Recent content by EddieM

This is your idea of a scholarly response?? My friend, you are in big trouble.

scholarly response.

After you answer my challenge, then I will consider answering your challenge. This is how you put a stop to theological ping pong. So, answer my challenge. That way, I will get an idea just the extent of your biblical knowledge.

scholarly response!

No price should ever be associated with the teaching of Scripture outside the local church; that way grace will honor it.

You are definitely a neophyte with your clinging to Eph 1.4. I have already written many article on Eph 1.4. You (plural) have been chosen IN HIM, not outside of him, where unbelievers are stationed. This is a common reference to Positional Truth. Christ is the Chosen One, those in Christ share...

Another speculation not based on a serious study of these words used in OT and NT. There is absolutely no support for your statement about God unilaterally choosing man in the NT. Election does not refer to salvation but to service, in both the NT and OT. Show me one verse in the Bible that...

I already answered this in an earlier post. You are speculation on a definition of chosen, one that i demonstrated earlier

The only problem with this is you have not defined choose? Defining chosen is what the issue is all about. What is your definition of chosen and then I will tell you what is difficult

notice that none of these references is to Salvation.

Where are we chosen? We are chosen"in him." We are not chosen 'outside of him.' It was the plan that was chosen before the foundation, not the individual. Notice we were chosen so that (purpose clause) we should be holy and without blame... notice the purpose of election deals with...

I guess Adam either had free will or he wasn't one of God's elect. He may have had both or neither. Just remember election has nothing to do with salvation. There is not one instance where election refers to eternal salvation and there are several uses in which election is used for unbelievers.

The Greek present tense indicates a continuing action, something that happens continuously or repeatedly, or something that is in the process of happening. If you are not lazy, you should read the two books i recommended (in Greek). That way you will not have to look up someone on the internet...

Why ask others to help you understand Greek, learn it yourself so you don't have to be a parrot and repeat what others say. It will take some time, but you will be able to become a serious Bible student and not be dependent on others to teach you. I have translated most of the epistle to the...

If you can read Greek why don't you read the book of Acts and take note of each Present Tense verb to see if what Dr. Bechtle says is true. For a little older Greek, read Isaiah in the LXX.