Well, I forgot to change the Scripture citations to the blue format in time, so sue me.
Instead of never-minding, it would behoove you to heed the fact that I have added passages on the website partly because of discussion with you, including:
1. Human nature was created good but not perfect (
Gen. 1:31), and Jesus had a human nature that was perfected during his earthly life (
Heb. 5:8-9), which moral perfection should be every Christian’s lifelong goal (
Phil. 3:12-15). Humans are born selfish but innocent babies until they attain the stage of moral accountability or conscience (normally about the stage of pre-pubescence), comparable to when Adam and Eve became aware it was wrong to eat from the forbidden tree (
Gen. 2:17).
2. This indicates that God graces every sinful soul with the ability or opportunity to understand how to be saved (
Matt. 7:7, cf.
1Tim. 2:3-4,
Eze. 33:11), which might be called “
seeking grace” (
Tit. 2:11). As
Hebrews 11:6 states: “he [God] rewards those who earnestly seek him” (cf.
Isa. 45:19). Seeking God is the beginning of saving faith, and not seeking God or rejecting His salvation in Christ is the essence of evil atheism or faith in I-dolatry (
Rom. 3:11,
1:18-23). All humans sin, but every sinner has the opportunity to repent/have saving faith (per
Rom. 1:20,
2:7,
3:21-22,
4:16 &
5:8-19).
The factual truth is natural/sinful/wicked-hearted people who are inherently hostile to God CAN receive GW/have their heart circumcised, their eyes opened, their ears unstopped and come to the light just as you did and this applies to every morally accountable soul who has ever lived.
I think I understand why you will disagree, but I will refrain from assuming/inferring, which you call lying.
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