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121 | Predetermined or Free Will | Luke 8:13 | jg8ball | 506 | ||
I see that you are the typical brainwashed person that only believes what he has been told and is afraid to examine the evidence for yourself. If you'd bother to check the previous postings you would find that I did in fact answer your questions and showed you how your took your passages out of context to twist them to your way of thinking. I also noticed that you completely disregarded most of my questions and passages that talk very explicitly about "free will". You say that you answered my verses (actually there God's verses) by arguing that mere verses are insufficient and must be accompanied by the use of Scripture as a whole in context. I showed you your verses in context and how they have nothing to do with what you pretend to be accurate. You however have not shown me A SINGLE interpretation of one of the verses I listed about how God wants all to be saved, how it's our choice to accept the Gift of Grace that God offered, how it could be possible to renounce your salvation. And as far as you saying that I have not thought much about the issues you raised could not be farther from the truth. That's the problem. I have thought a lot about the Calvinistic issues and have found that if you ignore the majority of the bible, then it holds up. Calvinists seem to think that since the Bible doesn't use the term "Free Will" then it must not exist. Unfortunatly, you also miss all the examples (new and old testiment) that talk about it as our choice. God didn't put puppets here on earth, he put living, breathing, thinking humans here that would by their own human will choose to worship Him. You would have us believe that God created us and decided who would worship him. I'm sorry, I just don't see it that way when I read the Bible and all the things it says. Of course, my bible is more than just a few verses from Ephesians and Romans. May God open your eyes and heart so that you may continue to grow. |
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122 | Can one who commits suicide be saved? | Ex 20:13 | jg8ball | 471 | ||
That's a good point. I'll have to consider that for awhile. Thanks. | ||||||
123 | Predetermined or Free Will | Luke 8:13 | jg8ball | 470 | ||
Sorry, I thought I answered your questions. Please let me know what questions I haven't answered. By the way, I have posted may questions (and verses) asking how you would interpret them and have not received any answers. I do see that you are good at turning things around to fit what you want. Spiritually dead does not mean that a person cannot choose God. It simply means that that person is currently in a state that is not open to God. Take for example a "morally bankrupt" person or a person without morals. That doesn't mean that the person cannot choose to change his behavior to be a better person. The same goes for the Spiritally dead person. If that person hears about what Jesus can offer, they could choose to listen and believe. Yes, I'm fully aware of the meanings of "predestined" and "omniscience". I also understand that you are misapplying the term predestined to individuals being predestined rather than the correct interpretation that God's plan was predestined. The term "Elect" you mentioned somewhere is just another way of saying the believers. (today, we call them the "born-again" for example.) Also, I seriously looked into the Calvinistic belief and have talked with a "Calvinistic elder" at my church to try and see their views. Instead of just relying on what they said though, I researched the topic myself using the bible and the internet looking at it from various viewpoints (including that of the JW's). I'm sorry to say that I could not find a valid reason for interpreting the bible using the "Calvinistic Belief" or the JW's. |
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124 | Predetermined or Free Will | Luke 8:13 | jg8ball | 463 | ||
Do you actually believe what you wrote? I said God's plan of salvation was predestined. That is, He knew it was going to happen and it will happen no matter what. However, individuals are not predestined to be saved. God wants all to be saved but knows that not all will accept his gift of Grace. God's Will will succeed no matter what man may do. 1 Tim 2:1-7 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone--for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men--the testimony given in its proper time. Please keep the verses you spout off in context. I have showed you many verses (in context) that talk about our choice and have showed you your verses (in context) that either have nothing to do with what you are using them for or could also be interpreted as free will. I have not seen one verse (taken in context) that says otherwise. Don't you wonder why there are so many verses that talk about "Free Will" and that the only verses Calvinists come up with are taken out of context and based on a faulty premise or that you have to twist the words of non-calvinists to imply things that were not stated? Please read the entire bible. Not just the verses that, on the surface, seem to fit you interpretation. Eph 2:1-2 - The "dead in transgressions and sin" is not a literal term. How could he be talking to them if they were dead? What he's telling the Ephesians is how they are no longer following the ways of the world (they are dead to those ways) but are now saved through the Grace of God in Jesus Christ. Later in that same chapter he tells us that the Gentiles used to be separte from God are now included in the promise of being saved through Jesus. As I stated previously: You mentioned John 6:44. I agree that no sinner can make the first move in the salvation process. Fortunately, God has already made the first move through Jesus. It's now up to us to accept this. Also, if you put John 6:44 in context and read the entire section, you'll see a whole different meaning. John 6:38-40 - tells us that Jesus is sent to do the Father's will which is that EVERYONE who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life. John 6:44 in simply saying that no one is going to Heaven unless God Allows it. God wants everyone to be saved (this is backed up by other verses I'll supply if needed). John 6:45 "...EVERYONE who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me." It doesn't say "only those I choose will come to me" John 6:47 "I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life." John 6:51 "...This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." He's saying that he will give his life for the world, not a elect group in the world. Another example, read the parable of the Lost Sheep. God didn't want any to be lost. If you need more verses about All having the opportinity for salvation, let me know. To close on, did Jesus die for everyone's sins or just some of the people? |
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125 | Isn't adultrey grounds for divorce? | Hosea | jg8ball | 455 | ||
