Can We Really Exercise Free Will?

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I hold only to the teachings of the Bible alone and not to any man's teaching. That I may have come to the same conclusions as Calvin should not be surprising as there is only one true gospel, not many, and that gospel is of Christ alone as Savior, upon which I, and probably he, through God's mercy, have come to base our spiritual beliefs upon.
Truly, you have never once convinced me of anything. Nor educated or edified.

This impotency a universal phenomenon among Calvinists. Tragically.
 
Dear sister Magenta,

These attacks on you are absolutely pathetic, appalling and unacceptable, and I still believe that it's due to the sexist attitude which many men, even today, still have towards women, sadly!

Seriously, I'm wondering if GOD didn't make women to be more intelligent than men in general, and this is why so many men feel threatened by women, which in turn is evident by their sexist attitude and behaviour!!

And it makes it worse, when the men here are supposed to Christians!! They really do need to Repent.

Also, I think you have been more than fair and reasonable with these men, and I really don't think they deserve anymore of your patience and kindness!

So please just stay strong, and keep up your great work (you really are a brilliant teacher!), and ignore the IDIOTS! After all, I believe they're very jealous of you, with your superior Biblical knowledge, and that's why they've turned nasty!

Please take good care.

Your Brother in Christ, always,

Douglas

Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
 
Dear sister Magenta,

These attacks on you are absolutely pathetic, appalling and unacceptable, and I still believe that it's due to the sexist attitude which many men, even today, still have towards women, sadly!

Seriously, I'm wondering if GOD didn't make women to be more intelligent than men in general, and this is why so many men feel threatened by women, which in turn is evident by their sexist attitude and behaviour!!

And it makes it worse, when the men here are supposed to Christians!! They really do need to Repent.

Also, I think you have been more than fair and reasonable with these men, and I really don't think they deserve anymore of your patience and kindness!

So please just stay strong, and keep up your great work (you really are a brilliant teacher!), and ignore the IDIOTS! After all, I believe they're very jealous of you, with your superior Biblical knowledge, and that's why they've turned nasty!

Please take good care.

Your Brother in Christ, always,

Douglas
I believe your wife may have spoken well here

Now you'll notice above that @Me_Clay thinks a lamp is but your lamp not

Why cus he thought in his imagination by calling him self clay he has the right to be clay

And that you should accept him.

Basically a legend 🤩
 
well this is a good thing God creating you in his image means you do have inherent value.

That's a sovereign will.

But one can think who's eternal inherent value is it.

The other one thinks it's mine
 
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No: It's all from me!
sorry buddy my wife calls me out blunt when I've been pathetic 🤩

It strikes envy in my heart

I say how so

And i take notice

The saying he'll has no fury on a women scorned means a lot to God.

Like one day I said to my wife what masculine attributes does a women have.

And she said none 🤩

Me woman you Tarzan haha
 
Rubbish. No baby comes into this world pure! They all come into it spiritually stillborn. Every baby is a born rebel!

Yes, the baby is born into sin on a physical level by Adam’s sin because it carries a sin nature,
but spiritually they would be saved by God if they died as a baby. They would be saved by Christ’s sacrifice.
Jesus says, "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me:
for of such is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 19:14).
Jesus said "Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones, for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.” (Matthew 18::10).
The baby is not aware of any law, and Scripture says, "....but sin is not imputed when there is no law." (Romans 5:13).

You said:
And circular reasoning doesn't prove your "freewill" theory either. You have to prove that John the Baptist used the term "kosmos" in the distributive sense.

The Calvinist interpretation is actually pretty silly. The Calvinist not only has to redefine the word “world” but they also have ot redefine the word “whosoever,” too.

You said:
You also need to prove from scripture that all babies to die prematurely are saved. How do infants, babies, small children, etc. escape the all-important faith and repentance requirement of the Gospel? Is there an Infant Gospel in the scripture that I don't know about.

2 Samuel 12:23 KJV
“But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.”

David clearly expresses:

1. The child will not return to life on earth.​
2. David himself will one day “go to him,” a statement understood by believers as referring to David’s hope of seeing his child again in the afterlife, in God’s kingdom.​

However, I have ran into some Calvinists who believe babies go to hell.
This is monstrous.

