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And yet the Calvinist believe that their belief against Non Calvinsts are uniformly correct, and that all Non Calvinist beliefs are uniformally wrong, but when it comes to the uniformity among themselves uniformity does not apply. Go figure!

They are not called elect angels because they were preordained to fall or stay. They are elect because they have a specific purpose in current events and the end times and specifically for ministering to those who are saved. Heb 1:14. The fact that there were angels who "left their first...

I am not saying the Preterists or partial Preterists believe in a tribulation, but they do believe in a 1000 year reign preceded by Christs visible return to earth first. Some not all believe that. Hank Hanneggraff, and RC Sproul for example, still holds to that view even though they deny the...

In Ephesians 2:8, SALVATION is the gift through faith, not faith. This is a misconstruction of the verse. Even faith itself as special impartation to those already saved was given to SOME, but not all of the church. 1 Cor 12:9. God draws men to Him when they put their faith in Him (evidenced...

I'm seriously not going to read through 150+ plus comments to dig through somoeone's definition of Irresistable Grace. You claimed that I misunderstood it, so you should be able give me a simple and concise definition of what it is that I can quote you on it when I explain my position. That way...

Now it is you who is misunderstanding my view. I do not claim that salvation is a reward, those are your words not mine. That is a caricature of your own creation. But faith is the vehicle that God choose to save man by: "Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto...

OK then I will ask you to define "Irresistable Grace" so that I am not misunderstanding you. If you claim that I don't understand it, then feel free to tell me whether or not grace can be resisted or not according to Calvinism.

And that goes back to my original question: which came first, salvation or faith?

Most of the debating I have seen between Calvinists and Non Calvinists on here has been about TULIP, and one thread on Calvin's treatment of Servetus among others. Yet there are other reasons why Non Calvinists reject John Calvin's teaching, and 2 of the other contentions with Calvin that I have...

Light can be rejected. I agree with you on that which is why I reject Calvinism's "Irresistable Grace". I agree that "quickened" does not mean saved to the extent that Calvinism interprets it. To be quickened is as essential process of salvation in Calvinist theology. But quicken does mean to...

So are you saying that angels are created in the image of God, and are you saying that angels and humans are the same and therefore whatever "decree" God has for angels is and or should be the same as that of man? Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 make it clear that Satan chose to rebel against God and...

Then explain the utter pettiness of this thread. http://www.baptistboard.com/showpost.php?p=1985377&postcount=163 When someone responds with nonsense like that, then they can expect to have the same kind of response. What, and others don't? Nobody else on here has studied theology? When I...

Showing a direct relationship of God with His creation does not mean that God does not permit things to operate independently as I have showed He did with Job. God's sovereignty means He transcends His creation, and is the king over all of it, but that does not mean that He always controls all...

. The flood was preceded by 120 years of warning (2 Peter 2:5, Matt 24:37, Heb 11:7, Gen 6:3). Moreover, the Genesis flood was destroy ALL FLESH. (Gen 6:17). The flood was a specific warning where they were told that it was judgment. If you are relying on Genesis 6 and Amos, then where is the...

But in Calvinism, where does God ever quicken anyone who is not elect? You created 3 classes of people now. Instead of those who are dead, and those who are alive, you have: 1) Dead 2) Alive 3) Alive but in limbo. If Grace is irresistible, then those who are quickened would be saved because God...

Explain Cornelius in Acts chapter 10. Cornelius was a Gentile that was seeking God and he wasn't saved yet until God sent Peter to him. When Adam sinned, he became spiritually dead the moment he ate the fruit. At that point, according to Calvinism, Adam should not have been able to comprehend...

I'm not Arminian because I believe once saved always saved, and have a few disagreements on some of their other points. But yes, I do believe free will in that once you make a decision to turn to Christ the Holy Spirit does the work of justification when you call on Christ to save you. The...

I only did that with one person, and I explained why I did it. Because he is a bully to everyone that disagrees with him. If you read my statement on the introductions section at the top of the forum, you will see what I think about my "degrees". Jesus didn't have a degree (John 7:15), so I...

I'm not Arminian, but that there is nothing wrong with praying to receive Christ because the Bible does say "whosoever shall CALL upon the name of the Lord shall be saved". There are several examples in the Bible of those who offered even short statements that indicated their trust in Christ...