Recent content by maximc

Yes, they are vital gospel doctrines only for the Calvinists, not for me. I consider those concepts rubbish.

I don't believe in works. I believe fully in grace, but not as you believe. Again, you have a false presumption that anyone who is not a Calvinist believes in works-based salvation.

Your theology is based on the false premise of "Total Depravity" and "Unconditional Election". Both these concepts are false. If you can shred these two concepts from your mind, you will be able to see the scriptures clearly just as they are written. Your allegiance should not be to Calvin...

You're stuck with your broken record. I have clearly mentioned that faith comes from God and no person can produce on their own. Yet you say that God is the source of faith. You are wrong on this. As per Rom. 10:13-15, a person believes as he hears the gospel. How exactly does that happen...

On faith, I totally agree with you that it is the gift of God, and not something that we can produce on our own. But when does faith actually come? According to Rom. 10:17, faith is given to us as we hear the gospel. Since you mentioned Lydia, that is a very good example to say that faith...

So, in Acts 2:37 the pricking of the heart and the question being asked to Peter, "what shall we do?" mean nothing to you?

What does 2 Cor. 4:3-4 actually say? It says that Satan has blinded the minds of who? of those who believe not. It means these so called blind people are those who have already decided not to believe, probably because of certain prejudices. But what about the people who are neutral and have...

You guys are making me forget what my question was. Can I call this strawman? I totally agree that faith is both a gift of God and the fruit of the HS. No person can generate faith on his own. I totally get that. But you had said earlier that Cornelius was regenerated even before he heard...

Probably, you were asking all the wrong people who do not believe in free will. Rom. 10:13-15 clearly states how a person is saved. It is through the preaching of the gospel. When the gospel is preached, faith is built up within the person who hears the gospel, and this is when the person...

To put it in plain English, 2 Pet 1:1 simply says that we are in this faith because of the righteousness of Jesus. What does it have to do with my question, "Where does the Bible explicitly say that a person is regenerated before he hears the preaching of the gospel?"

"through the righteousness of God" means "because God was righteous", he made us partakers of this faith. But it still does not answer my question where I am asking you to give me a biblical reference where it explicitly says that regeneration occurs before the preaching of the gospel.

At least that way, you pat your own back.

2 Pet. 1 is speaking to Christians who are already saved and are currently being sanctified. Just by throwing any response does not make it an answer. My question is for you to provide me a biblical reference which states that regeneration happens before the preaching of the gospel.

I have nothing more to say.

That is your assumption that Cornelius was regenerated before he heard the gospel. Is it explicitly mentioned?