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'Some want to live within the sound Of church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop, Within a yard of hell.' [C.T. Studd] Testimony of Gary Currie My name is Gary Currie. I was born in Chatham, Kent, in 1957. My upbringing wasn’t the best, with parents who did not care and were quick...

I am defining lost in the way that anybody defines it. Someone who's lost can't find his way - he needs someone to show him the way. 'How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? An how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without...

I am delighted to hear it! However, if the Holy Spirit is not leading you to witness to the lost and call them to repentance and faith, I fear for its success.

:rolleyes: Matt. 4:17. 'From that time on, Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."' I just try to follow the example of my Lord and Saviour, and to obey His commands (e.g. Acts 1:8). You are constantly complaining about the low state of the cause of...

Yes, as much as I admire Gill for His forthright stand on the Bible and the deity of Christ, he is quite wrong here. However, as you like John Gill and Church history,, you might be interested in these two articles: https://marprelate.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/learning-the-lessons-of-history-1/...

Yes, I aspire to be a peddler of the Gospel. I cannot think of a better occupation.

2 Cor. 5:18-20. 'Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself, through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of...

You continue not to get the point, and we've been through this so many times that it really is getting wearisome. Unless God opens the heart of a sinner to believe, he simply will not do so (John 3:19 etc.) I pointed out Eph 2:1ff earlier, but you think being dead is just being a bit poorly...

The fact is that no one before the 18th Century was against preaching the Gospel to the lost. The first guy to teach against it was a Congregationalist called Joseph Hussey around 1700 in a book called God's Operations of Grace but No Offers of Grace. His teaching was picked up by a Baptist...

1 Cor. 1:21b. '... It pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached [or 'proclaimed'] to save those who believe.' Do you want to please God?

You are quite adept at ignoring clear text that does not fit your theology. But I have come to expect that from some of a particular theological persuasion. God does not force anyone to act against his or her will, but He changes it so that His people come to Him freely, Psalm 110:3 Acts 16:14...

Here we are both in absolute agreement. :)

:rolleyes: Psalm 115:3. 'But our God is in heaven; He does whatever pleases Him. If God desires every single person in the world whoever lived to be saved, that is what would happen. That you continue to miss this is quite surprising. It seems to be more that you do not want to accept it than...

OK. Acts 13:48. 'When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and all who had been designated to eternal life believed.' It doesn't change the meaning of the sentence. Also, the word 'chose' appears nowhere in Matthew 28:16. You have written it in...

I'm not sure what boat you think we have missed. By correctly referencing faith as a condition of salvation, you are acknowledging, willy-nilly, that God does not desire all men to be saved. My son is just completing his examinations to become a medical doctor. Passing the exams is a condition...

It is not in the least disingenuous. If God has set a condition for man to be saved, He does not desire all men to be saved, otherwise He wouldn't do it, would He? @David Lamb has it right. God will accomplish all His desire But coming back to 1 Tim. 2, we need to look at the first two...

You are denying the "simplicity" of the Lord. He does not have a mind distinct from the rest of Him (see my post#66 above). If He changes His mind, He changes the whole of Himself. But may I draw your attention to Isaiah 40:13-14 (referenced by Paul in Romans 11:33-36)? 'Who has directed the...

I thought that was a very good summary, though I would have been happy to listen for 20 minutes and had the guy speak a little more slowly!

May I just draw your attention to Numbers 23:16 & 26 which bracket the text you quote, and also verse 20: "Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it." More later. Grandparenting duties call me away.

Indeed they do, but I think perhaps you misunderstand the meaning of 'Impassible' or 'without passions.' The writers of the great confessions describe God as being 'without parts or passions.' To take 'parts' first, they mean that God is pure Spirit (John 4:24); therefore He does not have, for...