preacher4truth
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...and yet more unsubstantiated blather.Or they don't want to. Calvinism numbs the mind, blinds the eyes, and dulles the intellect so that the most obvious truths and plainest arguments became inaccessible.
...and yet more unsubstantiated blather.Or they don't want to. Calvinism numbs the mind, blinds the eyes, and dulles the intellect so that the most obvious truths and plainest arguments became inaccessible.
Which is not scriptural. Since Faith is the Fruit of the Spirit and New Birth, its not the natural mans duty have Faith or its not his duty to be born again. Faith in Christ is exhorted unto the newborn babes in Christ. Its graciously given to them Phil 1:29Duty Faith!
- Denies that the gospel makes any “offer” of Christ, salvation, or mercy to the non-elect (or denies that the offer of divine mercy is free and universal), OR
Because you do not understand the doctrine does not mean it is in error.I am here to expose the theological errors and heretical doctrines of Calvinism, and where applicable, also to defend Arminianism. I am not an Arminian; but if I had to choose between the two, I would choose Arminianism any day.
The "gospel" is literally a "good news" of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. The Bible makes that "good news" applicable everybody without exception:Tom
The Gospel nor Christ are offered in Scripture, they are preached, declared. Its unscriptural to say the Gospel is offered. Show one verse that states the Gospel or Christ is offered !1. Denies that the gospel makes any “offer” of Christ, salvation, or mercy to the non-elect (or denies that the offer of divine mercy is free and universal), OR
Try reading my last post, see if you like that one any better!... and yet more unsubstantiated blather.
Sort of like have a false god and the vain hope of being a godOr they don't want to. Calvinism numbs the mind, blinds the eyes, and dulles the intellect so that the most obvious truths and plainest arguments became inaccessible.
Your desperation is oblivious for everyone to see. You have lost the argument against both Calvinists and non-Calvinists alike. On the one hand, you can't defeat Calvinism properly because you are lumbered with half their theological baggage to start with, and which you don't know how to get rid of. On the other hand, you can't stand the sight of others being able to do much more effectively what you desperately want to be able to do, but can't. So the only option you are left with is to try and frustrate other people's efforts by diverting attention to something else. Well I have bad news for you, it won't work. You will only be increasing your own frustration, without having an impact on anyone else.Sort of like have a false god and the vain hope of being a god
Only in your mindYour desperation is oblivious for everyone to see. You have lost the argument against both Calvinists and non-Calvinists alike. On the one hand, you can't defeat Calvinism properly because you are lumbered with half their theological baggage to start with, and which you don't know how to get rid of. On the other hand, you can't stand the sight of others being able to do much more effectively what you desperately want to be able to do, but can't. So the only option you are left with is to try and frustrate other people's efforts by diverting attention to something else. Well I have bad news for you, it won't work. You will only be increasing your own frustration, without having an impact on anyone else.
LOL! Keep making dumb comments. I am sure somebody out there will find it entertaining. Not me though. I started getting bored a long time ago. Have a nice day.Only in your mind
and as we have seen your imagined effectiveness is an illusion only you seem to see
BTW I think you just identified yourself
It became somewhat obvious a while back and further commentary on your part only serves to confirm it
What's the matter. Did you reveal too much of yourself ?LOL! Keep making dumb comments. I am sure somebody out there will find it entertaining. Not me though. I started getting bored a long time ago. Have a nice day.
Boring. Not interested. Take it somewhere else.What's the matter. Did you reveal too much of yourself ?
This is untrue, the Gospel isn't good news to everyone. To the lost it is foolishness, 1 Corinthians 1:18, 2:14. Read the book of Acts, the Gospel is despised, rejected, mocked, ridiculed. So you're incorrect and the above is false and unbiblical. Furthermore only those ordained to eternal life believe, Acts 13:48. The Gospel is only good news to the elect, not the world at large. Therefore it isn't "Calvinism" that makes it so, it is Scripture, which we believe and preach.The "gospel" is literally a "good news" of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. The Bible makes that "good news" applicable everybody without exception:
Mark 16:
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel [good news] to every creature.
According to the Bible, there is nobody on the planet for whom the "gospel" is not a good news. It is a "good news" to everyone without exception. According to Calvinism, however, there are two classes people in the world: the "elect" and the "reprobate". The "elect" (a small minority) are those for whom Christ died, and whose sins he atoned for. The "reprobate" (the majority) are those who were predestined from eternity to damnation, and for whom Jesus did not die, and whose sins he did not atone for. So according to Calvinism, the "gospel" is a "good news" only for a small minority, the "elect," and bad news for everybody else. There you have a blatant contradiction between Calvinism and the Bible. The Bible makes "gospel" a "good news" to everyone without exception; whereas Calvinism makes it "good news" only for a small minority, the "elect," and bad news for everyone else.
