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To "dovetail" off your message, I was thinking of Hebrews 6:1-6, which speaks of the Peril of Falling Away. Specifically, verses 4-6 speaks of those who have fallen away after having been enlightened and made partakers of the Holy Spirit.

A very sound argument, Brother. Indeed, why would a JUST God create people who have NO chance of eternal life with Him? You have also touched upon the "application" part of the argument, which is the Great Commission. Whether one holds to Calvinist or Arminian views, ALL who follow Christ are...

While I don't completely understand, I am inclined to believe you. I will need to let some of this sink in. On that note, I need to get back to work. I'll try to "pop in" later this afternoon. [EDIT] Something just occurred to me, and I wanted to share it before I forgot. Is it that we...

Why does it seem that we also have free will, though? Is our free will limited? I mean, we make decisions all the time - everything from what to eat to who to marry. Am I complicating it, or have I gone off track?

You have given me something to think about, Brother. Is this what Luther wrote about in "the Bondage of the Will?" (Disclaimer - I've yet to read it.)

Unfortunately, the Dems seem to be a lot more unified than Reps (especially the Conservatives). How do we come together when so many Reps are almost as intent on destroying the President as the Dems are? Carpro's quote from Reagan is so very true about freedom being so close to extinction.

This is an interesting discussion. I was just thinking about Romans 8:29-30 "For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He...

Sir, a question, if I may. Could you elaborate on your comment that "preterism is not found in Scripture"? Preterism, just like Dispensationalism, is an interpretative view. Just as a Dispensationalist has Scriptures to support his view, Preterists also use Scripture to support their view...

My apologies, Asterisktom. I should have used the term "Partial Preterist". I've read / watched some Full Preterist material, mostly from Don K. Preston. You are absolutely right, of course, regarding Hebrews 9:27. I believe that most of Revelation was fulfilled (most notably with the...

Very insightful, Archangel. I'd often wondered why Bathsheba was only referred to as "the wife of Uriah" in Matthew's gospel. Also, I was just checking out your wordpress blog - good stuff, Brother.

Now I feel like the guy who's given away the ending of a movie :). Thanks for the link. As Oscar Wilde said in "Lady Windermere's Fan", "I can resist anything but temptation". Just discovered this site this morning (slow day at work), and I couldn't resist it.

Now I feel like the guy who's given away the ending of a movie :). Thanks for the link.

Even if (Big "If") David was just an innocent man enticed by Bathsheba, he clearly wasn't innocent when he tried to get her husband Uriah to sleep with her to cover up his own sin. Since that didn't work, he complicated his sin even further by having Uriah sent to the front lines to be killed...

Thank you for such a quick response. Since I lean toward the Orthodox Preterist view myself, I think I will pick up a copy.

Thanks to Amazon's "wish list", I knew to get my wife a new sweater and some special socks for her plantar fasciitis. She bought me several books with Biblical topics (e.g. eschatology, apologetics). I especially love old movies, so she got me the original series of the "My Friend Flicka"...

While this looks interesting, I was just wondering how useful this "graphic novel" of Revelation is. After all, there are many different interpretations of Revelation, and it's so full of symbolic language. Does this lean toward any particular interpretation (e.g. Dispensationalist, Preterist...

Actually, there are different "camps" of Preterism. As I understand it, Full Preterists (aka "Hyper-Preterists") believe that all prophecies have been fulfilled. However, Orthodox Preterists (aka "Partial Preterists") believe that many of the events prophesied in Scripture (e.g. the Olivet...

I don't think lying is a sin per se. Otherwise, every fisherman who ever lived is in trouble. Likewise for every guy who's wife asks what he thinks of the new outfit / hairdo / shoes. There is a time and a place for deception. A captured soldier should not hesitate to lie to send the enemy...