Can We Really Exercise Free Will?

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He's the old testament type who lives by the sword. He's a believer who believes the Jews are all still saved until there ready to accept Jesus, only the promise of God is a different view point in my book. The promise is to the house of Israel which is anybody.
many do take his road.
Well that would explain a lot at least but even so I am surprised he has not been reported yet
 
Well that would explain a lot at least but even so I am surprised he has not been reported yet
I don't know people are just tolerant I guess. I suppose this calvinism malarkey ie meaningless talk, is a virus out of control,

It definitely needs curbing, people can't utter a word of God here without being called a calvinist.
 
I don't know people are just tolerant I guess. I suppose this calvinism malarkey ie meaningless talk, is a virus out of control,

It definitely needs curbing, people can't utter a word of God here without being called a calvinist.
Maybe if I was a calvinist I could debunk all his accusations of being one but honestly I don't even know most of their doctrines or beliefs but I know that being one one is not the worst thing you could be I mean what if we were false prophets that seems way worse to me and I have also been accused of that as well so yeah I guess people just find ways to insult each other regardless if it is warrented or not.
 
I hear your cry for help, but it's better to face your issues than to hide away from them, it's better to love people than to hate them, because when your not liked, God would love you, but if you grow hatred towards people and cause people to not be liked for no good reason, who's life is worth more than many sparrows, your stepping into sacred territory, and your battle will be With God not me.

Nearly Every post you make at me has an accusation, you need to ignore yourself, and not ask to be ignored, you need help to face your inner bitterness you have, and you need to grow up

You are an interrogator.
That's all you are.

A wanna-be interrogator.
 
still stuck on irresistible grace being a reason to justify bashing people over the head. Yep lashing out again

If you would just back out, there would be no more bashing....

You perpetuate your own victim complex justifications.
 
Maybe if I was a calvinist I could debunk all his accusations of being one but honestly I don't even know most of their doctrines or beliefs but I know that being one one is not the worst thing you could be I mean what if we were false prophets that seems way worse to me and I have also been accused of that as well so yeah I guess people just find ways to insult each other regardless if it is warrented or not.
The thing is blain they dont call themselves Calvinists, they call themselves the reformed church who teach his word can save anybody.

Where as the rumours going around, are the opposite of that.

So basically your just believing the rumours lies, if you think there is actual a denomination called calvinists, there isn't.

There are only christian churches, who just accept some of John Calvin's teachings, which are not the main central teachings of there church.

Basically they dont mention John Calvin everyday if you know what I mean.
 
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So this is how rom. 10:17 should read, in relation to God and His word.
"So then Faith ( conviction and reliance upon God) comes (added by the translators) by hearing, (a thing heard) a hearing (a thing heard) by the word (utterances, narration, and instruction) of God . (the supreme deity.)

Agree that is the correct interpretation. And another Calvinist shibboleth bites the dust.

@Cameron143 is truly infamous for abusing this passage to suit his (nefarious?) purposes.
You might as well give up. You're like a weak link in a fence, you have little or nothing to offer.
Perhaps it is due to the poor teaching that you have chosen to be under.
Perhaps there is a good reformed church near where you live. It's never too late! Otherwise, good luck on rewriting scripture to say what you wish it to say.
 
says the person who has hounded magenta to death

For good reasons, sir....

Her icon is chock loaded with images that are stink from occultism.

Others saw it right away once it was pointed out.
But, you?
You defended it.

You lack something that warns us to keep away from you.
You need to wake up to the little things, or you will never see the big picture.

You are a stiff-minded traditionalist.
That is not good, for the Word is Alive and Powerful.
Not dull and traditional.

So be it...
 
So in short they are same thing as long as the object of it is the key factor that is another fair point thank you for clarifying I do apologize I was unable to read your whole post my eyes get really strained when I read to much but I did get the gist of your points and I can admit I was wrong in my understanding

I'm trying to remember if anyone has ever said that to me in the 30 years of talking about faith and faithing on sites like this. Pretty sure that I haven't. And here i thought I was giving you the lesson, turned out to be the other way around.

