Bethany wrote:
I would LOVE to transcribe for SermonAudio for free.
Pick me, pick me!! :-)

If you read the signs of the times in which we live, you would quickly realise that the spirit of lawlessness is abroad and so the end times are drawing very near.

There is already a falling away (see 2 Thess. 2.3) and before too long the man of sin, the son of perdition, will be revealed.

SteveR wrote:
In their understanding, Justification is a process that requires Sanctification. In our understanding, Sanctification is a process that does not take place until after Justification. The new birth means different things because of different doctrines
Like I stated earlier, just as babies do not understand the biological process of their new birth, the same is true for many in their spiritual birth

Michael Hranek wrote:
I believe with some holding to "Calvinism" their systematic theology is wrong from its core/foundation up.....

Michael Hranek wrote:
If you are having difficulty understanding.....

Michael Hranek wrote:
Observation Post
I believe you are starting from a faulty premise on at least two points.
First a faulty view of the Sovereignity of God and the will of God
Second a faulty view of what dead in trespasses and sins means, and God's involvement in the lives of sinners, to bring them to repentance and faith and salvation.

Michael Hranek wrote:
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The rest of mankind God was pleased, according to the unsearchable counsel of His own will, whereby He extendeth or withholdeth mercy, as He pleaseth, for the glory of His sovereign power over His creatures, to pass by; and to ordain them to dishonour and wrath, for their sin, to the praise of His glorious justice
EOQ

If Jesus hates the lost as much as some who hold to the doctrines of "total irresistable predestination" claim He does... I suppose that to be a cruel and hurtful as possible to them "this jesus" could give them an invitation "he" has no intention whatsoever of honoring in their lives as "he" only had tham to be born and live so "he" could hate them and damn them to hell forever... is this your Jesus?

What is the fate of those whom the Father doesn't give to the Son? Do you agree with me that Jesus is able to perform His Father's will?

And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. (John 6:39)

Mike wrote:
If a man *can* say Jesus is the Lord, can you rightly declare he will therefore do so?

Michael Hranek wrote:
Are you trying to confuse the issue of the lost coming to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation with those who have come to Him and are saved and are born again children of God?

no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. (1 Cor 12:3)

.... and this confession is fundamental to salvation:

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9-10)

Michael Hranek wrote:
John 6:44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught by God. THEREFORE everyone who HAS HEARD AND LEARNED FROM THE FATHER comes to Me.

Hearing and learning from the Father certainly goes AGAINST the theology of life/regeneraion BEFORE and APART FROM FAITH.

To understand what Jesus meant by "they all" one must consult the source prophecy (Isaiah 54:13) which reveals "they all" means Sarah's children or the born again children of promise born of the incorruptible seed of Abraham and Sarah which is Christ. To get the complete picture the entire chapter of Isaiah 54 speaks of the children of Sarah (Zion) and verse 1 is quoted by Paul in Gal 4:27 in his two covenants discourse (Gal 4:21-31).

It's the born again (regenerated) who are taught by God to love thy neighbor as thyself; the good works we are ordained to walk in which follows repentance and faith upon hearing the Word of salvation.

Nathan wrote:
Responding I said "Didn't Jesus say that narrow is the way to life and few that be who find it. And Wide is the way that lead to death and many travel on it." (My Paraphrase) There was agreement.
"So" I said "Isn't Christendom the worlds largest religion?"
It went unchallenged. The lecture looked concerned.
I continued "Thus would not Christianity constitute the greatest field of evangelism since it is the widest road we can find in the world."
You could have heard a pin drop.

And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that **virtue had gone out of him**, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? (Mark 5:24-30)

Even if the shroud is authentic the power to heal did not come from clothing or a burial cloth but from He who wore it. But more importantly....

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (Is 53:5)

Lance Eccles wrote:
Unless you do something to merit the graces that Christ has obtained for you....

Interesting wrote:
Arminianism has triumphed. This great theological battle was won without warfare, with few debates, with "dueling magazine articles." How ironic that in a day when theology no longer matters to most people, one of the great theological battles of all times seems to have been settled.

PILUT wrote:
Faith is not a gift...salvation is a gift.
Eph. 2:8-9.
A close grammatical study will show that the subject of a sentence can not be in a prepositional phrase, thus, "Grace" nor "Faith" is the gift. The word "salvation" is the subject that "it" is referring to.

Will you apply the same "grammatical study" to Romans 10:17 and tell us faith doesn't come from the Word which is Spirit and Truth but instead comes from hearing even though Hebrews 12:2 tells us plainly that Jesus is the author and finisher of faith? How will you answer Paul....

Who maketh thee to differ from another and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? Now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? (1 Cor 4:7)

A Bible Christian Who Believes wrote:
But I will Trust on What I Know For A FACT The Holy Bible Teaches/Says on "The Sons Of GOD"/EBEs-Aliens-ETs-Etc., "The Earth was (became) without form and void" and in the Other References of Holy Scripture that Address The Subject regarding EBEs, Aliens, "ETs", Etc.

A Bible Christian Who Believes wrote:
#2. Or "Explaining Them Away" as Observantion Post is Futilely Attempting To Do with his below posted comment--as I have NOT, Do Not, Nor Can Not EVER pervert THE HOLY SCRIPTURE in Any Shape, Way or Form !

A Bible Christian Who Believes wrote:
They are called in Holy Scripture "The Sons Of God" [see/read Genesis 6:1-4 as/per "The Sons OF God" being "EBE's/Aliens"; and, Genesis 1:1-3 as/per the "gap-theory" or "The Re-organized/Re-created(?) Earth".

I am not fighting for my Christian Friend; He/She can Very Well & Does Fight Very Well For His/Her Own Self.
I'm just explaining/stating to the Readers of this Article my Logical, Biblical & Historically-Documented Reasons for Believing, with my Christian Friend (He doesn't even need to "Believe It" anymore: as He Knows it/Them to be Spiritual, Psychological & Physical FACTS ALREADY !) in the Existence of Extra-Terrrestrial-Biological-Entities (EBE's), Aliens or "ET's" as others choose to call Them.

DJC49 wrote:
Good answer, Casob!

Thinking Christian wrote:
Thanks fo the reply OB. Sorry mine has taken so long to get to you, busy of late. Amen? yes indeed.
I agree totally with your post.

Thinking Christian wrote:
Do you see being conformed to His image as being the same as being saved?

Preacher wrote:
So to say "I am not a follower of Calvin" is fine, as long as you explain yourself.

I appreciate your zeal and love of God and His Christ and His appointed means of salvation and I am equally zealous and grateful for the same but I remind you once again that the survey question specifically asks if "justification" is by faith alone and this was my sole purpose of commenting to prepgirl410. I neither agreed or disagreed with her comment because it is based on a faulty premise for "salvation" is by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.