Search results

TC, unfortunately I don't have a lot of time, as I have to leave for work. But, I will point out that you were the first one to bring up a comparison of education (saying I was very young and did not have very much formal education), and then went on to say how those who believed the DoG on the...

I haven't stated that Calvinism is in error with any texts. The closest I've come to saying that Calvinism is in error is pointing out a flawed argument against non-Cal. I have said that I disagree with Calvinism, but haven't given any arguments so far about Calvinism itself, only the arguments...

Sovereign, This is the kind of response that I can respect. I'm not saying I agree, but I didn't feel any attitude from your post, other than a desire to discuss. Even debate is fine with me (after all, this is a debate forum). But attacks I do not tolerate. Now, as far as answering your...

Because it shows the very reason why I am choosing to contest an argument, rather than the issue. The issue is decided in most, if not all, of our minds. And so, I usually sit on the side and just leave others to it. But something inside me stirred when I read the OP say that non-Cals teach that...

There was no "tipping of the hat". There was an acknowledgment that I can see where people get their beliefs, although I disagree with them. I find the whole Cal/Arm debate exhausting and unproductive. So I do not engage in the debate. But, when someone comes out and says such an absurd claim...

I was not offering options. I was equalizing an imbalanced equation. I merely pointed out how his argument could (and does) also apply to his side, and therefore is moot. You keep using this, but I have never offered any choices or options. I have only shown that what applies to one side...

A false dilemma is only if I was saying that there were only two sides to a coin, when in reality there were more. This doesn't apply here to either mine or his arguments. The reason they are immaterial is because I was not attacking the Cal position, but rather attacking the arguments...

Again, I refuse to get caught up in the Cal/Arm debate. But, if someone misrepresents my viewpoint, or uses arguments that apply to both sides, I'm going to call him out on it. Whether I can answer his claims concerning Cal/Arm is immaterial to my posts. What is material is that he is using...

Firstly, we need to get something very straight right off the bat. Your teaching, although I disagree with it, does not upset me. Your false assumptions of my belief, then used as "ammunition" against it, is what upsets me. People grow in their Christian walk at different rates. I believe that...

I saw your initial reply, but when I logged in to respond it wasn't there. Sent from my QTAQZ3 using Tapatalk

That's why I like MMA. The rules and (very little) protective gear make MMA safer than football, and extremely safer than boxing. Sent from my QTAQZ3 using Tapatalk

I generally don't participate in the Cal/Arm debate. I personally am a Non-Cal, and have been curious about the Calvinist view in the past, but any time there is a discussion or debate, it turns into sentences like the one I quoted. The above view is asinine. Let's follow the logic. You say...

I agree with what you said. Not what you meant to say, but what you said. We should exhaust resources THEN resort to an insurrection. It's going to happen sooner or later. I just hope it's not in my lifetime. Sent from my QTAQZ3 using Tapatalk

It's funny that the GOP is being touted here as obstructionist, even though the show fits. I watched a video clip a couple years ago that had all the times that Obama publicly refused to compromise with the GOP. It was a lot. Whether or not the GOP had decided to adapt an obstructionist policy...

I'm not a Trump apologetic, but I am all for fair play. And in this discussion it is imperative that income taxes do not equal all tax. Someone has already stated things about sales tax and property tax. Those would have been huge for him and his business. I'm sure he hasn't found a loophole to...

I had it real rough as a kid going to school. I had to walk from my bedroom to the kitchen table where I was homeschooled. Sent from my QTAQZ3 using Tapatalk

Either on an individual level or the level of a country, wealth is not necessary to be great. It does, however, make it easier to do great things. For example, if I had more money I could help more people. I can be a great person and help anyway. But if I have money can do better things, while I...

Alright, so hopefully this works this time. I’m breaking a lot of new ground here for me, as I’ve never done much of a study on hell. With that being said, there’s a wall of text incoming, but I’m open to discussion and/or correction. Firstly, I think it’s important that we distinguish...

Ok, so I am furious right now at the forum. I had about 8 paragraphs typed out about this subject, but lost it all. I'll have to respond later, due to time constraints. Edited to add: Some time just opened up. I'm going to type my post in a word document, and then paste it over, that way I...

I guess to begin the discussion, we need to define what exactly you mean by a "traditional view of hell". It's kind of a vague term. If you mean hell as a literal place where those who die without the grace of God will spend eternity without Him, then I hold to a traditional view. If you don't...