You see God would not do anything without speaking the Truth. He showed Adam what is true and what He wants. God is righteous and does not sin. He vividly...
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Forgiven at the cross (God reconciled us unto Himself). We believe this (and are then reconciled to Him). You keep using forgiveness and reconciliation as...
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To follow the logic. You or anyone else saying a Calvinist is wrong based on xyz is slander. James and other writers in the Bible say the same thing I have....
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Ezekiel, thanks for your questions. Since I am not Calvinist, my comments below are based on my understanding of TULIP Calvinism and its support from...
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The sacrifice was made once and for all when Jesus died, just as the offering of that sacrifice was made once and for all when Jesus offered it in the...
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As for your verses and passages, they contradict your claims that we are forgiven and reconciled *prior* to believing in Christ. Rom 3:25 "Whom God hath set...
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Jennifer, God is not currently reconciling the world. God "was in Christ reconciling the world" (past tense) at the cross. Our debts were paid that day. Our...
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"Ezekiel/Jennifer, there can be no forgiveness of sin without the shedding of blood (Heb 9:22). Who's shed blood was the sufficient payment for the world's...
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"Reconciliation is a two-way street." God has no debt or crime against us, so He doesn't need to pay off debts to be reconciled to us. He is reconciling the...
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Ezekiel, where do you see "repent of sin" in John 3:16-17? God chooses believers from among sinners who will...BELIEVE, not "repent of sin". Yes, we should...
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Samuel Reed, thanks for confirming that you subscribe to the TULIP Reformed doctrine. My view is that no text of Scripture teaches that God choose those who...
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Jennifer, please read my comment above from April 1, 2022. I didn't mean for anyone to feel slandered. I’m trying to point out that I believe people who do...
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Jennifer, you have hit the nail on the head by your statement below: ["Jesus' death does not *automatically* forgive anyone. We need to enter the covenant...
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Accusing your fellow believers of being self-focused and not believing God is sovereign over salvation based on their rejection of Calvinism IS slander,...
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Samuel, I don't think slandering other believers as somehow *not believing God is sovereign* and as "self-focused" because they don't hold to the Calvinistic...
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Leaven represents something not good. The Kingdom of Heaven on earth unavoidably is mixed with some people who are not genuine, true believers. Their...
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James Kraft, please read Ephesians again; grace is a gift. Grace is a free gift of faith to believe. That faith is not from ourselves dare we brag about...
The answer is simple and easy. Because we must resist the devil. Regards Philip
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Gary, thanks for your comment. I would appreciate to receive your responses to the following questions: 1. At what point in time did God choose some sinners...
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My understanding of TULIP Calvinism is that God chose some which He also draws unto Himself (John 6:44, John 6:65), because if He had not done so, then no...
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Reconciliation is a two-way street. God reconciled the world unto Himself (2 Cor 5:19). We reconcile ourselves to Him through faith (2 Cor 5:20). The world...
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Mark, if everyone was already fully forgiven and reconciled to God, then no one would need the ministry of reconciliation. It's precisely because unbelievers...
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It is well said by Mr. Houdmann that the necessity for a Christian to forgive does not necessarily bring about the duty to trust again. It is wrong to think...
Psalm 118:22: The stone which the builders refused is become the headstone of the corner. The builders were the elders of Israel, to whom the Lord spoke...
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If Jesus Christ is your savior then it is not possible for your eternal state to be the result of how well you lived your life. It is by you placing your...
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Ezekiel/Jennifer, there can be no forgiveness of sin without the shedding of blood (Heb 9:22). Who's shed blood was the sufficient payment for the world's...
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Mark, it appears that we are reading from two contradictory books of religion. My view is that your latest comment contradicts the text of Biblical Scripture...
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God's forgiveness is not conditional upon repentance, conviction, confession, or anything else. He bought the world a gift and our belief doesn't make His...
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Mark, I have read through your reply and noted some material contradictions. Your concluding statement appears to contradict what you had just affirmed. Here...
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Jennifer, your closing statement is profound: When God unites the new believer into Christ, the believer is forgiven and gains every other spiritual blessing...
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Col 3:13 is written to believers, not unbelievers. Col 1:14 is written to believers. Indeed, the entire book of Colossians is written to believers! "Paul, an...
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Jennifer, please consider God's word of reconciliation: 2 Cor 5:19 "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their...
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"Did you mean to say "...and is only effectually applied when they believe that their sins were forgiven at the cross"?" That's not actually how forgiveness...
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From Greek μετανοεω, "repent" is to "reconsider" or "change your mind". It is NOT to "turn from sin" (recall that even God repented multiple times). With...
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Mark, thanks for the request for clarification. Allow me to ask you one question to facilitate my informed response to your question. Do you believe that a...
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Ezekiel, just for clarification, you stated "...and is only effectually applied when they turn from sin". Did you mean to say "...and is only effectually...
No one can deny that, even though humans were created in God's image, God Himself is infinitely higher and greater than they are, and they thus might be...
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How can I know if I am one of the elect? This question can be better rephrased - How do I know that I am guaranteed eternal life in Christ Jesus? This is a...
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TULIP Calvinism may appear to appear to supply an answer to the question for those who have received Christ. Sadly it offers a worrisome conclusion to the...
Expanded Bible -- Job 25:5 Even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in his eyes. 6 People are much less! They are like ·insects [mag...
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The peculiarity of the question is "is". Was Jesus a zombie? A normal meaningful question. Given normal definition: Zombie: A frightening creature that is...
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Tim has answered it well. The acrostics are not discernible in English.
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The 13th-century sage Rabbi Bachya ben Asher discovered the presence of God’s name in acrostics embedded in Esther. The form of this name is the four Hebrew...
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Good answer, John. But I don't understand what you wrote: "God’s name YHWH (Yahweh) is found hidden in acrostic form."
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