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:confused: Did I make any personally demeaning remarks? No. This is a theological debate forum Willis, what exactly are you expecting to see when you come here? I'm not insulting anyone or their mother. I'm pointing out what I believe to be three key errors that Calvinists make in their...

Sounds like you (and maybe he) has more of an issue with the nature of this forum than with just me personally. After all, this is a soteriological debate forum and no one is forcing you to be here. :wavey:

You are still making the same mistake Aaron. You think I believe God looks down the corridors of time and sees who will have faith and then elects them. That is just wrong. That makes the same mistake Calvinists make by over individualizing Paul's intent. Election is NOT about God...

This from someone who believes God has preselected certain persons to be effectually saved while leaving the rest under the wrath of the Fall? Sounds like God is a 'respecter' of the elect and no one else to me... These versus mean he doesn't favor one man over another based upon their...

Well, the bible teaches two types of hardening. Self-Hardening and Judicial Hardening as is seen in most systematic theologies. HERE is a link if you want to read more on that. So, to your question, the hardening of Israel has been going for a long time, in that they have freely chosen to...

You have drawn a difference with no distinction. What is the difference in the claims of one who is Totally depraved and one who is judicial hardened? Both are unable to see, hear, understand and repent, right? Being 'dead' is used as an analogy and Calvinists take that analogy too...

This has nothing to do with your obvious errors above... You are diverting with ad hominem attacks... Again, you are diverting from the obvious truth. If there are two un-working flashlights and all of the sudden one starts working, the obvious question would be: Why is one flashlight working...

Because scripture never draws that conclusion and those who do actually undermine the uniqueness of those with apostolic authority. I agree, but there he is talking about God's predetermined plan to adopt "us" (the believers; his church) as sons and daughters and to make "us" holy and blameless...

That is not my view, so I can't defend it. I believe, as I said before, that God temporarily blinded the already rebellious Jews in their rebellion so they would do what they already wanted to do...kill blasphemers (i.e. crucify Jesus, who they were blinded from seeing as the messiah). Like...

I'm not sure, are you feeling sick yet? :laugh:

There are similarities which is why they make this mistake, but there are very important differences. The bible teaches God has temporarily blinded a rebellious nation (Israel) in order to accomplish redemption for all. People are NOT born blind, as Calvinism's doctrine of Total Depravity...

I couldn't agree more. They seem not to understand that while Christ was here his goal wasn't to get a bunch of people to believe in him as we see in Acts 2 after Peter's first sermon. Christ was given a remnant from Israel to train as his messengers to be the foundation for the church. He...

I believe these summarize the three mistakes Calvinists make in their interpretation of scripture: 1. They misapply passages that are in reference to the way in which God chose his divinely appointed apostles by applying them to the method God has chosen to save all souls. Proof that God...

You got a deal! :thumbs:

I'd buy anyone a beer if they could discern this convoluted statement. I mean, have you read it? Wow. Maybe JesusFan helped you with the wording? :laugh:

How is that so called "caricature" misrepresentative of Calvinistic doctrine? In your view did God not make the choice to condemn all mankind due to the Fall? Did He not choose to punish mankind by making everyone born with a Totally Depraved nature? Did He not chose to effectually save a...

I have no idea what this means. :confused:

So, you believe God is convicting them and in essence drawing them to seek out truth, but its not until they are regenerated that they actually have faith (at that very moment)? Right? Is it your understanding that Luke believes that men are regenerated thus causing them to start the seeking...

While I would be more in agreement with your line of reasoning, may I still interject with a question? If in your system of thought, no one seeks God, then how do you explain those experiences where people struggle over a long period of time seeking to investigate the claims of scripture only...

God's choice to 'limit' is different from man's choice to limit. You take our believe that God chooses to limit and apply it to a strawman argument in which man does the limiting. You commit fallacies of this nature over and over and over. It is quite exhausting. And, by that same standard...