I hope this helps, and may God bless you.




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sorry buddy my wife calls me out blunt when I've been pathetic 🤩

It strikes envy in my heart

I say how so

And i take notice

The saying he'll has no fury on a women scorned means a lot to God.

Like one day I said to my wife what masculine attributes does a women have.

And she said none 🤩

Me woman you Tarzan haha

Love it, Bro! what a Classic!
 
red sky night at night shepherds delight ha 😂
A red sky appears when dust and small particles are trapped in the atmosphere by high pressure. This scatters blue light leaving only red light to give the sky its notable appearance.

A red sky at sunset means high pressure is moving in from the west, so therefore the next day will usually be dry and pleasant.

https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/learn-about/weather/how-weather-works/red-sky-at-night




Jordon said:
I believe you've missed a reason why they where in fear.
Joshua and Caleb tell us why they are in fear in Numbers 14:9 ... they rebelled against God and they were afraid of the canaanites.

Numbers 14:9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.

In response, the people wanted to stone Joshua and Caleb ... But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel – Numbers 14:10.




Jordon said:
Would the lord have left them in the wilderness if his strengthening fear was not enough for what he works in us
The response of the people angered God. God wanted to smite the people and raise up a nation from Moses.

Numbers 14:11-12 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them? I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.


Moses interceded on behalf of the people:

Numbers 14:19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.


God, in His great mercy spared the people, but He did not allow them to go into the promised land ... only Joshua, Caleb, and those who were 20 years old and younger were allowed in.

However, in their 40 years of wandering, God fed them manna from heaven, He watched over them ... have you ever read this verse ...

Psalm 105:37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

... or this verse ...

Deuteronomy And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.


God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt with silver and gold ... the children of Israel were in good health ... God led them in the wilderness and their clothes and shoes did not wear out ... God fed them manna from heaven.

So even though the children of Israel were chastened, God still took care of them in their wanderings.




Jordon said:
Clue
My grace is sufficient for you
agree ... and there is a fear that we are to have toward God – the reverence, respect, honor due to Him but there is a fear that is not good ...

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

The children of Israel were fearful because they had rebelled against God rather than love Him and trust Him to lead them.

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Truly, you have never once convinced me of anything. Nor educated or edified.

This impotency a universal phenomenon among Calvinists. Tragically.

And neither do I expect nor want to convince you. Whatever made you think I actually care about your opinion at all given that your expertise in the gospel is zero. I would be much, much more concerned should you ever agree with me.
 
A red sky appears when dust and small particles are trapped in the atmosphere by high pressure. This scatters blue light leaving only red light to give the sky its notable appearance.

A red sky at sunset means high pressure is moving in from the west, so therefore the next day will usually be dry and pleasant.
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/learn-about/weather/how-weather-works/red-sky-at-night





Joshua and Caleb tell us why they are in fear in Numbers 14:9 ... they rebelled against God and they were afraid of the canaanites.

Numbers 14:9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.

In response, the people wanted to stone Joshua and Caleb ... But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel – Numbers 14:10.





The response of the people angered God. God wanted to smite the people and raise up a nation from Moses.

Numbers 14:11-12 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them? I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.


Moses interceded on behalf of the people:

Numbers 14:19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.


God, in His great mercy spared the people, but He did not allow them to go into the promised land ... only Joshua, Caleb, and those who were 20 years old and younger were allowed in.

However, in their 40 years of wandering, God fed them manna from heaven, He watched over them ... have you ever read this verse ...

Psalm 105:37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

... or this verse ...

Deuteronomy And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.


God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt with silver and gold ... the children of Israel were in good health ... God led them in the wilderness and their clothes and shoes did not wear out ... God fed them manna from heaven.

So even though the children of Israel were chastened, God still took care of them in their wanderings.





agree ... and there is a fear that we are to have toward God – the reverence, respect, honor due to Him but there is a fear that is not good ...

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

The children of Israel were fearful because they had rebelled against God rather than love Him and trust Him to lead them.

.
The mana was the bread from heaven that fell upon them

Tell me what part of that mana did not enter them.

