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I have always had problems with those that tend to the extremes. For me the bible seems to be clear that we are responsible to respond to the offer that God has made. I can understand your point of salvation having been effectual or irresistible when you look back from the position of having...

Since you seem to have a different understanding of what "Whole World" means then you should provide your definition. To help you out I copied these from Dictionary.com Whole adjective comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full...

I agree that the Flower's illustration is a bit over the top. I would think he did it to counter the over the top calvinist view of irresistible drawing. I have always held to an "influence and response" view of the work of God in drawing man to Himself. Where we differ is in your use terms...

We all see threw the glass dimly. None of us have all the answers. Well it seems all my posts have born some good fruit after all. What you, Bunyan and even I went through prior to our trusting in Christ is what let up to the point of our regeneration. All the conviction the pangs of conscience...

So your depending on a catholic priest to tell you that you should trust what the RCC teaches. Sounds like circular logic is being used there. FYI the books of the bible were Canon when they were accepted by the early Christians. There were other letters in circulation that were rejected. And...

Disagreements over how we understand a verse or verses is much different then what the RCC does in adding things to scripture because some Pope or council has said they should be added is another. What we do all agree on is that we are saved by faith in our risen Lord. As John was inspired to...

I agree with much of what you have written. But I do feel you error in a few points. You speak of regeneration as being a process but the bible does not see it that way. One is regenerated/born again in an instant. "The washing of regeneration (paliggenesía, Titus_3:5) refers to the spiritual...

By the logic you are using Love in tennis is the same as to Love your wife or God. It is the same exact word, not even a translation. One is only elect when they are in Christ and they are only in Christ when by the grace of God one is saved because they have trusted in Him. Because he is...

Agreed we are only saved by God when we believe, but that is where I see calvinism error. They say man is saved prior to his believing. That is illogical. Any of us can say faith is a gift of God. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God so in that sense it is a gift. I couldn't...

To be chosen in Him before the foundation of the world is quite different than to be elect in Him before the foundation of the world. The first means that God choose faith in Christ as the means of salvation the second means that a select group were saved prior to creation. One is only elect...

Eph 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not of your own doing, it is the gift of God; To bad that the bible does not agree with your view. As the text states clearly one is saved through faith. Faith in Him is the condition that God has set before He saves. We see...

Odd that you would say that as you said “Many times have I seen, not only on this board, but in Ephesians that the elect were chosen before the foundation of the world.” Yet we do not see “the elect were chosen before” What we do know is the Christ is the elect one, and believers are elect on...

Oh foolish man that you are. Do you not have the ability to read the English language? I have seen more than one person that has advanced degrees in Greek & Hebrew that have let their theological biases colour their understanding of a clear text. It is easy to point out errors in calvinist...

This from the person that needs a priest to tell him what to think re scripture.

Hyper-Calvinism is a branch of Protestant theology that places strong emphasis on supralapsarianism, or salvation from eternity, where the atonement of Christ was and is difficult for the non-elect to understand, where man has little to do with his salvation, there being nothing man can do to...

God being omniscient knows all those that will freely trust in Him for their salvation but no one was of the elect/saved prior to them freely trusting in Him. We see this clearly stated in Eph 1:13 "In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having...

Did you not understand the question? The reason that people get annoyed with me is that I ask them questions they do not want to answer. I could quote calvinist texts and calvinists/reformed/PB's still say I do not understand their view.

He can not provide any that refer to purgatory as there are none. The RCC has to read into scripture what they need to find for it to be there. But that is the same thing they do for many of their doctrines. So you will be waiting a long time for any scriptural support forthcoming from @Cathode.

This from a person that needs a priest to tell him what scripture means. I have seen the abuse of scripture that the RCC has done and continues to do. You have fallen for the false teaching of that institution.

Do you do nothing to point people to God? If so why are you on this board?