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Arminianism teaches God 'foresees' man's acceptance of Jesus and thus, based on what man has done, elects him to salvation. We believe that man's acceptance of Jesus is the result or effect of God's election, not the cause. Therefore, since all men are born with the same sinful condition...

bib·li·cal also Bib·li·cal (b b l -k l). adj. 1. Of, relating to, or contained in the Bible. That which is contained in the Bible is biblical. The biblical parables were of divine origin, and are to be trusted. The non-biblical illustrations are not of divine origin, and are frequently...

Please understand that not all doctrines are summed up in one Scripture. The doctrine of man’s sin nature and the resulting negative effects of it are taught throughout the Bible in various passages, all of which have been quoted in this forum, I am sure. The Scripture in question refers...

They could not see for the same reason you and I would not have seen had we been part of the religious elite at that time. They had no need for a Savior. They were their own saviors, as are many today. They enjoyed playing ‘church, as do many today. They loved the honor given them by...

IMHO, those who use non-biblical illustrations to allegedly 'prove' their point do so because they cannot countenance the numerous biblical illustrations which refute their theology. BTW, I am very grateful the 'powers that be' have granted you a 'stay of execution.' Your contributions to the...

By the grace of God, it is my prayer that through our efforts, hearts and eyes will be opened to see and believe the 'hard' truths, which for me, were the key to understanding God's revealed Word. Thanks so much for your valuable input.

There is another scenario, a biblical scenario: The Lord: Why are you upset? Reprobate: Because before the world began it was not your will to give me the faith to believe. Now, because of you, I am awaiting the Lake of Fire. The Lord: But when my Gospel was preached to you, no mention...

Man must answer for the sin he willfully, freely committed. I asked you earlier, ‘When you sinned was it not voluntary on your part?' Or did you hear a mysterious forceful voice command you to sin? All men sin freely as they wish…..unless God intervenes. Salvation is God’s loving...

The context is important to determine the response. Adam’s response to the Lord’s command: Disobedience. Israel’s response to the Lord Jesus: Kill Him. The unregenerate response to the Gospel: No thank you, maybe later. Another unregenerate response to the Gospel: If Jesus can give...

I knew that presenting authoritative definitions of the root meaning of ‘responsible’ and then comparing them to Scripture would disturb you. Nowhere does Scripture agree with your definition as ‘response-able.’ However, Humanists and New Agers agree with your definition.

Scripture teaches that our hearts are as stone, but praise be to God, He alone has the power to perform heart transplants: “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh...

The ‘robot’ analogy is classic Arminianism based on perversions of scriptural truth. The Bible knows nothing of robots, but does know much about slaves. Scripture teaches that Christians were once slaves to sin and Satan, but are now slaves of righteousness and God. (Romans 6) Jesus is...

Scripture considers man a willing slave both to sin and Satan unless the Lord sets him free. (John 8:36 and Romans 6) Those whom He sets free are those same ones for whom He died. Those for whom He died are the same ones the Holy Spirit regenerates. And those whom the Holy Spirit...

In order to enable men to freely respond positively to the truth in Christ, the Lord would have to eliminate man’s inherent sin nature, his spiritual deadness, as well as the dominion of Satan with his horde of demons -- all of which are in direct opposition to that which is holy eternal truth...

God's love cannot fail. It is God's love that set Christ and salvation in motion. (John 3:16) I have written and posted a few treatises explaining that those whom He loves He actually saves eternally. Since love is a major attribute of the Trinity, then it would be a failure of God had...

I quote from the Online Etymology Dictionary: "respond (v.) c.1300, respound, from Old French respondere "respond, correspond," from Latin respondere "respond, answer to, promise in return," from re- "back" (see re-) + spondere "to pledge" (see spondee). Modern spelling and pronunciation is...

No greater preacher exists than Jesus Christ. Yet He was crucified, rather than embraced, honored and obeyed. You consistently miss the HUGE message our Lord is signifying by not examining the most despicable act by sinful men in human history. Furthermore, Christ's murder was...

We love because He first loved us. We sinful God-haters now love Him because He first loved us in eternity. He proved His love by sending Christ on our behalf to satisfy God's just and righteous need to punish our sin. As Paul so eloquently states, "He that spared not his own Son, but...

All men are commanded to repent and believe the truth of God. Yet all men do not. The fault lies not in the command which is holy and righteous. Nor does the fault lie in the One who commands. The fault lies in sinful man who despises God and His commands. Jesus explains that the...

I understand you “do not believe.” But what matters is what the Lord believes. The Lord believes all men are accountable to Him. None will be able to stand before Him justified, who have not been born of the Spirit. Spiritual birth is the sovereign gracious work of God alone according...