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What is 'it?' Confession? You never confessed? Belief? You never actually believed? Again, according to Calvinism, God is NOT believing for you or repenting for you. Man still does this in the Calvinistic system. You still acknowledge Him as God and submit to his ways. You just do so as...

Think about it Amy. Even something you successfully do as a result of an irresistible work of God is still a personal achievement. Even Calvinists don't deny that a person must PERSONALLY, with their heart believe and with their mouth confess. Granted, they do so as a result of being...

Exactly my point. What do we have that we have not be given? Thus, our boasting is about what He has granted (EVEN IF WE CAN RESIST OR REFUSE WHAT HE HAS GRANTED).

I asked you not to lie, but then after thinking about it I even edited that, you just replied before the edit was complete. My manner of boasting shouldn't be any different than your manner of boasting as both of us believe we know what we know and understand what we understand by God's...

I agree completely. I just don't agree with the concept that those who remain in unbelief are there because God didn't come to them too, or love them too. I'm not falling for the Calvinistic delusion that in order for giver to get full credit for giving a gracious gift that He has to do so...

That is inaccurate P4T, the word 'gloat' was never used and you have yet to define or explain how what you do, even if done as a result of divine effectual power, is NOT within the definition of personal achievement for which God does say for us to glory in. Do you know and understand God? Yes...

READ WHAT I WROTE! I acknowledged that you affirm regeneration in the very next sentence. I asked if you believe that God wasn't ABLE to enable a free response, but that His only option was to MAKE them believe through effectual regeneration. Apparently that is what you believe because you...

Clearly you are not of the frame of mind to have a rational charitable conversation as I didn't even take issue with your proposal of the word 'praise.' In fact, if you read correctly I thanked you for finally making an argument and presenting an alternate definition...one I actually don't take...

Regarding Hebrew, here is a copy and paste from the lexicon: I think why many of the translators use the word "boast," is because it starts by saying 'if you are going to boast,' which is to suggest, "hey, if you insist on boasting about something you have done or your knowledge or your...

And that P4T is how you do it! Finally, an argument!!! Was that so hard!? Now we can actually do what the forum is created to do and DISCUSS. The first thing I notice is that you say, "The Calvinist can "praise" God for knowing Him without any contradiction." But doesn't the verse say to...

I never said hatred. They will know us by our love, care, kindness, charity for each other. We can disagree without being hateful, mean, unkind, uncharitable. Be angry but do not sin. Seek unity, but speak truth in love.

They will know us by our love for each other.

"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it." -George Bernard Shaw

It is not different. Just another way of wording the same thing. We accept the truth by faith. But doing so doesn't merit what we get...nothing we could ever do could ever merit what God does for us.

I'm not motivated by 'winning a debate.' I just enjoy the discussion. BTW, your method hasn't 'won' any either, as the only 'victory' in a forum like this one is in the eyes of beholder.

Personal: 1. of, affecting, or belonging to a particular person rather than to anyone else. 2. of or concerning one's private life, relationships, and emotions rather than matters connected with one's public or professional career. Achievement: 1. a thing done successfully 2. the process or...

Ok, so if 'knowing and understanding God' is not your personal achievement then is it God's? Is God the one who is knowing and understanding himself? Is that your view? I have to guess since you won't tell me. Is God saying you should boast that God knows and understands himself? Like I...

You are reading a tone into my typed words which are not intended. I'm sorry if I came across as condescending, sometimes that happens after attempting several times to explain something that seems simple to the author, but may not be to the reader. Now who is being intentionally condescending...

I didn't interpret it like that. I simply read the words of God and gave the most common definition of the word. Those were Websters words, not mine, and I've requested REPEATEDLY an alternate definition...one that would appease the Calvinist, otherwise you are just debating with God. You...

So it is your view that God has never had any control over the inability of man's fallen nature to respond willingly to his revelation? Is that what you are telling us? God is able to irresistibly change man's nature and thus make them decide otherwise, but He is simply not able to enable them...