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He said, "Raising taxes ALWAYS results in rises in unemployment." But I take that to mean nationally. When the feds raise taxes the unemployment rate goes up. It doesn't mean every business in every situation has a raise in unemployment. I just don't see how you can't see how taking money...

Can you show me where in this chapter it teaches that because God selects his divine messenger that he also selects those who will believe their message? Thanks Its about Paul confronting other teachers who are corrupting Galatia with a "false gospel." He is attempting to show He is more...

I don't see scripture ever make that leap, but we may just need to agree to disagree. I still don't think proof that God has selected a particular person to be his inspired messenger is proof that God selects certain people in his audience to believe the message. I just believe we should take...

I'm not sure that is accurate brother. I think God can create a creature without the ability to sin without it being equal to God. The very fact that it is created and God is not would certainly distinguish them, if nothing else.

So, on what basis does he claim apostolic authority? If he says, "Because God set me apart from birth." Those brethren who disagree with him in Galatia can say, "Us too." Then Paul can say, "God hand selected me and appointed me personally." They can reply, "Us too." What separates the...

I don't think any have said it would raise unemployment in every business or in every situation, but in general it makes hiring more difficult because business owner has less money to pay others. Its not really that difficult IMO. I've not heard the war time argument, but I do know that is how...

I guess so??? It's called "suicide." The reason some perish is because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

I'm sorry, but you failed to supply the verse to which you were referring, and you failed to tell us why Satan would need to blind those Calvinist claim are born that way? Plus, don't other texts say God is the one doing the blinding of Israel? Or do you think God uses Satan to blind them?

That maybe an even better way to put it. :thumbs: It is the same answer as the statement above. "Jesus limited his action (to know all) while remaining unlimited in ability." Jesus could have called angles to tend to him but didn't in the same way he could have known every detail but didn't...

I didn't say many here on this board, I said "many" in general that I've read and I'd be glad to provide you some links to read to prove that assertion if necessary, unlike you who quote ONE poster (Winman) and even his quotes didn't say what you accused him of believing. They just don't in any...

1. To what verse are you referring? 2. Why would satan need to blind people who were born blind due to the fall?

First, you must understand that I affirm that God must grant us any ability that we have, including the ability to breathe. So, that would include our ability to believe truth. Second, I believe the ability to believe clearly revealed truth is common to all, like breathing. IOW, I don't...

While there are various explanations and views within the "Arminian/non-Calvinistic" camp (just as there are such in the "Calvinistic/Reformed" camps), I don't see anything stated here with which I disagree. Did something I say seem to disagree with this statement? I do affirm God's common...

Again, a complete and total misrepresentation. Aaron has studied enough to know better. Jacobus Arminius, another NON-CALVINISTIC SCHOLAR, wrote: "I consider Divine Providence to be "that solicitous, continued, and universally present inspection and oversight of God, according to which he...

That is a complete misrepresentation and clearly only intended to inflame. :tear:

I just read back through these posts as well and personally I have no problem with what JBH28 has argued. Like I said, "in the same way we might argue that God is 3 but 1, we may also argue He limits his ability while remaining unlimited in ability." I think we should all be in agreement on...

Scripture never says the gospel's power is limited to a select few.

Right. And why did Christ NEED to hid the gospel from them? He tell us plainly: "otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!'" Agreed. They rebelled freely which cause their hearts to GROW HARDENED and CALLOUSED. They weren't born that way. Once self hardened in their rebellion despite...

Well, I guess that might depend on whose "orthodox view" you are reading. :) The ones I respect take God's immanent self limitation into account without feeling the need to try and fully reconcile the biblical revelation of God's Omniscience. So, in the same way we might argue that God is 3...

"All who rely on observing the law are under a curse" - Paul, someone who under the name of "Saul" relied on observing the law, prior to BECOMING a Child of God. Whose child was he prior to being adopted as God's child?