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Once again you pluck passages from their context to suggest that human responsibility doesn't exist. You are interpreting this passage as if (1) the ones blind had nothing to do with BECOMING as such (but were born totally disabled) and (2) the ones blind have nothing to do with removing the...

Well, then call it a debate tactic and explain why. If I commit a fallacy, like: argumentum ad antiquitatem argumentum ad hominem argumentum ad ignorantiam argumentum ad logicam argumentum ad misericordiam argumentum ad nauseam argumentum ad numerum argumentum ad populum argumentum...

Merit - "deserve or be worthy of (something, esp. reward)" In Calvinism, man comes to faith by a irresistible divine work of grace. Even so, does that faith merit or earn their salvation? In other words, are men saved by the "works" that God graciously caused them to do? Or are they saved...

I never stated otherwise. I don't even deny faith is a gift of God, so why would I attempt to claim Calvin did? Once again, this reveals you no much less about what we believe than you think you do.

Oh, right. So when it says "God seeks worshippers," we should automatically just know that actually means, "God makes worshippers," as if that choice of words just wasn't available to the author. Nice hermeneutics... whatever you guys need to do in order to fit the bible into your little...

Ok, so you have a problem with how Webster defines boasting. Fine. Supply a definition that makes what God stated acceptable to you and your view. I'll wait.

God treats us as responsible, so why assume otherwise? We got a vote on that? Who decided the consequences of the fall? God did. Own it. Say it with Paul and me, "God bound all men over to disobedience..." "Without the ability to respond" yet you still call them 'responsible?'...

I asked for YOUR conclusion. A simple yes or no answer regarding you belief about whether repentance merits forgiveness, and you are dodging giving a direct simple answer. Revealing. I'm the only one addressing your 'sincerity' topic but you refuse to engage. Again, very revealing. So who do...

Calvinists often quote Romans 8:7-8 as proof that mankind in unable to trust in Christ, even after being confronted by the gracious Holy Spirit wrought gospel truth. But, by allowing scripture to interpret scripture we can see this is NOT the case. First, this text doesn't even mention the...

So, you are refusing to answer a simple yes or no question related to salvation and grace? Interesting. Follow back through the thread, P4T, and you will see this is very much related to your OP. This portion of the conversation started when I agreed that we are not saved on the basis of...

So, your answer is 'no," repentance does not merit forgiveness?

Yes or No Does asking for forgiveness for your sin merit your being forgiven by God? In other words, does repentance merit forgiveness? I'll await your answer.

I can see why you'd rather not debate God and Webster anymore, but you clearly have no idea what you are talking about... I'm arguing for salvation by Grace, rather then meritorious works. That should be something Calvinists would affirm, unless you think faith and repentance merited...

Again, you are NOT LISTENING. He deserved to be punished for squandering his father's inheritance. He had sinned against his father, as the passage states. Upon his return home he deserved punishment but got grace. Did he earn that grace by coming home and asking for it? NOOOOOOOO! That is...

They do IF NOT for God's grace. Please listen. Asking for forgiveness DOENS'T merit being forgiven. True or False. Back peddling? What are you talking about? You haven't understood what I've said, obviously, so how can you even know what I'm back peddling from? How about you attempt to...

Phil Johnson, doesn't make this distinction in his warning against Hyperism. He writes, "A hyper-Calvinist is someone who either: Denies that the gospel call applies to all who hear, OR Denies that the gospel makes any "offer" of Christ, salvation, or mercy to the non-elect (or denies that the...

Scripture indicates it is more than a mere geographical order... Prior to Paul's conversion, and Peter's white sheet dream the gospel was only going to the Jewish world. The apostles didn't even know it was a message meant for all mankind until latter in the process. Paul expounds on the fact...

If you keep reading past the first sentence you will see that I said, 'I think we would both agree on that point. However..." AFter the word 'however' I address our point of contention, but you skipped that part. Is that what you think this list of scripture is? Or do you think it helps us to...

Look at from your Calvinistic perspective, Protestant. Do you believe that you deserve to be saved because God regenerated you and made you righteous enough to deserve salvation? Or do you believe that Christ merited your salvation by HIS righteousness and that HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS was imputed to...