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Well, after being away from here for awhile it does occur to me that it is kind of a waste of time to repeat the same things over and over. I think it's for the best that I'm not able to post as...

I'm fine. I wasn't raptured or anything. ;)

Thanks for thinking of me. I've just been very busy. I just signed on today for the first time in about a month and am trying to catch up. Not too...

You don't know why God purposely makes people do things that He hates. Why don't you know that? Scripture reveals a great deal about God. Why would it not explain why He would purposely make...

Do you understand the context of this verse? First of all, He was speaking specifically to His disciples and about them in that verse. He wasn't saying that He chose them to salvation. They were...

That's only talking about deep spiritual things such as "the things which God has prepared for those who love Him". That does not include understanding their need for forgiveness and salvation.

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As I said in the post that you quoted, some common sense is needed here. It should go without saying that babies are incapable of sinning. You have to be fully conscious of what you're doing in...

You're only saying that because you have no answers for them. I'm not asking questions that are impossible to answer. You need to ask yourself why you are unable to answer them. It reveals a major...

You continually only look at part of the picture rather than the big picture. We all agree that God is in control but that does not mean He directly controls everything that occurs. Frankly, to...

Good points. Why would Jesus have said the following if we are totally depraved from birth?

Matt 19:13 Then little children were brought to Him that He might put His hands on them and pray, but...

Good question. Calvinists/Reformed people claim that everyone who would ever be saved had their names written in the book of life before the foundation of the world, right? If there was no free...

That can't be done. It's all related.

But He doesn't control everything that happens the way a puppet master controls all of the actions of a puppet. He will allow people to choose to go against...

Yes, but it grieved Him to do so. Why would it have grieved Him to do that if that was His plan from the beginning? If everything happens according to His plan then for what reason would He ever...

In your view it must be the case that God's purpose for some people is for them to be wicked and to rape people and murder people and so on and to then eventually be cast into the lake of fire for...

It's figurative language, so I acknowledge that it's debatable as to what He meant by that. You acknowledged that there are other passages that contain warnings about falling away and losing...

It does avoid the question. There is other scripture which tells us what God wants to do with the people He has created. It's not a mystery. He wants to have mercy on all people (Rom 11:30-32),...

And if they don't? Then what? That's what I was asking about in my previous post.

Well, it may contain the threat of loss of salvation if that would be the result of being spewed out of His...

If it was all for God's glory then wouldn't those who killed all those people be commended on judgment day for a job well done rather than being cast into the lake of fire (Rev 20:15)? I don't see...

It's both. Possibly more, but that depends on what you mean by "trust". In Romans 10:9-13 Paul speaks of the necessity to give mental assent to the death and resurrection of Christ but also...

According to his doctrine, God basically forces people to change their minds and repent. That means it's not really us changing our minds, it's God doing it for us. But if that's the case why does...

Your understanding of election ultimately makes "the responsibility man to repent and trust Christ as Savior and Lord" completely God's responsibility and not man's responsibility at all because in...

Right. Being lukewarm was bad because lukewarm water was useless and drinking it could make someone vomit (hence Jesus telling them He would spew them out of His mouth). That's why Jesus said He...

There are promises that no one can take us away from God. That no one can force us to sever our relationship with God. But there are no promises that we can't turn away from God. Instead, there...

Because it says people have no excuse for not glorifying God and being thankful to Him. Reformed theology gives people an excuse for that because it says people have no choice in the matter and that...

I believe you are mistaken. They were true Christians but were heading in the wrong direction and needed to repent. In Rev 3:19 this is what Jesus said to them:

19 As many as I love, I rebuke...

What do you believe is the difference between a human being and a robot when it comes to the ability to make decisions? None? Do you see humans as being God's robots who do everything that God...

The problem with what you're saying here is that it doesn't take into account that the basis for being broken off is unbelief and the basis for being grafted in is faith. You are making it so that...

If Judas merely did what God chose for him to do then why will he spend eternity in hell? Why would God be angry with people and punish people for doing what He chose for them to do?

No, that is not clear in scripture at all. You've already acknowledged that you haven't studied Rev 2-3 in depth. Why don't you study that first before deciding what scripture teaches about that?...

Reformed doctrine gives unbelievers an excuse because it teaches that they are unable to repent and believe. What better excuse could someone have for not repenting and believing in Christ than...

But he indicated that those who were grafted in "stand by faith". How can anyone who doesn't "stand by faith" be grafted in? Why would unbelieving Israelites be cut off while unbelieving Gentiles...