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More of the anti-Calvinists denying God His due glory. Wonder if they like hymns, or does it tick them off because they exalt God?

They gotta be hating this. It gives God all the glory. Even Wesley could do that, and he hated predestination and election:

???"Long my imprisoned spirit lay,
Fast bound in sin and nature’s night;
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray—
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
My chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee."???

Apparently Wesley believed he was regenerated while dead in sins. You know, like Scripture teaches?
Everyone believes they were dead when made alive

Its only a dead man who needs life

a man who is alive does not need life

which is why faith precedes regeneration

once regenerated a man is alive and has no need to be made alive therough faith or anything else
 
Believers the text is not speaking of unbelievers

I believe you may have once agreed with that
Sure is as is explained in verse 8 why we are told why they did not understand.

It is speaking to believers. It compares and contrasts between the two. See verse 14
 
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