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Hi Everyone! I would like to announce that I just recently published my first book (and hopefully not my last), titled Into the Tempest. The book is a Christian fiction novel that I have been working on for about two years now. Personally, I never thought I would write a fiction novel, and in...

So, when God decreed that Christ would die, he simply decreed that he would die for ‘men in general’? This does not at all match up with what Paul says in Romans concerning the fact that God will have mercy on whom he will have mercy. God himself decreed that he would love Jacob and hate Esau...

Van, you mentioned that you believe Election was 'corporate' in nature. But you fail to see that any corporate group is made up of individuals. You make it seem like God elects a certain group of people, but he doesn't know who those people are. Do you deny God's eternal knowledge? Do you...

Van, I think you are trying to oversimplify how God works through men. Calvinists believe in total spiritual depravity. Men are dead in their sins. This means, that if GOD DOES NOTHING AT ALL, NO ONE will be saved. I think you would probably agree with me on that point. Now, if that is...

Heir of Salvation: I think the biggest reason for the error of your arguments is the assumption that choices are uncaused. I mean, that is absolutely ridiculous when you even try to apply that to the life of humans. Can you name one decision that you ever made that was without cause? Are...

As a Reformed Baptist I certainly hold to the five points of Calvinism and the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689. When it comes to a discussion of the atonement, there are some key concepts that we all must consider. First of all, we must ask ourselves if the term 'mankind' or...

With all due respect, you are missing the connection between 'ability' and 'will'. In the scenario of the dog chained to a pole, you are neglecting the dog's will. He loves his chain, and he loves his pole. He does not seek to be released. That is why the dog's nature, his will, MUST be...

So allow me to ask a few questions to those who actually believe that Jesus ransomed every single man, woman, and child: Who does Christ intercede for to the Father? Who does he mediate for? You quoted 1 Timothy 2:5-6: 5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men...

Amy, that is an excellent post, and I think you hit the nail on the head. That is exactly why God declares to Ezekiel that he will 'replace the heart of stone with a heart of flesh'. God must conduct 'spiritual surgery' on the sinner BEFORE the sinner can ever please God or exercise faith and...

I think it is very important that we do look at the context of 1 Timothy 2:4. In verse 2, we see that when Paul says to make prayers on behalf of all men, he contextualizes this by specifying "for kings and all who are in authority." If Paul truly meant 'every single man, woman, and child'...

Hi everyone, I am new to the discussion board, and I figured this would be a great place to throw in my two cents. I have read all of the posts that have been made in this thread, and so I will not try to cover ground that has already been covered. What I want to do is ask those who deny...

I just wanted to quickly say hi to all of you, as well as introduce myself. My name is Eric, and I currently reside in Las Vegas, NV. I am 29 yrs old, married with a 15 month old daughter. I am a pilot in the Air Force, and right now I am helping to start a new baptist church here in Northern...