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Let me try and break down your logic; 1. Election is Sovereign Divine appointment to eternal life 2. Infants have/get eternal life Conclusion Infants are Elect But this would mean all humanity is born Elect, then some perish in infanthood while still Elect, while the rest grow up and of...

So is it safe to say infants are automatically Elected to eternal life?

This is a fresh perspective on unpardonable sin. I know this is off topic but what is your understanding of John's 'sin unto death'?

And to those appealing to God's Mercy and Love, why not appeal to His Justice? And secondly, why do babies need mercy? Are they born condemned?

Great point. But I'd ask, is the baby guilty of any sin let alone the unpardonable sin?

Please try and briefly support your answer, preferably scripturally Romans 5:12 (KJV) 12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Luke 13:34-35 (NIV) 34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. 35 Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will...

The smartest thing I've heard in decades

Are infants sinless? You are overly eager to misunderstand. Tell me. Are infants sinless or are they conceived/born full of sin?

That is a mighty half-truth. Why do you even need to hear the gospel, yet the wrath of God was satisfied in ~33AD? Were you born born again?

Yes I do, which is why all I do is evangelism and apologetics outside my day job. My motives notwithstanding, you can't run away from the fact that many live and die unreached They are not innocent because they have yet to sin but rather because they can't receive a gospel they have never...

Yes we are not perfect before we sin (we are born/conceived imperfect) but are we condemned before we sin? If yes, then mere 'sin inclination' is punishable by eternal damnation. And if 'sin inclination' attracts eternal damnation, it is sin in itself...which is what Catholicism Original Sin is...

So mercy is shown on the innocent (but born in sin)? Is this mercy and love extended to those who are similarly innocent in that they are born,live and die without ever hearing the glorious gospel? If not, what is the functional difference between a dead infant and an 'unreached' adult? What...

What is the purpose of bidding and not drawing seeing failure to do the latter nullifies the former? It actually amounts to a false offer; inviting you to a treat I have zero intention of serving Analogous (not perfect) to this is inviting guests, say the the homeless, to a meal only to serve some

So those who don't believe are yet to receive this gift, right? Further, they perish because the gift, the only thing that could save them, is unavailable, right? Further still, God has elected not to save them, right?

Best way to answer is to stick to the subject before needless digression

Thank you for this eloquent clarification. I think it was @Revmitchell who I read posted that it is important to engage with what the other person believes in.instead of what yo think they believe in. Another question if you don't mind. What,if at all, are non-negotiable aspects of Calvin's...

You have answered my question in the highlighted. Th e rest of your post is irrelevant to my inquiry. Now that this grace is AVAILABLE to ALL men, why do some men still perish?

I thought so, the 5 theories seem so interrelated and interdependent that it is next to IMPOSSIBLE to marry some while discarding or even reformulating the rest. And I think this is what OP had in mind, not whether modern calvinist subscribes to every mundane thing Calvin stood for

He went through severe trials but did not curse God. But he did question Him. Among the many lessons I glean from the book is bad theology that bad things don't happen to good people. Satan presents himself before God and God points out Job's righteousness. God was pleased with Job. Satan...