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Are you aware of anyone who actually worships nativity sets? This seems like a big straw man. Just to close the loop, is merely having a nativity set a violation of the second commandment or does God just turn a blind eye to them?

For the umpteenth time, Cornelius is the perfect example of the fallaciousness of the Reformed’s Ordo Salutis. According to Reformed theology, Cornelius was a spiritual corpse. Yet, he pleased God, God heard his prayer, and he was righteous, all while unregenerate. Cornelius does that which...

You seem to be carrying their water as they are extreme iconoclasts. And yes, I am very confused by your posts. Earlier you seemed to have no issue with nativity sets. Now apparent all images are bad. So again, which is it? Is the second commandment back in effect now that nativity sets have...

So your church does not have a nativity display? And I can presume you have no pictures of anyone on your phone’s camera roll nor photos of your loved ones hanging in prominence in your home? If this is the case, you have reached nearly Calvinist perfection.

Straw man. Is someone arguing photos or art ARE actual persons? Photos and art often REPRESENT people, such as nativity sets. So once again, is venerating a nativity set, a violation of the second commandment if a non-catholic does has one? Or can only popes violate the second commandment...

The word I am looking for is faith. God asks something of man. That something is faith.

Again, bingo! He was not only God-fearing, but he also pleased God, sought God and was righteous...all before being regenerated. For Cornelius... - Had not heard the Gospel - Had not received the Holy Ghost - Tried to worship Peter Cornelius does that which the Reformed's Ordo Salutis says...

What is wrong with venerating the people whom the pictures / statues / icons represent? The nativity set serves as a reminder of the people depicted by the statues. When we set them up, we typically put them in a prominent place and treat them with care and reverence, which is the very...

If you scroll up, there are a series of posts with several pictures of the pope and statues of icons of Mary. The assertion is this is idolatry. I was wondering if this is idolatry only because the pope is the one with the statues? Where I live, many non-Catholic churches have nativity sets...

Bingo! He seeks God, pleases God and is righteous (Acts 10:22). Yet he is unregenerated, not a believer in Jesus Christ and had not even heard the Gospel. Cornelius does that which Reformed theology says is impossible. A proselyte Jew? I guess he missed the first lesson when the Shema was...

God conditions salvation upon man choosing to believe. This is Christianity 101...so I thought.

Where? Would you mind linking me to this contention being destroyed? I am going to fall on the sword of Cornelius, the ungenerate pagan who had not heard the Gospel, had not received the Holy Ghost, tried to worship St. Peter, yet sought God, pleased God and was righteous. Cornelius 1...

Irrelevant. Is the second commandment now back in effect after a brief hiatus for Christmas nativity (and epiphany) sets?

Is the second commandment back in effect now that many churches have put away their nativity sets?

As I mentioned in a previous thread, the example of Cornelius completely destroys and refutes the Reformed's Ordo Salutis.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16 This is Christianity 101...so I thought. Is belief no longer necessary for salvation?

If God saves without any action on your part, then salvation indeed would be entirely arbitrary and random. Your salvation is left to chance and is nothing more than the ultimate game of Powerball.

Christ’s blood just arbitrarily and randomly saved you? God asks nothing of you?

Do you believe you are saved by faith? If so, then you too are meriting something. x merits y If you have faith ---> then you may be saved. x merited y ---> Faith merited salvation

I thought it was pretty obvious where I was coming from. Let me try again. "If there’s one phrase that captures the essence of reformed theology, it is the little phrase, regeneration precedes faith." - R. C. Sproul The Ordo Salutis in Reformed theology is a follows: - Predestination -...