Van stated:Does AustinC really believe Jesus being the means of salvation means He has made everyone perfect? The assertion is obviously just a smoke screen to deflect from actual discussion.
Christ became the propitiation or means of salvation for the whole world, all mankind.
The conclusion from Vans statement is Van believes in universalism.
God gives his children faith (no others have faith). Because God's children are given faith, God counts his children as righteous.Does God not credit our faith (or not) as righteousness? Of course He does, see Romans 4:4-5 and Romans 4:23-24.
You misunderstanding of Timothy is actually funny because it's so preposterous.How did Timothy know scripture from infancy if he had no spiritual ability?
Paul is saying that Timothy was raised to know scripture. Every Jewish household was raised to know scripture.
Van, even an atheist can know scripture.
Off point. IrrelevantAgain and again, Calvinism is shown to be bogus.
Calvinists say God chose to Redeem whom God wills. Do you disagree?Did anyone say God did not choose to redeem humans? Nope so more deflection and no discussion. Sad
Calvinists say God chose individuals to be adopted/saved. Do you disagree?Did anyone say God does not choose individuals for salvation?
You agree with Calvinist's?Nope - so more deflection, more strawman, more smoke screen.
Do you believe God does not ordain all things? Are there events that are out of God's control?Does scripture say God ordains "all things?" No reference was provided.
Ordain and cause are not the same.On the one hand Calvinists say God ordains whatsoever comes to pass, and then says God does not ordain sin. Cognitive dissonance.
God ordained that Adam would rebel. God did not cause Adam to rebel.
You seem to struggle with understanding what ordain means.
Correct, this is denied because you assertion is universalism.Here again are the biblical doctrines Calvinism denies:
Christ became the propitiation or means of salvation for the whole world, all mankind.
God chose them before they had faith (Ephesians 1). God gives faith to his children and views his children as righteous because he has given them faith.God chooses individuals for salvation through or on the basis of crediting their faith as righteousness.
The fall resulted in complete inability to have the capacity to save one's self.The Fall resulting in mankind having limited spiritual ability, able to understand and respond to spiritual milk but not spiritual solid food (meat).
Your failure to differentiate between ordination and cause is obvious to every readerGod causes or allows all that comes to pass.