Does his word live in you or on top of your head 😉
 
The manna that fell upon them in desert was the bread from heaven


John 6:31-33

New International Version



31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[a]”
32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

Who is the life who is the life

Who is the word

Who's will gives will to the son
Who's mercy is here

So the father gives authority to son to give his bread mana

The father gives head scratch to
 
Dear sister Magenta,

These attacks on you are absolutely pathetic, appalling and unacceptable, and I still believe that it's due to the sexist attitude which many men, even today, still have towards women, sadly!

Seriously, I'm wondering if GOD didn't make women to be more intelligent than men in general, and this is why so many men feel threatened by women, which in turn is evident by their sexist attitude and behaviour!!

And it makes it worse, when the men here are supposed to Christians!! They really do need to Repent.

Also, I think you have been more than fair and reasonable with these men, and I really don't think they deserve anymore of your patience and kindness!

So please just stay strong, and keep up your great work (you really are a brilliant teacher!), and ignore the IDIOTS! After all, I believe they're very jealous of you, with your superior Biblical knowledge, and that's why they've turned nasty!

Please take good care.

Your Brother in Christ, always,

Douglas
Thank you, Douglas, that is all very sweet of you to say. I have actually suggested at least once to one man that he write to the owner and demand that all women who sign up should not be allowed to say anything, such was his attitude, and I do see it in at least a few other men also as you have said, though thankfully many are not like that at all. Similarly that one guy who falsely accused me of having only women "teaching" on my panels. Imagine that. Besides the fact that he was wrong, and ridiculously so, I found what he said to be so funny that in the numerous panels I posted after that to show him how far from the truth he was, I said with one, here we have two birds teaching, for a panel that had two birds on it. So I can certainly have a sense of humour around it all, but on the other hand, the lengths some of these guys go to in their resentment of me is quite telling of their emotional state and attitude toward women. These guys who talk about how seductive the images are obviously have a heart problem and possibly even a pervasively pernicious porn addiction, which I understand is very common these days. Evil has increased in the world. However, the women in these panels are not inappropriately clad, and despite B_H saying something about their artificial smiles, many of them are not smiling at all but just gazing at the viewer, so it is obvious he does have a problem with women in general to call them witches and fairies and heavily laden with occult imagery, etc. For all I know he is whacked out of his mind on drugs; he certainly tried very hard to erect and maintain a nice guy image, but it was a sham, and he never stopped falsely accusing me. That in itself speaks quite ill of his character which he may call slander even though it is the truth.
 
Thank you, Douglas, that is all very sweet of you to say. I have actually suggested at least once to one man that he write to the owner and demand that all women who sign up should not be allowed to say anything, such was his attitude, and I do see it in at least a few other men also as you have said, though thankfully many are not like that at all. Similarly that one guy who falsely accused me of having only women "teaching" on my panels. Imagine that. Besides the fact that he was wrong, and ridiculously so, I found what he said to be so funny that in the numerous panels I posted after that to show him how far from the truth he was, I said with one, here we have two birds teaching, for a panel that had two birds on it. So I can certainly have a sense of humour around it all, but on the other hand, the lengths some of these guys go to in their resentment of me is quite telling of their emotional state and attitude toward women. These guys who talk about how seductive the images are obviously have a heart problem and possibly even a pervasively pernicious porn addiction, which I understand is very common these days. Evil has increased in the world. However, the women in these panels are not inappropriately clad, and despite B_H saying something about their artificial smiles, many of them are not smiling at all but just gazing at the viewer, so it is obvious he does have a problem with women in general to call them witches and fairies and heavily laden with occult imagery, etc. For all I know he is whacked out of his mind on drugs; he certainly tried very hard to erect and maintain a nice guy image but it was a sham and he never stopped falsely accusing me. That in itself speaks quite ill of his character which he may call slander even though it is the truth.

Brilliant stuff, yet again, sis!! I know they don't need a lot of help, but you make these men look and sound like Idiots! So keep up the good work!!

Douglas
 
Brilliant stuff, yet again, sis!! I know they don't need a lot of help, but you make these men look and sound like Idiots! So keep up the good work!!

Douglas
Here we have two birds teaching...

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Matthew 18 v 19-20 I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.
 
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