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Consider this scripture: Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: Now can you answer this question honestly: Does the spirit that dwells in you bear witness with your spirit that you are a child of God?

What about those threads. There is no serious doctrine being discussed. The differences between Calvinism and non-Cal have been discussed ever since Augustine entered the stage. As to the others, they have discussed methods of evangelism and other matters of rather trivial importance. Remember...

The command is to "Love the Lord THY God," first found in Deu.6:4,5, and directed toward the nation of Israel, or God's people. IOW, if you are not one of God's people then the command is not directed to you. God doesn't want your love. He wants your heart, your submission. He wants you to come...

What do you mean "by the scripture." The Pharisees could have said that. What scripture says that you are one of those elite, those special elected ones that the Father has called or chosen to be with Christ, while the rest he has damned for all eternity to the Lake of Fire? Why you? How do you...

You err not knowing the Scriptures. 1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. You have yet to explain how eternal life does not mean "eternal." This seems to be a real problem for you? I give unto you eternal life, Jesus...

Did the Father give you to Christ? How would you know?

Christ doesn't want your love. He doesn't want your devotion, your worship, your sacrifice, etc. He doesn't want anything from you, nor does he need anything from you. Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf...

When one truly believes they will not lose that belief, and God has granted them eternal life which cannot become temporal. If it could Christ would be a liar. (John 10:28) First, don't deny my testimony. I believed as a Catholic. It was intellectual. I even trembled at the thought of going to...

And now this thread has reached 25 pages. It really should have been in the Cal/Arm forum. But it needs to be closed because of its length.

Another post without scripture. How many is this six, seven in a row?

Of course! Who wouldn't believe that? When did these men in the first century receive their apostleship, their gift of teaching or prophecy? The day they were saved? No. Likewise God did not give them the "gift of faith" when they were regenerated either. No spiritual gift was given to an...

But that is not what he said concerning 2Pet.2:1

If I married my wife before I was saved, put confidence in her at that time, was it good or bad. If my children put faith in us was it good or bad? When Jesus said you must have faith as a little child what did he mean? Even children have faith--innate faith. God does not give some special...

It is a Reformed website. Should expect anything less than a defense of what it doesn't teach?? I disproved that by quoting from Vine. In part he said: In five out of the ten occurrences of the word in the New Testament it means master of the household. Originally, it indicates absolute...

1Cor.4:7 deals with humility, not faith. Paul is contrasting his life to the lives of the false teachers that the Corinthians had been listening to. Faith is not even mentioned there. It really is a non sequitor. The heart of the question asked in verse 7 is "why did you glory"? The only...

Like I said, I am not playing this game. I tell you what. Perhaps I might give you a full exposition of the chapter so you have the context when you stop taking 1Cor.2:14 out of its context. The context of 1Cor.2:14 is to the Corinthian believers who were carnal believers. In order to see that...

Absolutely none. Therefore God would never give the unregenerate His spiritual gifts or His fruit of the Spirit which you steadfastly maintain. Faith is listed as a spiritual gift along with "Apostles, teachers, prophets, healers, workers of miracles, etc. Why wouldn't God make an Apostle or a...

1. If I remember correctly you introduced Clarke not me. 2. He doesn't speak on behalf of particular redemption. 3. He leaves the reader with the impression that the false teacher's wrong is a teaching that "some may perish for whom Christ died," in that Christ died for all, whereas the...

Perhaps you misunderstood what I was saying. In the chapter where the characteristics of false teachers are listed, so is "just Lot," though he be not one of those that are false teachers. IOW, Peter mentions many things.

The last part of Clark says this: Denying the Lord that bought them - It is not certain whether God the Father be intended here, or our Lord Jesus Christ; for God is said to have purchased the Israelites, Exo_15:16, and to be the Father that had bought them, Deu_32:6, and the words may refer to...