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Thanks for replying. In light of your seeming OSAS response, what do you make of Heb6:4-6, which says - paraphrasing - "It is impossible for those who were once enlightened...if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance, as they crucifly the Lord afresh and expose Him to an op⁰

One thing you said which I'd like to query. "You say "It is completely up to us whether we'll follow Jesus' teachings and obey Jesus' commandments." Whether it could reasonable be inferred, it seems to me there was a certain lack of acknowledgement of any mental effort/ soul-searching involved...

Thanks for replying. The crux of this is "Is repentance from sin necessary for SALVATION?. Jesus gave many instances about disobedience and criticised the offending party. But some of His criticism was more severe that that. He said, at least in a story, that people would come to Him in...

Thanks for replying. I get what Jesus said, but in the specific statement to the Pharisees, didn't He say "Anyone who speaks a word against the Holy Spirit is never forgiven."? Wouldn't you say this seems to refer to a single act?

If, by chance, you were interested in finding James White's views, he's easily accessible via Youtube, at - eg - Dr. James White - Calvinism.

It seems a pivotal aspect in all this is the meaning of the term "believe in/ on Christ". Different people believe this differently. Seemingly, some just "require" this to mean that all that is necessarily for salvation is to believe that Jesus is the sinless atonement for sin, without any...

Your quoting of Matt12:32 seems to support my position. Are you saying what I said is right, or have I missed the point?

This is an oft-debated question in Christian circles, but I'd like to bring up a particular situation. Rather than the case of losing salvation through a certain sin or sins, what about when a once-believer loses belief in God/ Jesus - as in - eg - Matt Dillahunty, who was devout Christian and...

I don't have a Bible with me at the moment - I'll be in the library later, where I may be able to correct myself. When the Pharisees confronted Jesus, didn't He say "Anyone who SPEAKS A WORD against the Holy Spirit..."? From this, it seems reasonable to infer that Jesus was not talking about...

Would you provide evidence - preferably biblically - for this assertion?

What What evidence do you have that if someone has committed the unforgivable sin, he would not care about what God or Christians think?

I wasn't aware of how he was exposed. I will say this about Anderson. He seems to have the courage to speak out about what he believes to be wrongdoing. What he said about Kent Hovind's remarriage comes to mind. I certainly see your point about how the horrible behavior of the Catholic...

Are you sure there are no exceptions? What about homosexuals with reference to Rom1? (I personally am not convinced either way by this belief) What about the "sin unto death"? (I believe in James) What about the unforgivable sin? I am uncertain as to these issues.

I have never believed all sin is equal. If that were the case, why would Job and Judas Iscariot have been described so differently?

It's experiences like that tend to make me believe that there is a significant nurture element to this issue and it's not simply a "born this way" situation. Incidentally, I don't want to burden you with commitments, but it you did want to comment, I'd be interested to know whether you thought...

There's so much in the way of science/ speculation as to way someone becomes gay. There's Anderson's Rom1 explanation, with which I have great problems, there's the seemingly prevailing theory in non-biblical circles that it's related to a combination of one's genes and the hormones to which...

Sorry - it's not as simple as that. I don't know if you've read my point about 1Cor6. There I said that " Good point - to an extent - a point he's made himself about whether a "bad fruit" can save anybody - even with right teaching if I understand him. One note of caution, 'though - if...

I've always thought his take on Romans1 was counter-intuitive - the idea had those who "hate God" had therefore become homosexual. One extra point is that this seems especially strange in the UK, where religion is considerably less ingrained in society. I find it hard to believe the...

As a somewhat side-issue -re. hypocrisy in the church, have you come across Donnie Romero of Stedfast Baptist Church? Apparently, he was a friend of Anderson's and frequently ranted on about things such as homosexuality an godliness. A while ago, he was caught going with prostitutes (the...

I see your point that other sins are mentioned in this passage - not just homosexuality. I think Anderson's stance is extreme. He does have a great hatred for these people. I've speculated whether his fury is partly caused by bad, personal experiences of being accosted in his youth. I...