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You do not understand the " The passages you " Offered

 

Well.... Let's not pretend that you have no theological bias in reading scripture.

The Archangel

 

I agree we need some kind of organized teaching, which we do have. It is called the bible. Now all we have to do is get people to trust it rather that trust what some men tell them that it means.

 

Again. Foreknowledge is knowing something will happen in the future. For you and me, it is actually impossible but to the extent it is - it's based on probability. Foreknowledge that God would have is 100% sure because he makes it so or allows it to happen. If he makes it so then he caused it, if he allows it to happen then he at least ordains it - because he could have stopped it if he wanted. It may be flawed, but it is logical and it is what the reformers meant when they said ordained.

 

False. Louw and Nida is helpful here: μετανοέω (Repentance) to change one’s way of life as the result of a complete change of thought and attitude with regard to sin and righteousness—‘to repent, to change one’s way, repentance.’

Johannes P. Louw and Eugene Albert Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains (New York: United Bible Societies, 1996), 509.

That's a whole lot more than saying "sorry."

The Archangel

 

If I'm working right now give me a couple of days and I'll do a thread on what I think could be helpful for you

 

Some things are self-evident and require no further proof. It is preposterous to suggest that Calvinists read their theology into scripture while those like you do not.

The Archangel

 

Both of those being gifts granted to us by God!

 

You're the one arguing that saved = born again. You've argued that we need to

No. it is wrong. Repentance does not mean "saying you're sorry."

The Archangel

 

This is why I don't trust what you say.

 

You act as if they actually wanted to know God though!

 

Ah... so you're immune from any type of bias. That's perhaps the only statement you've made that is more ridiculous than your so-called "theology."

The Archangel

 

You outright rejection of any form of Calvinism suggests already bring preconceived theology into bible reading!

 

You're the one arguing that saved = born again. If being born again is the same as getting saved, and you believe we act first in salvation (which it is abundantly clear that you do), and if John 3 speaks of born-again in the passive voice (which it does), then "born again" is not something you can do for yourself. Because in Greek the passive means the subject is being acted upon, not doing the action.

The Archangel