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No, they do not. The Roman Catholic Church as it is known today is as far removed as can be from the original apostolic teachings. I have already addressed this of which you have conveniently ignored.

Call it what you want. I call it blasphemous and my life is devoted to bringing the true gospel to Roman Catholics and calling them out of this godless cult!

I do not doubt that there are some among the "great cloud of witnesses" who may be observing and possibly praying for me. I simply do not know who they are nor am I able to be in communication with them. The Bible explicitly prohibits me from trying to make contact with the dead so I will wait...

Catholic doctrine is the textbook definition of "Synergism" whereby you must cooperate with God in order to obtain a "state of grace" of which no one may have actual assurance of having aside from "special revelation." The major issue I see with Roman Catholicism is in regards to their view of...

I believe that JonC is mixing up angels with the Catholic view of "Patron Saints" of which you can likely find a patron saint that correllates with your particular vocation. Patron Saints Medals I will not unnecessarily besmirch the Roman Catholic Church as I was raised in this institution and...

We should all take a pause and ask why it is that the Particular Baptists often remain stable and doctrinally strong while the General Baptists have slid into theological liberalism and apostacy. I would say it goes far beyond one being right and the other being wrong. It has much to do with...

I dislike arguing simply for the sake of winning an argument. I believe there is much we can learn by examining both the Calvinist and Arminian views and both force you to confront and examine truth that may be inconvenient and uncomfortable.

No doubt that he was sincere but he was sincerely wrong and quite deceived. The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked. Saul's actions bear this out. If you are going to say he merely acted on some "new information," then there are some serious flaws in you theology that you...

Agreed. Pretty much their inception, there has been a battle between the "Particular" and "General" Baptists. That is, unless you hold to the view of Baptist Perpetuity ("Trail of Blood") which perhaps some here would tout?

I really do not know what to say here. Not even sure I want to go down this rabbit hole! I believe I have been quite consistent.

To be fair, most biblically balanced Calvinists acknowledge both God's sovereignty and man's responsibility. There are some extreme, "hyper-Calvinist" types who are "fatalist" and deny the human responsibility aspect. I can see certain aspects of prevenient grace at work but all men without...

I am simply going with what the scriptures tell us (Jn 3:19; Rom 3; Eph 2:1-9, etc.) I would assert that man left to his own free will, will always run from, never towards God. Jesus said that "no man comes to me except the father draw him" (Jn 6:44) and even non-calvinists will acknowledge...

I'm sorry, where was I inconsistent here? My apologies if I was not clear. Based upon what I have stated, are we at least in agreement regarding these points?

Sir, what exactly are we arguing over here? Where have I said that we do not have a free will? Our free will is disposed to sin, we freely run from God, freely disobey his laws, and freely pursue our inherent sinful lusts! Two words change absolutely everything - But God! If you are in Christ...

I am member of an SBC Church but I am not sure I am actually an "SBCer" myself. Fact of the matter is, it is usually the "ambitious" folks who rise to the top of any organization and those who are pastoring "Mega-Churches" are seen as the "alpha" types who are seen as being successful and are...

Your will was thwarted was it not?

Yeah, I'm wondering if perhaps it is more of an American "Bible Belt" phenomenon myself? What you have described is the way it ought to be done but I guess some like either to retain control of these "satellite" churches or perhaps they are using the marketing capital of the personality of the...

Allows it. He may allow you to just jump off the cliff or he may just providentially intervene on your behalf.

To begin with, what about the 1644/1646 and 1689 London Baptist Confessions?

I believe we would both qualify this a little more by saying "Baptism by Immersion!" No sprinkling, pouring, and no baby baptism! What about all of these "Baptist" Churches that have multiple "Campuses" about town with each having their own "Campus Pastor?" Seems to be the latest trend and I...