Why Here in the BDF?
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Well I could do without the Calvin and Luther bling . I tend to be on the restrained side of the Reformed folks . Don’t mind the books or the electronic media the rest well humm not sure what to think .
Blessings
Bill
Wait a minute, are those two verses in my bible? Hmmph?
Ye blokes act as if we haven't came across those two verses.
There I fixed it for ya . Yea I can’t spell or put a sentence together.lol
Blessings
Bill
They will never own up to it, but they proclaim a powerless cross to those who die lost. They believe the Christ died for everybody w/o exception; even those who will never be confronted by a missionary, neither read a bible or heard the gospel. Now, those who died lost, they died lost because they failed to believe. Both sides agree with this. However, if two lost ppl are witnessed to and one believes, the reason why one did believe, was because God had opened their heart via divine regeneration, which in turn, imparts faith and repentance to that person, and they exercise those two gifts and are saved. The reason why the other was not saved, was God has left them in their fallen state, and their wicked heart precluded them from believing what they heard concerning the gospel.
The reason why I say they proclaim a powerless cross is because the cross, in and of itself, won't save them. The Christ died for all, but only those who do their part are saved. So, it is the cross + what they did that saved them.
Those who died lost, the cross could not save them. Why? They did not hold up to their end of the deal.
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I want to hear from you- your ideas, your thoughts, your bible study conclusions. Anyone can go to YouTube if they want to watch a video about a specific topic, but this is a discussion- not a movie theater. Such things like pictures and videos should be used as reference- not the main discussion.
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git yer John Calvin pint glass for just $14.00.
sometimes we can idolize without even realising.. it is one of those laugh or cry moments..
No one is idolizing Calvin by having a glass with Calvin's face on it. It's no different in those Jesus portraits draped in churches worldwide. That's no more the Christ than I am, but those portraits have zero business inside a church building. 2nd commandment?
Well one has to be *special* to be elected for salvation. So that should include smarter and better.
Don't tell me how to post a thread, ok? Thanks.
This thread is to give out information concerning the movie affording people an opportunity to view it.
It's not called *special* in Scripture, it's called election and God does it based upon nothing in the ones He chooses.
Now your little group is so *special*, you all came to God even when Christ declared no man is able, yet you did anyhow out of your own love and specialness to prove to God you're not robots and did it out of sincerity. How *special* you are above all others.
I respectfully disagree due to the fact these read Scripture via tradition and don't employ proper contextual exegesis, which is witnessed on here and elsewhere perpetually.
I've yet to witness, after many watched debates, podcasts, read books, any one person who is anti-cal come close to refuting the Doctrines of Grace or TULIP with contextually exegeted Scripture.
Typically those who set out to refute merely run to another text of Scripture in lieu of giving proper exegesis of the one being debated. Then there is also the philosophical and sentimental arguments that are offered instead of Scripture. The Scriptures these employ are taken out of proper context and are generally 2 Peter 3:9, 1 Timothy 2:4 and the big whammy, John 3:16. Oh, also Matthew 22:37.
Shall we start a protest? If you read what I wrote.. I said we.. I agree with you about those portraits and statues alike.. but these men on the glasses are being idolised in ignorance by their fans while enjoying a beverage.. it plays on human nature and that we find everywhere.
I hardly think buying a glass with John Calvin's mug on a glass equates idolization. Respect, yes. Idolizing, no.
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I'm not into religious art by any means
but you find no difference between hanging an image of Jesus (even though it prob never looks like him) and hanging an image of Calvin?
okay
if you say so
but I agree on hanging either one
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7seasrekeyed
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I'm thinking dumber and dumber
but that could just be me cause I am a bit of an upstart anyway LOL!
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