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1 | Please explain the following verses... | Rom 1:27 | camainc | 5698 | ||
I agree that we are ALL sinners, saved by grace. My point was in the classification of a person as a "homosexual", as if they have no choice in the matter, that they were created that way. And I don't think Mary was still a "whore" after she repented and changed her way of living. Was a Paul a murderer after he was called on the road to Damascus? Was Peter a traitor after he turned and repented? Was Mark a coward his whole life? I think the answer is no. We should not be labeled by our sinful acts. If we continue in the same sin after repenting, then we need to question whether or not we really have a new nature, or if our confession was just a mental acknowledgement. I say this in light of I John 3:6-10 and other passages. I mean no disrespect to anyone, in fact I think we do disrespect to ourselves and others by labeling each other, as if we can never change. Hope this clarifies what I was trying to say. Chuck |
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2 | All names still in the book of life? | Rev 17:8 | camainc | 5621 | ||
Thanks for the thoughtful response. I'll take some time to read it more thoroughly, then respond. I think we are in general agreement on most points, however. Chuck |
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3 | Unanswered questions? | 2 Tim 2:23 | camainc | 5619 | ||
I've been on this forum for two days and I've already questioned several answers... Chuck |
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4 | All names still in the book of life? | Rev 17:8 | camainc | 5461 | ||
I think the logic behind the question is this: Since (1) mankind is born in sin (Rom 3:10, 23) and (2) those that do not believe in and accept the free gift of salvation offered by the Father through the Son are destined to perish in the lake of fire, and (3) believers’ names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life from the foundation (I assume this means the creation) of the world, then one could presume that (4) unbelievers are destined for the Lake of Fire from the foundation of the world (Rev 20:15). There is no verse that I know of that *explicitly* says that, but there are also no verses that *explicitly* say that God is triune. If one accepts the doctrine of predestination (and I don't know how you couldn't, with all of the verses that are very clear-cut on that), then you have to accept predestination to hell as well as to heaven. How we reconcile predestination with John 3:16 is a mystery, and I don't think any of us will know how God in His infinite wisdom and grace works out the details of free-will vs. predestination (at least until we get into His Presence in our glorified state). Love in Yeshua |
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