Two Questions

What was your Pastor's conclusion?

 

Do we sin because we are sinners?

yes.

Brother Dallas

 

I agree with, Brother Dallas.

 

I third that (I agree with Ken and Dallas).

 

Fourth - I agree with Dallas, Ken H, and npetreley. We sin because we are sinners. The sin nature exists in us, precedes, and causes the act of sin.

 

Both statements are 100% true

 

The second statement is true, the first statement follows because the second statement is true. This makes both statements true. The second then is the Main Topic of the lives we live, and the second becomes the body. If you develop this into an outline assuming you were to write an essay on the topic.

God Bless
Bro. Dallas

 

b. </font>[/QUOTE]Pardon me brother, is that b. all you can b., or just b. (period)?

 

I also agree. But like Dallas points out I guess in some ways both are correct, but the obvious point of the question is, "Do you believe in original sin?" The answer from both Calvinists and Arminians alike is usually "yes."

Do we both believe in "Total Inability"? No.

Why? Original sin is supported in scripture, but total inability is not.

 

I also agree. But like Dallas points out I guess in some ways both are correct, but the obvious point of the question is, "Do you believe in original sin?" The answer from both Calvinists and Arminians alike is usually "yes."

Do we both believe in "Total Inability"? No.

Why? Original sin is supported in scripture, but total inability is not. </font>[/QUOTE]Total inability is a resultant fact because of the original sin.

Bro. Dallas

 

I also agree. But like Dallas points out I guess in some ways both are correct, but the obvious point of the question is, "Do you believe in original sin?" The answer from both Calvinists and Arminians alike is usually "yes."

Do we both believe in "Total Inability"? No.

Why? Original sin is supported in scripture, but total inability is not. </font>[/QUOTE]Total inability is a resultant fact because of the original sin.</font>[/QUOTE]When does this result kick in Dallas? At birth. At age 7. At the age of accoutability? At adulthood? When do we know when someone has become "totally unable?"

 

it is inherent, we are born with it ingrained into our nature.

Bro. Dallas

 

So your arguing that man is born "totally unable" once again even though the scripture is clear that people are not born unable to see, hear and understand but they become that way through the process of hardening.

Do you disagree with Romans 1 which clearly teaches that they BECAME futile and depraved, not that they were born already futile and depraved?

What about where it teaches that God "gave them over?" Do you believe that they were "given over" at birth eventhough this passage clearly shows that it wasn't until they had denied God's revelation of himself and lived in sinful rebellion that they were "given over?"

This is a significant contradiction in your system. (Do I need to give you some "wiggle room"? )

 

I agree with Dallas, Ken H, npetreley and rlvaughn.

Here you can play with this one!

1. Jesus Christ died for the all of the sins of all men or

2. Jesus Christ died for the all of the sins of some men or

3. Jesus Christ died for the some of the sins of all men... Brother Glen The Primitive Baptist

 

No, I will stand on the eternal Rock which is Christ and the Word of God.

Romans 1 describes the 'intellectual' knowledge of God. Salvation is an eternal condition where those who are elect were in Christ at the Cross and here the sins of the elect were judged. One who has no interest in God, nor His Christ beyond the creation of the natural world, they have no part in Christ, as Bro. Glen points out, the sins (and sin nature of these) was not judged at Calvary.

Now that I have explained that to you, throw aside your doubts and stand on the truth of God's Sovereign Word. You will find no need for squirming.

God Bless.
Bro.Dallas

 

Scriptures say that The Lamb of God, slain from the foundation of the world, is for the sins of the world. Since this world is the only place we have any knowledge of, it seems that Jesus died for all the sins of all mankind, including Adam.

You cannot however equate atonement for sins to mean that there is no reason to confess our own individual sins. Atonement is the payment of the penalty for sin, where confession is the individuals acknowledgement of his sins that enables cleansing from unrighteousness and repentence from sins.

 

So according to you if you embrace question number one you are an Arminian!

If you embrace question number two you are of the Calvinist persuasion!

What are you if you embrace question number three?... Besides Brother Glen The Primitive Baptist