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    Roger316 reacted to Cameron143's post in the thread Calvinism is Gospel ! with Like Like.
    If they don't carry Adam's guilt, why are they born under condemnation?
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Calvinism is Gospel !.
    Let me put it this way. Someone might ask, "How does Jesus save sinners?" Another person might ask, "How does Jesus save ME?" I try to...
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    Roger316 reacted to Journey_man's post in the thread Calvinism is Gospel ! with Like Like.
    If I understand you correctly, you agree that a believer contributes nothing to their salvation except the sin that made it necessary...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Calvinism is Gospel !.
    When I say God is “responsible” for all that exists, I am speaking in the biblical sense of God as Creator, Author, and Sustainer of...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Calvinism is Gospel !.
    I don't think I claimed that God has a dual nature. I maintain that God is a creator of all things: persons, places, things, and events...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Calvinism is Gospel !.
    No, I don't see the atonement the way you do. The doctrine of Limited Atonement is based on a transactional salvation, but the Bible...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Calvinism is Gospel !.
    The believer’s standing before God rests exclusively upon the objective, once‑for‑all, substitutionary work of Christ. Scripture locates...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Calvinism is Gospel !.
    That's my point isn't it? :) We so easily dismiss the human perspective as if it wasn't real. I agree with you that God chooses the...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread The Rejection of Obedience.
    The argument assumes that because God’s character is eternal, every command He ever gives must express an eternal moral truth. But that...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread The Rejection of Obedience.
    This is an interesting subject with nuances that warrant discussion. “HaShem” as you may already know is simply the reverent Jewish...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread Calvinism is Gospel !.
    I can’t speak for Calvin, but predestination is biblical. What Christians often fail to grasp is that Scripture presents predestination...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread The Rejection of Obedience.
    I made very similar points in other contexts. But I disagree with your interpretation of Matthew 19. In that context, Jesus is talking...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread The Rejection of Obedience.
    Yes, I agree. But the core point is this: any serious discussion of obedience must begin with the exegetical question, “To whom did God...
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    Roger316 reacted to rewriter's post in the thread The Rejection of Obedience with Like Like.
    Roger, there are multiple covenants in the OT, including one with the gentiles. The Mosaic covenant is not the only one, just one that...
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    Roger316 replied to the thread The Rejection of Obedience.
    What is your argument here? That covenantal laws apply even where no covenant exists. This makes no sense to me.