Open letter to God

Nick, this is brilliant. Don't be surprised that some folks don't get it.

 

It's not brilliant...it's ignorant, and, IMO, if anyone who thinks this is brilliant is also blind to the truth. As blammo pointed out already, it's not either God causes everything or God is stupid. Whoever believes that is ignorant.

 

Well...

Here's my final thoughts on the matter -- how come people that begin "in the unity of the Spirit" (Eph 4:3), saved, don't come over time to "the unity of the knowledge and of the faith of the Son of God?"

Many of you have brought up the answer already -- that admittedly you are relying on "the knowledge and faith of Calvin." It is quite obvious that some are not using their own, God-given discernment of scripture but are relying on teachers of scripture.

Believe it or not, I can empathize with that. There was a long period of my own Christian life that I couldn't/wouldn't "feed myself." Yeah, I was getting "meat" and not "milk," but I really relied on pastors and teachers to be opening up all the truth to me (no denom spin). I had some Spiritual discernment of true and false but I never took up the book with any real ability (or so it seems now) to "dig out" the truth and compare scripture with scripture (a lot of the latter can only be done by constant reading and, for me, "majoring on" the NT so as to keep the principles real for today.).

I really believe that men have brought so many "technical" terms that the Bible cannot be, as it was supposed to be, understood by the common man. And THAT has caused many to grow away from the simplicity that is in Christ Jesus.

skypair

 

Irony and blasphemey was a pop song wasn't it or was that sarcasm and parody?

But you are not right Blammo. If God creates men that He knows are going to Hell and then says He wants all men to be saved He leaves Himself with a big credibility gap or, put precisly, those who say it are incredible.
You're sounding a bit rattled man.

Dear Pastor Larry. The open letter means just what you said it means.

How's that? I never waste my time on you Blammo. ISA 55:11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

john.

 

The truth is that, whether or not God is the author of sin, there is no biblical or rational problem with him being the author of sin. For it to be a problem, it must make some point of Christianity false, or contradict some passage of Scripture. But if God is the author of sin, how does it make Christianity false? One must construct an argument showing this by citing established premises that necessarily lead to the conclusion that Christianity would be false if God is the author of sin. What is this argument? And what passage of Scripture does it contradict? You can cite any passage you want, but you have to show that it necessarily applies to the question and makes it impossible for God to be the author of sin. Where is this passage of Scripture?
Vincent Cheung. www.rmiweb.org

john.

 

NP, my responses were in reply to what I considered childish behavior on your part. I was having fun at your expense. I admit it. I would like to apologize for that. I am not a white washed tomb and will refrain from responding to your insults with like behavior. I consider anyone who trusts in the redeeming blood of Christ to be a brother. I hope you will consider me a sister as well, even though we have our differences. Peace?

 

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I challenge you to find one place where I have defended that. And I dare you to remain completely silent until you find it.

I am not the foremost expert on Calvinism by any long shot. I have proven that I know what both sides believe.

Where? Again, give us the place and remain silent on this board until you do.

 

Okay... OOPS!!!