Can We Really Exercise Free Will?
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You have the person who cannot hear, hearing, and the person who cannot obey, obeying, and the person who is under the power of the devil, choosing to believe in God, as if in your theology, Satan is winning souls for God instead of the opposite. You have claimed everyone hears. Jesus said otherwise. You have made several other claims that are the exact opposite of what Scripture says, including everyone is born with everything they need to come to faith, which is simply not true. You come across as clueless but want to teach because you value yourself as such a great researcher when you cannot even get the Scriptures right... so you teach error. And then like your buddy you would rather blaspheme God than admit you are wrong. Terrible.
Are you totally none reformed.?
Or a better question have you ever been reformed.
I take it you can understand using projection to argue with is a bit silly.
Clearly a textbook case of:
[Mat 15:14 KJV] 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Have read any research on these behaviors which are quite uniformly present in this sect, it is quite interesting, maybe you should investigate further.
I actually adhere to many of their doctrinal views but I know where they want to apply election for themselves when we know God spoke about the ancient Hebrew Jews [Romans 8:29-30, Ephesians 1:4-5]. And I understand that even though Jesus used words like whoever wants to believe or Peter in Acts 2 the Reformed will change that to the saved only even though the WORD whoever literally means anyone both saved and not saved.
So you have to do better because if anyone is misinterpreting Scripture to benefit themselves it's absolutely the Reformed.
Are you going to tell us all about how you have had this about face on having a personal relationship with God? Has He finally revealed Himself to you? Was it a burning bush? A road to Damascus affair? Were you swallowed by a whale? Do please tell! Since it is your contention that it would be unfair of God to reveal Himself in any way that was not the exact same way as to another, surely He would choose one of those means to let you know you were right? Oops. Except you are wrong. This is why I don't think you have read enough of the Bible. Either that or your comprehension is really very low. I think you need to read more of the Bible so your views align better with it.
Actually, it was his own words through a post to someone who doesn't believe in God that hurt his own character.
No, because only 1 actually confessed to be a witness. And a few said making disciples isn't their job. So nothing much was done only to confirm my original understanding.
Hmm.. I do not see the word faith in there.
We all know regeneration (new life, birth) is a work of God after excising personal faith and most definitely James has regeneration in view here.
18 It was of His own will that He gave us birth [as His children] by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of His creatures [a prime example of what He created to be set apart to Himself—sanctified, made holy for His divine purposes].
James 1:18 Amplified Bible.
You lie again. Why? Misrepresentation and you know it. Deliberate. Who's your daddy???
Plus, the Scriptures say that we are sealed with the Holy Spirit when we come to believe.
Ok well you never answered the question again.
I take it you understand feelings, the old days of enforcing love when people like David would have to plunge a sword through your heart are over.
The person and sect your following is most certainly living by the sword.
Anyhow it's upto you what you do.
Nope. Faith comes with/from rebirth, not before it.
[Gal 5:22 KJV] 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Election is definitely in Scripture. Just more for you to deny and blaspheme God for.I am sure that is in scripture somewhere.
Does it make you happy to blaspheme God?
I knew you wouldn't. We aren't talking here about other people. You're attributing what other people said to people here, who have said repeatedly what you are saying isn't true about us. You continue to bear false witness. That's on you.