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Oh no, like I've stated before, I do not believe calvinism is wrong in totality just because it's incorrect in a couple of doctrines. I seek reform within calvinism and not its rejection. In fact, conceding that God does show conditional mercy to the non-elect does not take away any of the core...

That's dangerous ground. But fortunately we wouldn't need to head there yet - since Hebrews 10 clearly talks about having no more sacrifice for sins but a fearful expectation of judgement. No ambiguity on whether it's about rewards or salvation - it spells out that it is the latter alone. Do...

Right. Absolutely. But what supernatural work of God was done in them when they are said to have received the knowledge of the truth?

I am mostly a calvinist and I agree too. So what supernatural work of God was done in the people who sin deliberately after receiving the knowledge of truth?

Not really focused on how they fall back but if they fall back - did these ever hold the death of Christ as full atonement for them to now be considered sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of truth? Heb 10:26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of...

Given that the exodus is a physical foreshadow of spiritual things to come - Egypt depicts our initial slavery to sin, Canaan is the promised Rest and the wilderness is the period between. As parallels go, why did God provide the passover lamb's blood on the doorposts of those who are going to...

I believe in the Perseverance of the Saints. That testifies to God's glory in never failing in His promise. But considering just man, we are to make our election sure. And we make sure by continually examining our faith to see if we indeed are one of the saints. And that's where I guess we...

Luk 22:42 saying, “Father, if you are willing [2], remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will [1], but yours, be done.” As John Piper differentiates, there are 2 different words in the original texts that are translated as the same word "will". This is best distinguished as God's...

Sorry, didn't notice you added to your post. What is the alternative to Balanced scale justice and how would that uphold the Law of works God gave? When you say you don't see this presented in Scripture - what specifically do you find unscriptural? If one keeps God's commandments, he receives...

Could you elaborate on this... When you say it is not per the Law as used by Paul - I'm confused. Because that is precisely where I'm drawing this from. Again, are you saying Paul mentions both the law of retributive justice and the law of divine justice as distinct laws in Romans?

I'm unable to see the exact distinction you use between the two. Justice, as a whole to me, is ensuring the scales are balanced in terms of the act and its consequence. If good acts are done, the proportionate consequence is life. If sins are committed, the proportionate consequence is death...

I'm sure you must've already explained your position elsewhere - could you provide a link to it..or briefly state again what you mean by retributive justice? Do you mean it as a hostile disposition of God? Because I understand penal substitution theory as simply God being righteous in dealing...

I'd agree with this pertaining to certain doctrines. But discussing a point such as the present one over whether God could command and exhort the impossible of man, isn't this a common belief irrespective of whether you're calvinist or arminian, that no flesh can ever keep the law and be...

Firstly, what is meant by faith in His Law? The Law is not of Faith, right? And isn't the answer to your question an obvious Yes? Why else does David pray Psa 51:10 and why does God command Eze 18:31 if a new heart was not needed to walk pleasing to God?

You seem to be overlapping the law of works with the law of faith (Rom 3:27). Just so we're on the same page - Lev 18:5 is the Law or Principle of Works: If a person does God's commandments, he shall have life in so doing them. And this Law is not of Faith at all. Gal 3:12. And given Heb...

If it's impossible to keep the law of works, then why the constant appeals under the OC?

The short answer is that evil is made possible in God creating self-deterministic creatures. The simple idea is that it takes God to be God - anyone who is not God will invariably fall short of the glory of God. This is a loose paraphrasing of Karl Barth's creational entropy. God has the choice...

It's raising up and then hardening, right? Also, hardening can be seen as God's sentencing of condemnation which occurs after man fills up his measure of iniquity. God's hardening of Israel occurred only with the generation (Matt 23:36) to whom Jesus came, given the fullness of time of them...

Mankind did not retort in Rom 9 about predestined condemnation being unfair - that's calvinism lumping all objections against it under this single umbrella. Mankind instead only retorts about the fairness of hardening someone - how can God harden someone and yet find fault for that person's...

I guess you're influenced by the calvinist system here. Many interpret this section quite differently and still hold it consistent with the rest of Scriptures. It's not really helpful when the word 'sovereign' is used everywhere. Would you say God is sovereign in His righteousness - well, in an...