Loved it Blain, that's the kind of honesty that gets Gods attention.
 
For good reasons, sir....

Her icon is chock loaded with images that are stink from occultism.

Others saw it right away once it was pointed out.
But, you?
You defended it.

You lack something that warns us to keep away from you.
You need to wake up to the little things, or you will never see the big picture.

You are a stiff-minded traditionalist.
That is not good, for the Word is Alive and Powerful.
Not dull and traditional.

So be it...
no your making excuses for yourself again, whilst throwing yet another accusation at me, which you've now done in the last ten posts you've made to me.

You've shown your lack of conviction to repent of your cruel words on way to many occasions.

Your in no position to Judge other people's actions as you can't even judge your own.
 
You're British.
Proper manners is sewn into your garments.

And... you want to dress the natives just like you are.
You can call manners nothing all you like by your culture, it's why your type of culture doesn't have any respect other than by the gangsters who live in it, and make your culture more disrespectful.
 
As Jesus said.....

"Not my will but your will be done. "

Jesus had free will.
And, he chose to do the Father's will.

Jesus had free will.
So?
It glorifies God when we CHOOSE to do his will.

Did that not answer your question, again?

But, that's how I CHOSE to answer it.

Your non sequitur response explains much about you. Since you won't give a straight, honest answer, it appears your parents raised you to be a rebellious, autonomous brat. Good thing they never did impose their will upon you. You very likely would have considered them to be tyrannical, bullying monsters and would have offed them in self-defense of your sacred "freewill"! :rolleyes:

Sawdust wouldn't answer my question either. This speaks volumes to the moral, spiritual and intellectual bankruptcy to FW soteriology.
 
There is no such thing as unlimited freedom, that is chaos. Even God's choices are within limits, the limits of His character

But there's no limits to the choices sinners can make since they are not limited by their evil character or sinful nature.
 
The thing is blain they dont call themselves Calvinists, they call themselves the reformed church who teach his word can save anybody.

Where as the rumours going around, are the opposite of that.

So basically your just believing the rumours lies, if you think there is actual a denomination called calvinists, there isn't.

There are only christian churches, who just accept some of John Calvin's teachings, which are not the main central teachings of there church.

Basically they dont mention John Calvin everyday if you know what I mean.
Ih I see well thanks for the info do then it seems as if they are vastly misunderstood then
 
I'm trying to remember if anyone has ever said that to me in the 30 years of talking about faith and faithing on sites like this. Pretty sure that I haven't. And here i thought I was giving you the lesson, turned out to be the other way around.

Loved it Blain, that's the kind of honesty that gets Gods attention.
Well I have always believed that if one cannot admit they are wrong then they will never learn truth even if it is presented to them it requires the heart of a student to be in any debate and we need more students and much less teachers.
 
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Your doctrine belongs in the Lake of Fire. You believe it.........Are you going to the Lake of Fire? No.

You DISMISS Gods discipline. You dismiss the harsh words and very serious consequences of believers who do not follow His plan for their lives.

All the calvies and Armins have is "not really saved" or "lose salvation."

Well, my doctrine knows that Cain belonged to the devil, just as most of the Pharisees did, so there's no way Cain was saved. Since you hope or want to see Cain so badly, heaven would not be the place for you to do that.
 
Ih I see well thanks for the info do then it seems as if they are vastly misunderstood then
not by true members of the church there not, just the people who go in the internet and probably don't even go to church are full of wild imaginations, from both the people who represent the teaching of Calvin's teaching and those who apose them, it's just a virus out of control, you just have to put up with it im afraid.

But I sense the trolls do use it as an excuse to ridicule, a bit like the trolls who try to Demonize you .

Which is why it should be curbed really.