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1 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 34572 | ||
Greetings Curt! As I have done before, I would respectfully disagree with this position. The text does not say all "kinds" of men. It does not say "Gentiles". The text doesn't even mention "Jews". In my personal opinion, the redefition of "all" to mean "some" is only based upon the demands of one's theology, not upon the text. It is a very subjective process. For instance, Jesus said in John 6:37 that "all" that the Father gives me will come to me. Would it be okay here to say that He doesn't mean each individual, but only some? The context must be the final arbitrator. If a passage says "all" in a certain room will receive a gift. Then "all" is limited to those in the room. However, John 12:32 contains absolutely no limiting words. The only problem is that it doesn't agree with a certain doctrine, so we limit it. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | zach† | 34878 | ||
Brother Tim; Wow thats great stuff can I have your permission to print this for further reference? Thank you Tim In Christ zach† |
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3 | What is Free Will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 34909 | ||
Greetings Zach! Feel free! :-) I doubt there's anything original in my writings anyway! But, it is nice to have one more Ariminian on the forum. :-) One of the fun things about this forum is the opportunity to bounce ideas off of one another. There are some great Christians on this forum for whom I have great respect. While we don't always agree on every issue, I believe that hearing their thoughts helps me to both understand the Bible better, but also helps me to communicate what I believe more effectively. Guys like Joe, I always listen to very carefully. Then, there are the newer friends, like Curt, Benjamite, John, and you, for whom I am gaining respect and appreciation. I hope we all continue to remember throughout our discourse, and I think we have thus far, that we are brothers in Christ. We may not always see things exactly the same way, but we love the same Lord. And, more importantly, we are all loved by the same Lord. I just wanted to drop this reminder in because I love discussion so much that I'm always afraid that someone will get the impression that I'm opposed to them because I don't always agree. That's not the case at all! There are many on this forum with whom I don't always agree on every issue that I have the utmost respect for. I won't try to list them all, it would take too much time, but I think most of you know to whom I refer. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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