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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.Oh, but it is. You don't see it because you're ignoring the larger context of 2 Peter. See 3:1! Now go back to his First Epistle and...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.You might "potentially" be God's elect. But count me out. Peter didn't address his epistle to potential believers. He addressed his...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.Nope. Because then you're ignoring CONTEXT. You can make all the personal pronouns in scripture to be anyone you want in any given...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.Prove that Peter is quoting from books! Since you're waxing as a bible scholar and make the claim, you surely must have those passages...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.So, the elect is the entire world? Anyone who reads the epistle becomes God's elect? Maybe Peter wrote to an audience of jackasses...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.Because Christians are NOT of this world, anymore than Jesus is (Jn 8:23; 17:16)! Don't you know that friendship (or association) with...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.You forgot to mention "specific people"! How convenient. If Peter had been writing to the entire world, why didn't he address his...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.So, you agree that "everyone" ("you") is Peter's original audience to whom he wrote?
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.Nonsense! All passages must be understood in terms of who the original audience was! Peter did not address either his first or second...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.So...then how does his audience of believing Jews translate into all of humanity in the distributive sense? How does "you" suddenly and...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.You must be totin' on some bad weed... Are you giving lessons on the interpretative method of eisegesis on that thread? :rolleyes:
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.So, Peter used the second person pronoun "you" in referring to himself? :rolleyes: Have you gone mad!? Maybe you should consult with...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.Well, Wizard of Smarts, what part of Num 22:34-35, 38; 23:1-5 can't you understand? Don't you know that poor ol' Balaam was "forced" to...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.Because many here cannot agree even on the definition of grace. One person defined grace as God's "patience", making God totally a...
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RRufus replied to the thread Understanding God’s election.Give our resident idolater time to answer. He's burning incense, praying to and is bowed down at the altar of his god human volition...