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Just to help steer this along better, the OP is not about the validity of dispensationalism. The OP was about the possibility of blending a calvinistic soteriology w/ a dispensational ecclesiology/eschatology. Is it possible to get back on track???

I think you are dreaming if you think a good, quality education that is accredited is also going to be affordable. I'm actually shocked that a person like you who has the capabilities to make money is complaining about how expensive these educational ministries are. They have bills they've got...

I would absolutely agree w/ you. I actually find it ironic that more dispos aren't calvinistic. And it has nothing to do w/ a literal hermenuetic. That is not what is at stake in the calvinism debate. As someone pointed out above, MacArthur is a great example of a 5 point dispo. His ordo...

It was actual my dispensationalism (in part; and I'm no longer dispo) that brought me to Calvinism. The dispo concept of NC fulfillment is very calvinistic whether you admit so or not. There is a future generation of Jews guaranteed salvation b/c God has preordained these end-time events, one...

Could you point that out to me? I have never seen that distinction. Not saying you are wrong, just saying that it seems silly to me to call it something other than it is: NASB.

Good correction.

Why is it being called the NASV??? That is not its name. Usually, this is the caricature of the KJVo's who do want to acknowledge that this translation is the Bible. But why take away its name? New American Standard Bible.

Kinda disappointed that those who were adamant towards the "slave" rendering didn't respond to my posts. Was my point taken? I really want to know your thoughts on the matter.

I'm not arguing for the gospel accounts to be more inspired and other scripture as less. I am saying that some parts of scripture are more important than others. Or to say it another way, some portions have more significance in weightier areas. After all, it was you who said equated Paul's...

Granted that a literal/formal translation is only trying to present the wording of the text, this is partly why I am not a huge advocate for literal translations. They have their place, no doubt, but they even leave nuances and meaning out b/c they are more focused on re-presenting the original...

I disagree... I think the core of the Bible (much less the NT) is the gospel accounts. It is the peak of an archway w/ one side being the OT and the other being the NT. I view Paul's gospel as a small part of the gospel message Jesus was preaching. One reason I say this is b/c of continuity...

YOu have an explanation in mind? That might help understand what you are saying.

Not disagreeing, but any preset definition asserted into a context may skew the best interpretation of that text. THat is all well and good, but there will hardly ever be a consensus here for definitions. So why bother w/ that route? But I have not been arguing for definition of words and...

Not at all. Literal translation does not mean that semantic ranges of words are not considered.

hahaha Here is another example of doulos not being the kind of slave that some are wanting. In the prodigal son story, doulos is used interchangeably w/ misthios which specifically means a hired worker. Doulos, being more general and having a wider range of meanings, was also used to refer to...

You are off by 1,500 years. Slavery during the Roman period, especially in Palestine, was a bit different. One could be put into slavery for not paying the Roman taxes. In that case, a ransom price had to be paid to be redeemed from that slavery. A more common practice was to hire yourself...

Except our knowledge of Greek changes. Too true, which is why we need to allow for our English words to match the meaning of the original language when the receptor language has nuances in one word that is not communicated in another word. Didn't say that, but.... oh I'm just gonna stop so my...

I figured you made a simple mistake, but that still demonstrates that you either have not thought about this as much (and thus missed a simple misstatement) or you are too lazy to change your post. I doubt it is the latter, so I am only left to believe the former. Now, "slave" is one correct...

Just trying to make this light-hearted again. I understand that. And I'm stating that where I'm from, it would be considered neither. But if you recall back, you used similar language. I called you out on it last post, and you have not apologized. At least I asked for forgiveness. I really...

Dude, you have some thin skin. I am not meaning offense by it. And you have similar posts, so don't be too self-righteous. Saying that I need to talk like a Christian and a man is to imply that I am neither. That is pejorative. I guess I come from a family and culture where you can say...