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Wouldn't get too far, because I am not God

quote- ....regeneration animates the corpse enabling the hearing.... But if regeneration animates the corpse to enable the hearing, the corpse is no longer a corpse when it hears, OBVIOUSLY... so NO, corpses do not hear unless they are raised. But unlike corpses, dead sinners are capable of...

quote- Was the going away of Jesus, the faith they heard of, by which the Spirit was received ? I NO. Jesus is talking to His disciples in John. In Galatians, Paul is speaking to new converts, largely gentiles. Different context. One before Pentecost, one after Pentecost. quote- God elects...

HALLELUJAH!! There you go! That's the DRAWING, just like I said. Drawn, believe, regeneration. Elementary. If they are still corpses AND HEAR, then they were drawn, but not yet regenerate. If they are corpses WHEN THEY HEAR, how can they be said to be regenerate, (spiritually raised) They...

No, but he also could not have rejected the outward call by himself either, but sinners can. Therefore, the analogy is invalid. A corpse cannot hear, sin, disobey, choose, or reject, but SINNERS CAN. Plus, I agree with what Jonshaff said in post 56

Again, it is only synergism if I help God regenerate me. Since I believe that regeneration is a work of God alone, then synergism does not apply to me. See the sig below... How regeneration is monergistic. "From hence it manifestly appears, what is the nature of the new birth. It is that...

The scripture (Galatians 3:2) says received the Spirit by the hearing of faith, not received faith by the hearing of regeneration. Also, you have regeneration before faith and salvation. But regeneration, justification, and adoption all happen instantaneously, right? So wouldn't a regenerate...

Received the Spirit by the HEARING OF FAITH. No regeneration without receiving the Spirit. No receiving the Spirit without faith. Therefore, a person cannot be regenerated BEFORE faith, therefore INITIAL faith is not the result of regeneration. I can go along with "simultaneous", but if...

I do not think we are far apart either, but again, I am not the one making false accusations (like synergism being imputed to me). I have shown that Classical Arminianism is not synergistic, and you call me a synergist because you incorrectly think that we affirm that one's unbelief ties God's...

So if a person is regenerated by or through faith, it cannot be said that faith is the result of regeneration. Otherwise, it would be faith by or through regeneration.

quote- Now maybe we're getting somewhere. But what is "the hearing of faith"? That's not a term I'm familiar with and can't define. I would prefer to call it the impartation of faith or the gift of faith or the creation of faith. The hearing of faith that regenerates is in Galatians 3:2, and I...

quote- What this text cannot mean is that unregenerate Galatians heard, responded savingly to the Gospel, and then received the Spirit. Ephesians 1:13 also says that receiving the Spirit is connected to faith. quote- That would contradict 1 Corinthians 2:14 and Ephesians 2:4-10 Not at all...

"loving the world" is not the part that refutes Calvinism. THE MANNER (οὕτως) OF LOVE for the world AND IT's PURPOSE that as described by Jesus is. ...and world here does not mean "world system" as in 1 John 2:15 nor is it a synecdoche as in John 18:20, and as I look at the various meanings of...

False. Arminians do not believe it always means the same thing. Classic example of a strawman argument Secondly, you are using a non-sequitur. The fact that "world" doesnt always mean all the people does not prove that it does not mean "all the people" in John 3:16 It certainly doesnt mean...

I agree with everything, just one point of clarification. You said being drawn of God was pre conversion, pre-regeneration, pre indwelt with the Spirit right? I agree with this. Drawing comes first. Producing faith in those who believe. Resulting in similtaneous conversion, regeneration...

Where does the Bible say that everyone whom Christ died for will be saved? Book, chapter, verse please. I believe that this assertion is an EXTRAPOLATION, and not based on SOLA SCRIPTURA. Prove me wrong with SCRIPTURES, and I will accept the premise.

quote- Galatians 3:2) It is God Himself who gives the Spirit (Matthew 16:7; Acts 16:14). Agreed. But you are ignoring what Galatians 3:2 says. quote- I think you'll find it is, in the way you are presenting it. False, because I have said REPEATEDLY that God ALONE regenerates. That means...

As to the first statement, are you saying a person can be converted without hearing the gospel and without faith. I would strongly disagree. quote- GOOD SEMARITIN would be another good example. That parable is about who we are to love in the commandment to love your neighbor. Quote-...

Very good. My point exactly. quote- That is why I say that I believe conversion is not a process. AMEN! quote- But if we reject this interdependence and must view conversion as a process, then we have to admit that biblical regeneration (the "washing of regeneration") cannot occur without...

a. Of course people were empowered by the Spirit in the OT to prophesy and do other things, but that is not the same as regeneration. as to the rest, I agree with you on all points in this post, but the points (while being good points) are not really relevant to the questions asked.