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Again your assertion is wrong. Man is capable of responding morally. But due to the corruption of sin, his nature has been changed. And he can only respond from his post sin nature and not his pre sin nature. He is still a moral creature having been created in the image of God.

I'm not a Calvinist, and poor doctrine should be exposed. Unfortunately, all you have destroyed is your own witness as a Christian. Your denigration of individuals and misrepresentation of their ideas reflects poorly on you.

That's only half the equation. Back to John 3...born again by water and the Spirit. If it were simply the gospel then everyone who heard it would get saved.

While it's a very witty response, it's also a misguided response. But I applaud your humor.

It is not apart from personal belief. And it is not apart from a very personal coming of God to an individual. You simply believe man's response is the most important factor and I believe God's actions are the compelling factor.

The gospel is simply Jesus Christ and Him crucified. No preacher, regardless of his beliefs, knows who will respond in faith. But as long as Christ is preached, some might.

Personal belief is a matter of revelation. Read Matthew 16 and see how Jesus builds His church. I don't deny that salvation is a very personal and intimate coming of God to an individual. I can show you scripturally how the entire Godhead participates in it. You can't get any more personal than...

You distort the verse by misapplying it. Are you a cosmos?

If they are being honest, they will take the gospel throughout the earth. Being faithful to the mission and leaving the results to God is consistent with the gospel.

Then you better stop using some verses in the Bible in your evangelism. John 3:16 isn't about individuals, but about creation as a whole.

Do you believe a reformed evangelist begins each sermon with...I hope you guys listening are lucky enough to be chosen by God...?

You don't understand what the gospel is. It is simply the truth about what God in Christ has done for man. What makes it personal is the revelation of God.

The gospel is simply the truth about what God has done for man in Christ.

I agree. It is personalized by the sending of messenger.

Doesn't the fact that God sent a messenger to declare the gospel personalize the gospel?

The gospel is Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.

Sorry. I'm not trying to be difficult. I thought you were considering the 70th week.

Sounds like a series of unfortunate events.

Really? Are people being burned as human candles or fed to lions? What about all the curses that resulted from not keeping the covenant? What could be worse than being in covenant with God and losing that relationship?

I think deep down you just missed me. It's ok to admit it.