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NASB | Acts 8:13 Even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 8:13 Even Simon believed [Philip's message of salvation]; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he watched the attesting signs and great miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed. |
Subject: How do I make sense of the context? |
Bible Note: Joe Now wait a minute, the whole thrust of Calvinism is we are so lost in our sin we can not seek forgiveness on our own. Only those elected by God can seek forgiveness and then are offered irresistible grace, which by definition removes any choice, that brings them into salvation. Now your saying Mormons can know they are in sin, can seek to find God, but that God allows them to get deceived because they are not elected. Your saying God will allow people to know they need forgiveness, to even seek for it but will not reveal the truth to them because they are not elected? Where is the love? Where is the justice? Joe believe it or not I have read most of those books you quoted from. I find Michael Horton to be awful. I know some most excellent Calvinist that disagree with much of what he says. In fact MacArthur calls what he is preaching "cheap grace". I find Boice and Sproul to be most excellent, just a little off the mark. One thing I do find interesting is there is so little writing from the other side issue. I rarely pick up a book committed to disproving Calvinism, but the bookstores are filled with ones proclaiming it. Something as obvious as you claim it to be should need no further support outside the Bible. Yet that is exactly what it seems to need. I wonder why? EdB |