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The term "Calvinist" has become ubiquitous with the Reformed view of predestination and election. It is no more than that. Some Calvinists prefer to be called Monergists because it takes the baggage out of the term Calvinist. The term does not bother me since I know what I believe.
Bit of a strawman.....
That's easy.
29Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘HEAR, O ISRAEL! THE LORD OUR GOD IS ONE LORD; 30AND YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.’
You have to love God, forced or done for you is not love at all.
I consider all of you brothers and sisters.
I'm not factious <-- never left any faith, All for unity.
15“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16“But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that BY THE MOUTH OF TWR THREE WITNESSES EVERY FACT MAY BE CONFIRMED. 17“If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18“Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.
I know God is your father who loves you and you will always have a Father in heaven.
The video you shared about Catholics, I wouldn't even agree to those things, makes me want to walk outside and throw a tomato at myself. It was a gross misrepresentation.
I don't need a misrepresentation to disagree with you. I don't need any vilifying painting to disagree. All I have to do is learn exactly what you say you believe, exactly how you say it.
If A = B and B=C you will get a challenged that A = C. Example folks say everyone is totally depraved, then a moment later claim their hearts get hardened, Then you get a challenge from me If someone is totally depraved there couldn't possibly be anything there to harden being that it began totally harden.
"Titus 3:9-11New American Standard Bible (NASB)
9 But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. 10 Reject a factious man after a first and second warning, 11 knowing that such a man is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.
This requires judgment."
No he even tells you, they are self-condemned.
I recommend looking up that word "factious" Its the person quick to cut ties, quick to enter combativeness, they always say its US vs THEM. My attitude is its us for us. If I disliked any of you I wouldn't be here.
I say AMEN to all the scripture you quoted. Not one of them gives me the right to judge you deserving hell, not even deserving lesser suffering.
1 John 4
18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.
To Judge as in Discernment, thats fine, or even if a person comes to the humility of repentance to the point they believe themselves deserving hell, thats a good imperfect start. But to lay claim to the FINAL judgement which is God's alone overriding and going over God's head as to set the "standard" of who deserves what of who even deserves to be born, deserves to exist, deserves hell. That is a power absolute opinionated word: "DESERVES"
Let me tell you anyone who "DESERVES" hell doesn't "DESERVE" the right to say who "DESERVES" What or NOT!
That is a Judgement on your soul. Reserved to God alone.
You want me to believe YOU deserve hell? Not even if the whole world hates you, Not even if you slaughtered everyone I loved.
Don' be selfish thinking about yourself.
Jesus Christ deserves more glory why deny him one more voice. Does Jesus deserve less folks in heaven? One less "thank you"? One less family? One more reminder of hatred or one more of love?
You don't have the grounds to make the judgement call. This condemnation of other is simply shooting yourself in the foot.
Its like if someone swears they don't deserve to have a head how come they still believe I deserve to hear them run their mouth? Isn't the mouth gone along with the head?
Both 1 & 2 are wrong in a Theological context. "Free will" has nothing to do with making decisions or making choices. Everybody makes decisions and makes choices every day. (This type of post is either a straw man to divert the discussion away from gross theological error or a monumental display of ignorance regarding the theological meaning of "free will.")
The verses you quoted from Acts 17 actually support Romans 3 that no one seeks God. My bet is you cannot possibly see how Paul is expressing himself in Acts 17 so that his quote in Romans 3 is perfectly in alignment.
You must live in deNile. [emoji41]
Verse plainly says God placed people in locations and times so that they might seek him, perhaps reach out for him. Some translations say, "perhaps might grope for him and find him." Clearly God determined where and when these people lived. But they did the seeking based on this placement. Unless you think "perhaps grope" and "might find" is your definition of God determining something!
I'm not sure how you miss God's sovereign choice in these verses. Let me highlight so as to make it simple for you.
I wish I had a Calvinist dictionary. Every term seems to mean something different to each Calvinist you discuss it with.
I'm not sure how you miss God's sovereign choice in these verses. Let me highlight so as to make it simple for you.
Where do you find that in the Bible oh philosopher of man?
I quoted both NLT and ESV. Both emphasize God determining those who seek.
No, you lack reading comprehension.
..."having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,