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Hold on a moment. You accuse Martin Marprelate of believing that you you have to be saved prior to being given faith. Then you quote his words (my emphasis) which show that he doesn't believe any such thing: I see that as saying that Martin believes, as I do, that the bible teaches God's...

It's in the gospels. For example: “"Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.” (Lu 8:12 NKJV) “"I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find...

I think many English speakers say or write things such as, "You haven't said nothing," when they mean "You haven't said anything." I understood Hazelelponi to mean, "You haven't said anything."

I agree that Christianity is not stagnant. There are always fresh things to learn from the bible. As far as proselytizing is concerned, the earliest Christians preached to fellow Jews, and Paul preached to people in Ephesus who were worshippers of the goddess Diana. I do fully agree that if...

No need to be rude. I am not "completely ignorant of the original teachings." Just because I used a confession of faith to show that you are mistaken in your assumption that all who believe the 5 points are also paedobaptists. Incidentally, the Confession of Faith I mentioned is firmly bible...

Sorry, you seem to have read much more into my post than I intended to be there. I did not say anything about needing a "document like that to tell me how to interpret the Bible." I was just answering what you wrote: " I don’t claim to be a Calvinist…they believe in infant baptism, I don’t."...

Sorry, do you really mean that you don't care that we read in the New Testament that Christians spread the gospel? Regarding what you say about living by convictions, that should be true of Christians. That is what Paul wrote to the Christians at Ephesus: “For by grace you have been saved...

Yet we read that the Christians in New Testament times went around spreading the gospel. For example: “At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.” (Ac 8:1 NKJV)...

Not all who believe the 5 Points believe in infant baptism; there are baptists who believe the 5 points. Indeed, the historic Baptist confessions of faith, such as the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, are certainly Calvinistic.

No, biblical faith is not a work. It's a gift: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we...

I am sure Brightfame52 can speak for himself, but it was you who quoted Chuck Smith. As far as I am aware, Brightfame52 has not quoted John Calvin, only the bible.

Well, I have just looked back at your previous post (363). You quoted Romans 10:13-14: “For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved." How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall...

You seem to want to change Ephesians 1:3-4 from: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame...

I think usage must differ depending on where you live. Reformed or Grace Baptists tend to be Calvinistic, and they do accept Confessions of Faith and CT. I know Wikipedia isn't always to be relied on, but its article on Reformed Baptists begins: "Reformed Baptists, also historically called...

What in Martin Marprelate's post disagrees with the bible? In the bible, we read: “"All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” (Joh 6:37 NKJV) “"But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.” (Joh...

I'm glad you included those words "Quite a few." I believe Calvinistic doctrines, and I'm a Baptist, but I am certainly not dispensational.

But Calvinists don't believe God's initiative in salvation is coercive. He doesn't say, "I'm going to make you a Christian against your will." Rather, He grants the sinner new, spiritual life, without which that sinner cannot believe on the Lord Jesus Christ: “And you He made alive, who were...

"Particular Baptists" are those who believe in particular redemption, what some call "Limited Atonement".

I agree, but whether we use the same word for singular and plural or not, it would be difficult to understand the words of Jesus to Nicodemus as meaning that only Nicodemus and nobody else needed to be born again. We only have to compare the passage in John 3 with Peter's first epistle...

None of the Calvinistic or Reformed Baptists I know believe God to be the author of sin.