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Well I think you'll find that there is, but first of all, thank you for finally engaging with the text of Scripture. Never mind that I did in fact explain the text briefly in post #52, and you had nothing to say on the matter: here we are now and lets look at the text you quoted in a little...

That has sweet nothing to do with Calvin and everything to do with Romans 3:25-26. If Calvin agrees with me, that's great, but it has nothing to do with the truth of Romans 3:25-26.

When have I actually claimed to hold Calvin's view of divine justice? I don't even know what that is! 'The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.' I expect that people in generations to come will be amazed and scornful at some of our views and understandings. But what...

So how much do you agree with Paul then? 'Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, ...... concerning the law, a Pharisee; concerning zeal, persecuting the Church; concerning the righteousness that is in the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me...

This really is delightfully droll! :) @JonC has been saying for ages that he only looks at Scripture, but when he finds that Scripture does not support him, he has suddenly turned 180 degrees and now only wants to discuss philosophy - Scripture? Forget it! And not only that but he has found a...

It has, of course, absolutely sweet nothing to do with philosophy; it has to do with Scripture, specifically Romans 3:25-26. I understand that you are more comfortable talking about philosophy rather than Scripture, but, for the umpteenth time, the Scripture says that God set forth Christ as a...

I don't think it is. If we (you) think we agree on a passage yet we disagree on its meaning, the we don't agree on it qed. We need to tease out where and why we disagree. You keep going on about your 'philosophy of justice.' I am not interested in philosophy; I am interested in God's word...

Amen! Charles Wesley had some very hard things to say about Calvinism - all wrong of course, but Hey! No one's perfect - but he was a true man of God, and one of his hymns is a particular favourite of mine: 'Tis finished! The Messiah dies, Cut off for sins, but not His own; Accomplished is...

Absolutely! We should not be prevented from reading good books, either by a pride that will not let us consult those wiser than ourselves, or by foolish posters on this board who, pretending to be wise have become fools. Read constantly; read wisely, being careful what you receive as truth...

According to Reformed theology, a person' warrant to come to Christ is not that he thinks he is one of the elect, but because he is a sinner, and the Lord Jesus came, not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. I must say that I did not see in the O.P. anything like works religion...

In Psalm 119 there are eight words of which one appears in almost every verse. When I was preaching on the psalm a few years ago, I found this summary of the various meanings in a book called Bible Delight: Heartbeat of the Word of God )Christian Focus Books, 2008; ISBN 978-1-84550-360-4). I...

Hello @Ascetic X The text in question is Psalm 7:11. 'God is a just Judge; and God is angry with the wicked every day.' God is a Judge. A judge must judge according to the law. That is why I said that His wrath or anger is a legal wrath. Moreover, His anger is not a sudden surge of hostile...

Well, if nothing else I've got you to read Psalm 7. :Biggrin I don't really expect you to comprehend it.

Psalm 7:11.

There was a time when @JonC used to write reams of Scripture that had nothing to do with the issue without comment, and then pretend they did; but now he doesn't quote any Scripture but pretends that he draws all his philosophy from it. Sad!

I think you hve to add an "N" and make it "Neron Caesar to make it up to 666. Also, Nero didn't destroy Jerusalem, that was Titus. Nero was emperor when Rome was destroyed in 64 AD, and he blamed that on the Christians and persecuted them for it. However, there is no evidence that Nero...

What do these things actually mean to you? Why did Christ have to suffer and die if God can just ignore His own law and make us new creations without an atonement? Exactly what healing do we have by His stripes?

Deny what passages? As usual you don't quote any. You are denying 1 Corinthians 2:2, or at least you are trying to pretend it's not there. But of course we will be conformed into the image of Christ. We will be made new creations in Christ. We will have died to sin. We really will be made...

It is a possibility, but the Biblical data simply isn't there so anything I might post would be speculation. What we do know is that the devil seduced Adam and Eve into disobeying God, and that brought death upon them and all their posterity.

Hebrews 2:14. 'Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil.....' One purpose of the Lord Jesus in coming to the earth is revealed here: the...