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41 | The Plan of God in an Arminian Nutshell | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 19176 | ||
The Plan of God in an Arminian Nutshell This is how I understand it from reading the posts on the Forum. You are welcome to polish it. God had a plan--a desire, maybe-- to create a universe with beings, angels and men, having free will who would love and adore him. The only problem for God was that it was impossible to create beings with free will and still be in control, that is, have things go the way he wanted them to go. He knew if he created such beings that they would not do what he wanted them to do. He couldn’t just let them go willy-nilly all over the universe, could he? So, in order to encourage compliance, he would let them know that he would punish those who didn’t do what he wanted and reward those who did. The only problem with this is that although he knew two-thirds of the angels would go along with the program, absolutely none of the men would. So, he decided that he would punish his Son instead of man. The prison doors would now be open! Anyone who wanted to walk out (of his own free will) would receive the reward of the righteous! Anyone who stayed in the prison would still be punished. A few, he knew, would come out. Peace, Lionstrong |
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42 | What are introversion and alternation? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 19414 | ||
Sounds pardy high falootin', Casiv, But you still haven't told me what they are. Give me some definitions, please. Peace, Lionstrong |
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43 | Is there any practical difference? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 20121 | ||
Dear Tim, First, the irrelevance of evangelism is NOT a practical difference between C and A. And to explain why will get me all mushy and theological! Peace, Lionstrong |
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44 | Is there any practical difference? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 20172 | ||
My point, dear Tim, is that I'd like to, but I don't see how without getting into some theology that accounts for our practical differences. But thanks for the invitation! Peace, Lionstrong ....¶ P.S. if this thread continues, I'd be surprised if theology is NOT brought back in! |
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45 | Is there any practical difference? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 20239 | ||
Dear Tim, If all pretty well knew the theological arguments of C and A, then the blunder of saying that C'ism implied that the elect would be saved regardless of evangelistic efforts would not have been made. But the truth that everything happens according to God's will gives me a peace, that I don't live in a world of chance, that nothing in all creation can separate me from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Peace, Lionstrong |
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46 | Why do people lose interest and leave? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 21565 | ||
Didn't have you in mind, dear Sir Pent, but be careful. Your attempt to help may result, as some have suggested, in a loss of freedom in the forum. Peace, Lionstrong, a.k.a. LooseCannon | ||||||
47 | Legitimate Topics of Bible Study | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 24959 | ||
POLITICS 1 Tim. 6:15 which He will bring about at the proper time-- He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords; WAR Rev. 17:14 "These will wage war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those who are with Him are the called and chosen and faithful." AESTHETICS Ex. 28:40 ¶ "And for Aaron's sons you shall make tunics; you shall also make sashes for them, and you shall make caps for them, for glory and for beauty. HISTORY Is. 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, 'My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure'; PHILOSOPHY Prov. 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. SCIENCE Col. 2:3 in whom [Christ] are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. God, Christ, salvation and ethics are not the only legitimate topics of Bible study. Peace, Lionstrong, a.k.a. LooseCannon |
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48 | Legitimate Topics of Bible Study | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 25584 | ||
Thanks Nolan, One hated biblical subject in the forum is philosphy. Col 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. But I believe that Christianity has a philosophy that is "according to Christ." Peace, Lionstrong, a.k.a. LooseCannon |
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49 | Inspiration extent to every part | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 29166 | ||
Dear Emmaus I know the liberal theologians view Gen 1 as poetic, in order to deny it as true history, but are there conservative theologians who view chapter one as poetry and not prose? In my translation the curse in chapter 3 is translated as poetry, as well as Adam naming Eve in chapter 2, but chapter 1 is not translated in a poetic format in my translation (NASB). I see the creation account as brief prose, not poetic verse. Since this is a side issue to the main thread, I've posted this as a note, and will post it as a question under a new thread. Peace, Lionstrong |
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50 | Call those things that are not | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 29219 | ||
Col. 2:8 ¶ See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. Dear Ed, When you write, "It has it's roots in the metaphysical and is pure hogwash," you use the word metaphysical as if it were the same as witchcraft. I submit that we Christians can from the Word of God develop a metaphysic which is according to Christ and not according to the traditions of men. Metaphysics -1. (used with a sing. verb). Philosophy. The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, substance and attribute, fact and value. Peace, Lionstrong |
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51 | What about those who never heard of JC ? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 31021 | ||
Rom 3:11 THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD Rom 10:14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? What does the Word say? Peace, Lionstrong |
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52 | What about those who never heard of JC ? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 31133 | ||
