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One common behavior is the acceptance of what others, especially published other, say, rather than check scripture for themselves. I am sure you are aware of the common mistake in understanding scripture is to read back into the original, the meaning of the word used in translation. Bible...

Yes, the behavior of a person before they professed salvation does not necessarily disqualify. OTOH, dangerous behavior could be grounds for disqualification from leadership, even if it happened before the person professed salvation. I think the specific circumstances and the leading of a...

You can deny the obvious till the cows come home, post #14 lays out the biblical usage for anyone to study.

1 Timothy 3:2 NASB An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, skillful in teaching, The OP wondered if this verse was a command to have one wife? My answer is NO! The idea is that the person...

Yes, post #14 provides the biblically based contextual meaning of foreknowledge. And it is very different than the view based on the meaning of the English word, found in poorly chosen versions. The English word meaning is an awareness of something before it happens or exists, i.e. knowledge...

Yet another nonsense claim, as foreknowledge refers to knowledge acquired or formulated in the past being utilized in the present, such as implementing a predetermined plan.

Disparaging claim, devoid of truth.

Romans 8:29 NASB For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters; Romans 8:29 (Interpretive Translation) For those whom He planned for ahead of time, His...

The poster of post #46 ignored the evidence and reposted the false claim, the canard of Calvinism. This is all they have folks, deflection rather than edification. Jesus says many seek the narrow door, but Calvinism claims Jesus miss-spoke as all the lost hate God continuously.

Right, Halleluh-jah.

I have answered that off the shelf Calvinist canard dozens of times "No verse says or suggest that while we are spiritually dead, we cannot seek God or put our trust in Christ, Luke 13:24. Not all, but many do seek God and eternal life in Christ."

Since we were born spiritually dead, then we must be born anew to become spiritually alive. That spiritual rebirth is called "REGENERATION." The washing of regeneration removes the sin penalty of separation, allowing us to be made alive together with Christ.

Most believers, not just Calvinists believe we were made sinners, Romans 5:19, and therefore we were conceived in iniquity, Psalm 51:5, and therefore we were brought forth is a spiritually separated state from God, thus spiritually "dead" in our sin, Isaiah 59:2. The Opening post, therefore...

Exodus 3:15 LSB And God furthermore said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name from...

The Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) was created as as an alternate revision of the 1995 New American Standard Bible by the Lockman Foundation. One distinctive is that it translates the four Hebrew letter "tetragrammaton" (YHWH) as Yahweh. Since earlier translations thought the tetragrammaton should...

The Greek word, huiothesia (G5206) appears about 5 times in the New Testament writings of Paul. The word, translated usually as adoption, is found in these verses: Romans 8:15, Romans 8:23, Romans 9:4, Galatians 4:6, and Ephesians 1:5. The meaning of the Greek word as used in the New Testament...

Yes, just how could Christ die for us, while we were yet sinners, if no charge can be brought against the elect, those of us in Christ? Answer - we were not yet "Elect" when Christ died for us, we only became elect when God transferred us spiritually into Christ, Colossians 1:13. Calvinism...

Unless Christ or his inspired NT writers provided the direction for born anew believers, the Old Covenant Laws, such as the Law of Moses, have been superseded and are no longer applicable to born anew believers. The purpose of the Law was to guide us to Christ, the purpose of the Law of Liberty...

Predestination is a False Doctrine. Calvinism's false doctrine is that Ephesians 1:4 teaches individuals (foreseen before they were created) were individually chosen for salvation before creation. This is precluded by 1 Peter 2:9-10 which says we once were not a people chosen for his own...

Yes, if individuals were in fact "elected (chosen individually for salvation) before creation, they would not be condemned for unbelief, and would never have been children of wrath,