Manfred
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Arminians reject death in sin and trespass, and have convinced themselves that they were never really dead in sin and trespass but still retained enough life to trigger being born again.
Arminians are unable to give God the Glory alone for being born again, but are the authors of their own "re-birth" experience by somehow having the insight to believe and then choose team Jesus. They bring themselves back from almost dead to life by choosing to grab the life preserver, or open their mouths to take the medicine or to open their hands and take the gift.
Eph 2:1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
Eph 2:5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
They refuse to believe that it is God who makes those dead, alive, and prefer to believe a lie that they were not dead in trespass and sin, but still alive and capable of effecting their rebirth from - "almost dead to alive".
Arminians are unable to give God the Glory alone for being born again, but are the authors of their own "re-birth" experience by somehow having the insight to believe and then choose team Jesus. They bring themselves back from almost dead to life by choosing to grab the life preserver, or open their mouths to take the medicine or to open their hands and take the gift.
Eph 2:1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
Eph 2:5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
They refuse to believe that it is God who makes those dead, alive, and prefer to believe a lie that they were not dead in trespass and sin, but still alive and capable of effecting their rebirth from - "almost dead to alive".