Hi Tim! So far, so good! Now look at the second verse I shared to answer the question, How does God reveal himself to those who did not seek or ask for him? Peace, Lionstrong |
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53 | What about those who never heard of JC ? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 31344 | ||
Hi Tim: The ONLY means God has given to propitiate his just wrath against our sin is the blood of his precious and beloved Son, the Lord Jesus (Act 4:14). Jesus has said himself that no one will come to God by any other means (Jn 14:6). Having said that, God is sovereign and THROUGH CHIRST he will save anyone anyway he wants to, but in Scripture (as I've said already) he has ordained the usual means by which people come to faith, and that is the us, our getting the word out. I challenge anyone to find in God's Word any other way that God brings people to saving faith other than the proclamation of his revealed word (not natural revelation) by his people. This whole thread is based on the screwed up notion that EVERYBODY gets "a chance" and that it would be unjust of God for this not to be so. Nonsense! (I also suspect that some of us are trying to salve our own guilt for not telling our neighbors about Christ.) But once that foolishness is out of the way, we understand that God holds us responsible for "blowing the trumpet" to warn of the coming wrath. Ezek 33:1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Ezek 33:2 "Son of man, speak to the sons of your people and say to them, 'If I bring a sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman, Ezek 33:3 and he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows on the trumpet and warns the people, Ezek 33:4 then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head. Ezek 33:5 'He heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning; his blood will be on himself. But had he taken warning, he would have delivered his life. Ezek 33:6 'But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman's hand.' Ezek 33:7 "Now as for you, son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel; so you will hear a message from My mouth and give them warning from Me. Ezek 33:8 "When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked man, you will surely die,' and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand. Ezek 33:9 "But if you on your part warn a wicked man to turn from his way and he does not turn from his way, he will die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your life. (I don't know if I need to point this out to you, Tim, but did you notice that--and see the gospel preaching parallel, please--if the watchman does not sound the trumpet those who die, die in their own iniquity.) Peace, Lionstrong Peace, Lionstrong |
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54 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 33581 | ||
Hi Zach, God has made us new creatures: 2 Cor 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. He has given us a new heart: Ezek 36:26 "Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. He has sealed us with His Holy Spirit: Eph 1:13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, Eph 1:14 who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory. And HE controls that new heart: Phil 2:13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Because the Father controls the new heart that he has created in us, he will not let us chose to forsake him. So don't fear that you will lose yourself to God; He alone has the power to save and he alone has the power to keep. 1 Pet 1:5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Because... "...it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy." Rom 9:16 Peace, Lionstrong |
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55 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 33756 | ||
You write, "Free will is (very basicly) the principle that God calls us to Himself, and we have the "free will" or choice to respond to Him." This is not a correct definition, Curt. I don't mean you can't use this definition if you like, but that, properly speaking, a definition should not contain the same word as being defined. You say "Free will is..., and the free will...." If you had stop at "...God calls us to himself," although it would not have been the definition I expected, it still would have made more sense. As it is, I'm still at a loss as to what you mean by the term free will. I hope Zach gives me his meaning as well. Peace, Lionstrong |
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56 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 33944 | ||
Hi Zach, Thanks, but what has robots got to do with anything? Peace, Lionstrong |
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57 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 34429 | ||
Ooooo Kaaaaay But what is free will, Zach? Still waiting, Lionstrong |
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58 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 34432 | ||
So, let me get this straight, Curt: "Free will is (very basicly) the principle that God calls us to Himself, and we have the... choice to respond to Him." So, are you saying that free will is the principle, or are you saying free will is choice? Or are you saying free will is both the principle and choice? If free will is choice, is it simply choice or is the choice free? Then the focus would be on "free." What does "free" mean in the choice? Thanks, Lionstrong |
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59 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 34434 | ||
Is this Arminianism? If it is, it is well written. Hogwash, but well written! It robs God of the glory of His salvation. It tells me that the atonement does not save, but at least it is "available." Available but ineffective to save. It tells me that the poor, helpless, dead sinner must somehow someway find it within his pathetic self to do the one thing he must do, but cannot--repent. And that God can only "incline" him. Praise God! He makes the dead alive! Praise God! He grants repentance! Praise God! He is the author and finisher of our faith! Peace, Lionstrong |
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60 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 34435 | ||
Zach, You write, "How can man be held accountable to God for his actions in judgment without freewill?" I might be able to tell you how, if you told me what you mean by freewill. What is it? What do you mean when you use the term. Let me help. Fill in the blank. Freewill is_______________. Peace, Lionstrong |
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