Yes, adultry is grounds for a divorce but does not necessarily require a divorce. God was telling Hosea to marry the prostitute to reflect what was happening between Isreal and God. By telling Hosea to get back with the Prostitute, God was showing Isreal the they too could be reconciled with God. |
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126 | That's an interesting belief. | Luke 23:43 | jg8ball | 453 | ||
I completely and totaly agree that we are saved by Grace alone and not by works. What I don't agree with though is once saved always saved. 2 John 1: 8-9 Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully. Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. |
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127 | That's an interesting belief. | Luke 23:43 | jg8ball | 450 | ||
I'm sorry but I don't see how these verses support your belief. | ||||||
128 | Is repentance required? | Ex 20:13 | jg8ball | 445 | ||
Well said | ||||||
129 | Is tithing for today? | Lev 27:30 | jg8ball | 427 | ||
Mal 3:8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. "But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In tithes and offerings." Mar 12:41-44 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything--all she had to live on." |
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130 | So can I have seven hundred wives too? | Deut 7:3 | jg8ball | 424 | ||
In Deut 7:3, God's telling them not to intermarry or mingle with them so that they are not tempted to follow their ways. It's not a racial thing. The Bible is all about Love. As long as two people love God and love each other then how could it be wrong? |
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131 | Scripture, por favor? | Ex 20:13 | jg8ball | 422 | ||
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Note that it doesn't say some of our sins but implies all our sins. Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. If God could forgive the people that crucified His son, I don't think there's nothing He couldn't forgive. Hope that helps. |
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132 | Is inter-racial marriage biblical? | Deut 7:3 | jg8ball | 420 | ||
In Deut 7:3, God's telling them not to intermarry or mingle with them so that they are not tempted to follow their ways. It's not a racial thing. The Bible is all about Love. As long as two people love God and love each other then how could it be wrong? |
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133 | Can one who commits suicide be saved? | Ex 20:13 | jg8ball | 418 | ||
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Note that it doesn't say some of our sins but implies all our sins. Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. If God could forgive the people that crucified His son, I don't think there's nothing He couldn't forgive. Hope that helps. |
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134 | Is inter-racial marriage biblical? | Deut 7:3 | jg8ball | 414 | ||
Solomon married the Queen of Sheba which is thought to be black. We are all God's children. What does the color of skin have to do with anything? | ||||||
135 | Can one who commits suicide be saved? | Ex 20:13 | jg8ball | 408 | ||
No sin is too great for God to forgive. | ||||||
136 | That's an interesting belief. | Luke 23:43 | jg8ball | 407 | ||
That's an interesting belief. Can you tell me what scripture references back this up? | ||||||
137 | How do you then interpret the verses... | Luke 8:13 | jg8ball | 358 | ||
Thank you for the list of Calvinistic views (I've seen them several times now). What I'm wondering though is why you (or other Calvinists) will not discuss what I've submitted earlier. Instead, all I ever get is the same list of verses which when taken out of context point to what you would have me believe. I have looked at this from your viewpoint and tried to see how it fits in. I've even talked with a person from my church (which happens to have many calvinists) but have found too many holes in the theory. If you can offer any sound evidence I would like to hear it. Also, have you actually read the verses in context (that is -- not just the verses but the whole chapter, or better yet the books they reside in) or is this just what someone has told you is right and that was good enough for you? I don't mean to sound harsh but what I'm getting at (and this may or may not apply to you) is that you have to read the Word for yourself. Be open to different interpretations. Pray about it. Look at who the book was written to or for. Look at what the author says in other areas. Decide for yourself if what you have been taught is accurate. Be willing to question your beliefs if you find something contradictary to what the Bible teaches. A good example of this is a friend of mine that was raised a Jehovahs Witness. After showing him parts of the Bible and having him look at it from different view points, he's finding inconsistancies with what he was taught. |
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138 | Do you believe once save, always saved. | Luke 23:43 | jg8ball | 353 | ||
I'm not saying that everytime you sin you are no longer saved. What I said is that if a person decided to totally give up believing in God and renounce their belief in Jesus and go out and do horrible and unmentionable things with no feelings of remorse then I believe that person would no longer be welcome in the Kingdom of Heaven (unless later they again truely repent). I'm not saying that this would be a common thing for a believer to do just that it could happen. | ||||||
139 | Prisoners doomed to die? Who are they? | Ps 79:11 | jg8ball | 344 | ||
From the Matthew Henry Commentary: They pray that God would find out a way for the rescue of his poor prisoners, especially the condemned prisoners, v. 11. The case of their brethren who had fallen into the hands of the enemy was very sad; they were kept close prisoners, and, because they durst not be heard to bemoan themselves, they vented their griefs in deep and silent sighs. All their breathing was sighing, and so was their praying. They were appointed to die, as sheep for the slaughter, and had received the sentence of death within themselves. This deplorable case the psalmist recommends, 1. To the divine pity: "Let their sighs come up before thee, and be thou pleased to take cognizance of their moans.’’ 2. To the divine power: "According to the greatness of thy arm, which no creature can contest with, preserve thou those that are appointed to die from the death to which they are appointed.’’ Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity to appear for his people. |
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140 | records of unlawful entry into veil? | 2 Chronicles | jg8ball | 343 | ||
2 Chronicles 36 talks about the Babylonians ransacking the House of the Lord. | ||||||
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