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Good post. As far as election is concerned, that is something I am content to trust Him with. I am content to know that He knew me and loved me and all believers from eternity, and that He chose to make me His Son. Some of the doctrine of election may be a mystery, and therefore perhaps we...

Because God permits/allows them to. Sovereignty of God is not affected if He allows or permits people to reject His Call. If He wills to send His Son to die for all and to powerfully draw all while still allowing them to resist, then He is still Soveriegn. Permissive will is part of...

Agreed, with a couple comments. a. Fixed multitude...fixed multitude of sheep does not mean fixed number that Jesus died for. The scriptures say that He died for the sheep, but nowhere says He died ONLY for the sheep. b. Yes, God enables man to believe, but are they His sheep BEFORE they...

Not resisting is not the same thing as working together with God which is what synergism should mean. Otherwise it is very inaccurate and imprecise terminology. That's what happens sometimes when you make up words that are not in the Bible and then put imprecise meanings or definitions on...

good questions. Here is my understanding of them a. A person who is left to themselves is completely and hopelessly enslaved to sin. But the Gospel and the convicting ministry of the Spirit has the power to break all chains. When a person hears the Gospel and is drawn by the Father through...

I believe all will be resurrected, but some will be resurrected to everlasting shame/eternal punishment.

I quoted Paul in Galatians where he said that God will complete what HE started and also in Hebrews where Christ is the Author and Finisher of our faith. No disagreement with you on salvation is all of God. Classical Arminians believe this. I do not say that Jesus came to make man saveable. He...

I have heard it from several Calvinists. I just heard it yesterday. I have to look it up, but it was either a sermon on limited atonement or from one of Boetner's books. I will let you know later As far as 1 Timothy 4:10, the passage is saying that there is only one Saviour for all men (not...

Besides resistable grace there is also the question of who did Christ die for. Did He die for the world (KOSMOS) or for the elect ONLY? The Bible teaches that He died for the sins of the world, that He died for all, etc. In addition, the verses that say He died for the Elect/Sheep/those given to...

I thought he left the issue open too. I would say that the key words would be "true and saving faith". Did a person who fell away have true and saving faith? Perhaps this question is why Arminius left the issue open

The thing is, I do not see faith and repentance as works. They are responses but not works that I do or drum up by my own natural powers. Repentance is a change of heart and mind resulting in a change of life. If I try to do that by the natural power of my volition, I will fail and fail...

I don't think the Remonstrants would agree to the statement that we "add" something by our "natural powers". We receive God's grace, but that is not adding anything to it. And I don't think they would agree to the Law being the basis of our righteousness or that we merit salvation by our...

Direct quote- 5. Likewise, that the human being, after rebirth, can keep God‘s law perfectly and fulfill it completely, and that this fulfilling of the law constitutes our righteousness before God, with which we merit eternal life. Three parts...I disagree with them, especially b and c. a. Man...

I would say that "a bridge that doesnt go all the way across" would certainly be a misrepresentation of our position. And there are other things which I will address later, all for the purpose of informing and clearing misunderstanding

No, the fourth paragraph does not have all men on the bridge. It has the bridge available to all who will hear the gospel, see the Son, and believe on Him. Some are on it, some refuse it, and some don't know about it yet but it's still there for all who will hear and obey the gospel

Do you have a quote or a statement of a doctrine by a proponent of general atonement that supports your (and Boetner's and Spurgeon's) claim that the bridge only goes halfway across the stream in Classical Arminians view of Unlimited Atonement? I have never heard any Arminian (in the classical...

Some people claim that unlimited atonement equals universalism. This is a false claim. In order to critique a doctrine you must examine it according to WHAT IT'S PROPONENTS MEAN BY IT. Limited atonement does not mean universalism. That the doctrine is misunderstood by some Calvinists is...

Someone asked me in another thread to deal with Semi-Pelagianism. This request was made in light of my stating that my beliefs most closely reflect Classical Arminianism. I will take the opportunity to address this as requested, because contrary to the notion of some, Classical Arminianism is...

a. I believe in Limited Atonement the way you have stated it, but that is not how it is defined by the majority of Calvinists I have talked to. b. If Sealing and Regeneration happen similtaneously, then regeneration follows saving faith, because according to Ephesians 1:13 sealing follows...

a. I believe in Limited Atonement the way you have stated it, but that is not how it is defined by the majority of Calvinists I have talked to. b. If Sealing and Regeneration happen similtaneously, then regeneration follows saving faith, because according to Ephesians 1:13 sealing follows...