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Once again we have a Calvinist denying Christ "bought" those heading for destruction. The doctrines of disgrace rewrite the entire gospel, turning the good news into bad news.

We know that God chooses individuals for salvation based on "faith in the truth." 2 Thessalonians 2:13. So just what is this "Truth" in which we are supposed to believe? A little study will answer our question. Please consider together, these verses from Paul: 1) Galatians 2:5 2)...

Yes, of course scripture says every born anew believer has entered, past tense, His rest. See post 25. Ask yourself why you could not find it. Perhaps you need to learn how to study scripture. A simple word search of your Exhaustive Concordance for "rest" would have turned up Hebrews 3:18...

1 John 2:2 says Jesus is the means of reconciliation for the whole of humanity. 2 Peter 2:1 tells us Jesus bought even those heading for destruction. Thus Christ died to provide the means of reconciliation for "all humanity," as He died as a ransom for all. Every verse rewritten by Calvinism...

No one said you came up with Calvinism, it is a relic of the dark ages. Yes, I change the translation words so as to put God's message into my understanding of the message. Everyone who knows how to study scripture does that. For you to rail against it demonstrates demonic influence. Again...

Again, you say the first covenant was not sufficient, when it was sufficient for its purpose, to provide a stepping stone to the New Covenant. It did not "take time," God took time, He established the "fullness of time." See Galatians 4:4

Hopefully we have reached a consensus. The fiction that God made a mistake, is your take, not mine.

For the Son of Man must die, as the Scriptures declared long ago. But how terrible it will be for the one who betrays him. It would be far better for that man if he had never been born!” Matthew 26:24 NLT The meaning of an underlying text is not changed by a mangled translation such as "had...

The first covenant was NOT flawed based on the members, those taken to Abraham's bosom. Everyone of them was subsequently taken to heaven. The flaw was the first covenant did not make the flawed members perfect, but the second one did.

No, the fault in the first covenant was that it did not make those covered perfect. That is why we now have the Everlasting New Covenant providing eternal security.

Every born anew believer has, past tense, entered His rest, and thus is continually "keeping the Sabbath."

The first covenant was lacking in that it did not provide everlasting forgiveness of sins, provided by the blood of Jesus. This is not the fault of the people, it is finding that the first covenant did not make the people perfect, for they not made blameless by the first covenant. In fact, no...

Yet another false claim, a denial of scripture, a refusal to accept the sovereignty of God. Claims such as above, lacking any reference to support from scripture, are a diversion from bible studied edification. 1 John 2:2 says Jesus is the means of reconciliation for the whole of humanity. 2...

LOL, this poster sticks to the copy and paste dogma of the dark ages, as he appears to lack any ability to actually study scripture. Paul is speaking of the beginning of the New covenant in 2 Thessalonians 2:13. That conclusion is dictated by the context, Paul elaborates on "how" the...

Yet another false claim, a denial of scripture, a refusal to accept the sovereignty of God. Claims such as above, lacking any reference to support from scripture, are a diversion from bible studied edification. 1 John 2:2 says Jesus is the means of reconciliation for the whole of humanity. 2...

I am sorry folks, but several have claimed my view is in error, but have not addressed why the second covenant was better than the first, as both were made with sinners. They have not explained why "if the first covenant had lacked nothing, there would be no need for a second. I have...

I think you are claiming God's first covenant could not be faulty because God is perfect. This is claiming an attribute of God prevents a verse from meaning what it says. I disagree. The first covenant provided as temporary covering for sin, the second or New covenant provided everlasting...

For if that first covenant had been free of fault, no circumstances would have been sought for a second. Christ is the mediator of a "better" covenant. To be better means the second had fewer if any flaws. No, I did not mean the fault was in adherence by sinners, as that charge can be leveled...

It is very clear from the context, Paul is speaking of the beginning of the New covenant in 2 Thessalonians 2:13. Paul elaborates on "how" the election for salvation is accomplished. Clearly the Calvinist effort to transform the noun "salvation" into the verb "saved" is their effort to...

Either we tolerate false teachers and their false doctrines, or we defend God's Word. Pretty simple.