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Hi Brightflame, My Comment: 1 Sam 7:3 says “prepare your hearts unto the Lord.” Of course, this is done with prevenient grace. You said in your subtitle: “The Grammar of Acts 13:48 Allows No Trial Period”. This is proof-texting. You can’t define a doctrine by one verse. In other words, you...

Addition to post #21: I probably don’t need to be this precise right now but I’m adding this anyway: I said in my post: “the Lord determines the grace, not our wills”. It probably would be more proper to say “the Lord determines the grace and our wills; He determines our wills to the point of...

Correction to my post #21: Typo: Baptism - Acts 22:16; not Acts 22:14

Hi Brightflame, Acts 13:48 And the Gentiles hearing it were glad and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to life everlasting believed. I’m going back to the original verse (Acts 13:48). Also, I’m using Acts 9 mostly instead of Acts 22 as an example. This explanation...

Hi Martin, I stand corrected. You are right. This verse is talking about the Faith of all believers. I wasn’t looking at the verse so much as your rendering of the meaning as “charismatic”. That threw me off. That affected everything else I said. To us, the term “charismatic” is usually used to...

Here’s a little more: Acts 13:48 And the Gentiles hearing it were glad and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to life everlasting believed. (DRV) 5021. τάσσω tassō, tas´-so; a prol. form of a prim. verb (which latter appears only in certain tenses); to arrange in an...

Hi George, I agree in general on your understanding of preparation but disagree on libertarian free will. I could be misunderstanding you though. My Short Answer to your post: Here is my transliteration of Acts 13:48 “And the Gentiles hearing it were glad and glorified the word of the Lord...

I agree. We call it a charismatic gift as seen in 1 Cor 12:9 “To another, faith in the same spirit: to another, the grace of healing in one Spirit:” (DRV) It’s a gift but also a gift for the whole church. This particular kind of faith is an extraordinary confidence in obtaining anything or in...

Hi Kai, Good question! Difficult to answer in a post but I’ll say that what you described for each one at the moment they first receive grace is that: Calvinism - they are elected to regeneration (effectual call) (they wouldn’t probably say it that way but it describes what takes place)...

THIS ANSWERS BOTH OF YOUR POSTS Hi Van, I first want to thank you for your comments and to remind you that I’m catholic. I’ve been studying Arminianism and Calvinism and have questions and, of course, I will make comments too. Anyway, interesting thoughts you have! Accreditation would...

Hi Dave, 2 Pet 1:1 SIMON Peter, servant and apostle of Jesus Christ: to them that have obtained equal faith with us in the justice of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 Pet 1:4 By whom he hath given us most great and precious promises: that by these you may be made partakers of the divine...

Thanks, I’ll try it!

Hi Everyone! I didn’t post this morning because I was trying to learn how to use the “select to quote” tool and couldn’t make it work. I sent an email to the website to ask if there was a place on the website that explained how it worked but I haven’t heard anything so I thought I would ask you...

Hi Everyone, I want to re-introduce myself. I was on the discussion board about 3-4 years ago but I wasn’t on long. I am a lifelong Catholic with a passion for my faith. I go by the fictitious name “Lagrange” which I took from my favorite contemporary theologian, Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange...