

Hey Van Calvinist claim is that "whom He foreknew" is speaking of a specific people because of the "whom". I agree with that. The claim by them is that the Arminian view changes that to 'whom He foreknew would come to faith'. In other words, they claim that Arminians changed the "whom He...

This part of your quote, I've highlighted with *****. "before they (we) existed. Before we were, God loved us and predestined us to be conformed to the image of his Son". This is an assumption that Calvinism adds to the text. It doesn't say foreknew from the foundations of the world. Just as...

I'm guessing that you mean, is the possibility of a saving faith inherent in lost persons? Your question is loaded on many levels. One: Because it only allows two possibilities, the same two possibilities that Calvinism allows. It's the two options model, which is not Biblical. It's the...

Hey Ken We always assume that predestination must be from spiritual death to spiritual life, as in unbeliever to believer. It can easily also be used in the smaller context. God predestines lots of things. True OT believers were still in Adam and not yet alive in Christ. They had the Promises...

https://tacf.org/american-chestnut-range-map/

This is the range of the American Chestnut tree before the disaster.

"The Meaning of Foreknew in Romans 8:29" I copied this out of a book that I once owned called "The Five Points of Calvinism, Defined, Defended and documented" about twenty years ago. You'll still find it floating around the internet on some forums. I wanted to confront that interpretation that...

It could be both, because God foreknows everything, even the choices that we make, regardless of the cause. God can grant us the means of making the right choice through prevenient grace. I'm guessing that's not what you meant, though. For the record, we are justified by grace through faith. I'm...

They say that the American chestnut was amazing for railroad ties, constructing fences, houses. Very durable. Some guy got the idea to import some Asian Chestnut tree seeds for some reason. Maybe they grew faster, I don't remember, but I'm pretty sure it's in the video. With those Asian seeds...

I've heard about this. I think I seen a video about a field somewhere where they are growing them and trying to break through and find one tree that can withstand the fungus. Something like that. Eventually they'll have a seed that can take on that fungus that killed the original ones. The...

Avieon Terell I love this kid. He may be undersized, I'm not really sure, but I like his grit. I like him in the slot, but he's fine on the outside. Slot is becoming so important in todays NFL Colton Hood transfers to Tennessee from . He's in the mix too.

I'm hearing a new name in the offensive tackle discussion. Ohio State's Austin Siereveld. He started all 16 games in the Ohio State Championship run in 2024 as a guard. Now he's starting left tackle. I've heard that his nick name is "Piggy". The only highlights I can find are Ohio state vs...

I think that the greatest proof of the power and effect of God being in the presence of people is seen in the way the world responds to true believers. We're promised persecution as believers for a reason. It's not us that the world hates, it's Christ in us. But also, because of that presence...

JF Think of salvation as a process. Not the justification part, which is called positional sanctification, but the practical or progressive part of sanctification. Our becoming what God already reckons us to be in Christ. The practical salvation starts with the life, which starts with the...

You'd think that I could spell his name right, since it's right on the cover of the video. Sorry Rueben Bain.

Hey JF John 7:38-39? Not born again, not indwelt with the Holy Spirit, yet they believed. That's what Jesus taught. How did they achieve that? According to Romans 8:9-11, if we hold to your two option theory, it must be the flesh, because they didn't have the Spirit. JF, please consider that...

There's talk about Rubin Baines possibly falling out of the first round. The problem is at 6'3", people say he has sub thirty one inch arms, which basically makes him a glorified bull rusher only. Sometimes you can hit on these types of players. Ed Reed, and Ray Lewis were too short. I remember...

There is power in God's presence. OT believers understood this. And because there is power in God's presence, God uses His presence to give us His grace. Understanding this helps unfold the mysteries of why God didn't bring the Gospel to the whole world until after the cross. Believers, being...