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1 | Jesus' Instruction to Nicodemus | John 3:14 | Hank | 173944 | ||
So, it's deja vu time again. Calvinist A. W. Pink has been called on center stage once more, saying the same things he said back during the infamous Calvinism/Arminianism debates that strapped this Forum for weeks on end a couple of years ago. This question of what "world" meant in John 3:16 was debated and debated and debated, as was whether the Bible writers meant "all" when they wrote "all" or whether they meant something quite different. And what did it accomplish? Did one side convince the other of anything? Were minds changed, hearts lifted, or sinners touched by these protracted debates? No, not to anyone's knowledge they were not. So what were the fruits of the skirmishes? Divisiveness among believers and schism in the Forum, the fallout from which cost this Forum a number of excellent users who left it in those days and have never returned. Dear Forum readers, this condition simply must not be allowed to continue unchecked this go around. Debates and pushing doctrinal biases is forbidden on this Forum and offenders will be brought to the attention of the Forum owner, the Lockman Foundation. One sometimes wonders just why some of the plain and forthright statements of Scripture, such as the beloved John 3:16, must be parsed so severely. Could it be because these clear statements must be parsed and tailored to fit a certain theological system, without which parsing and tailoring the Scriptures themselves would repudiate the system? --Hank | ||||||
2 | Jesus' Instruction to Nicodemus | John 3:14 | mark d seyler | 173964 | ||
Hi Hank, I will agree with you, and I withdraw my participation from the current discussion, in the hope that the other participants will likewise do the same. Thank you for your voice of reason! :-) Love in Christ, Mark |
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3 | Jesus' Instruction to Nicodemus | John 3:14 | Hank | 173977 | ||
Dear Mark: Thank you for your voluntary withdrawal from a disussion that was potentially both divisive and interminable. Small things have a way of becoming big things on this Forum, and tiny sparks have the capability of igniting an inferno! Thanks, Mark. I'm not surprised by your ready willingness to pull out in an effort to avert ill-will being spread across the pages of this Forum. Your fine attitude encourages me and sets a good example for everyone who uses this Forum. Let's pray that we all of us have the grace and good sense to follow the example you have set forth. --Hank | ||||||