Wrong. The "gospel" is "good news" to every creature. There are no exceptions:This is untrue, the Gospel isn't good news to everyone.
You got that backwards. The "lost" become "lost" by their own choice, by not believing and receiving the "good news" that was offered to them: "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." (Mark 16:16) It wasn't because it wasn't a "good news" to them; but they had the choice to accept or reject it.To the lost it is foolishness, 1 Corinthians 1:18, 2:14.
Sure it is, by some. But that is their choice, not God's.Read the book of Acts, the Gospel is despised, rejected, mocked, ridiculed.
Your theology is. The one I presented comes straight out of the Bible.So you're incorrect and the above is false and unbiblical.
Except it doesn't mean what you think it means. It doesn't mean "unconditionally elected".Furthermore only those ordained to eternal life believe, Acts 13:48.
The Bible makes the gospel a "good news" to everyone without exception. It is a "good news" to the whole world.The Gospel is only good news to the elect, not the world at large. Therefore it isn't "Calvinism" that makes it so, it is Scripture, which we believe and preach.
Those scripture references are irrelevant to the discussion and do not prove a point. The bottom line is that Calvinism is heretical and false, and the Bible proves it.I'd say your failure would be in not following 2 Timothy 2:15 but it is rather under John 3:7.
Bam, and nailed!!!This is untrue, the Gospel isn't good news to everyone. To the lost it is foolishness, 1 Corinthians 1:18, 2:14. Read the book of Acts, the Gospel is despised, rejected, mocked, ridiculed. So you're incorrect and the above is false and unbiblical. Furthermore only those ordained to eternal life believe, Acts 13:48. The Gospel is only good news to the elect, not the world at large. Therefore it isn't "Calvinism" that makes it so, it is Scripture, which we believe and preach.
I'd say your failure would be in not following 2 Timothy 2:15 but it is rather under John 3:7.
You've completely mangled texts and cannot even begin to see your error, and this is none other than 2 Corinthians 4:4 demonstrated.Wrong. The "gospel" is "good news" to every creature. There are no exceptions:
Mark 16:
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
The Choice to "believe and be baptized" is theirs; and therefore the choice to be saved or damned.
You got that backwards. The "lost" become "lost" by their own choice, by not believing and receiving the "good news" that was offered to them: "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." (Mark 16:16) It wasn't because it wasn't a "good news" to them; but they had the choice to accept or reject it.
Sure it is, by some. But that is their choice, not God's.
Your theology is. The one I presented comes straight out of the Bible.
Except it doesn't mean what you think it means. It doesn't mean "unconditionally elected".
Romans 8:
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
The "foreknowing" comes before the "predestining" or the "election". To foreknow means that God knew in his foreknowledge that they would be righteous, and were therefore chosen accordingly. Calvinism turns it the wrong way around.
The Bible makes the gospel a "good news" to everyone without exception. It is a "good news" to the whole world.
Those scripture references are irrelevant to the discussion and do not prove a point. The bottom line is that Calvinism is heretical and false, and the Bible proves it.
He cannot see it, being blinded in mind.Bam, and nailed!!!
The "gospel" is literally a "good news" of the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. The Bible makes that "good news" applicable everybody without exception:
Burying your head in the sand is the Calvinists' ultimate defense strategy. Good luck with that. They will have a rude awakening when judgement day comes.You've completely mangled texts and cannot even begin to see your error, and this is none other than 2 Corinthians 4:4 demonstrated.
Therefore I'm not in the least surprised nor perplexed that you continually get it wrong biblically. It is the fruit of one unregenerate. John 3:7.
Wrong. The "gospel" is "good news" to every creature. There are no exceptions:
Mark 16:
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
The Choice to "believe and be baptized" is theirs; and therefore the choice to be saved or damned.
Your theology is. The one I presented comes straight out of the Bible.
Romans 8:
29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
The "foreknowing" comes before the "predestining" or the "election". To foreknow means that God knew in his foreknowledge that they would be righteous,
and were therefore chosen accordingly. Calvinism turns it the wrong way around.
Those scripture references are irrelevant to the discussion and do not prove a point.