Search results

Why would you not believe that the Good Samaritan was one of God's elect, instead of a reprobate sinner?

The same way Peter did, who obviously was called by God (Mat 16:17)! No one can come to the Son, unless the Father draws him (Jn 6:44, 65).

Adam did not impute his sin to us. God did! Evidently, according to Rom 5:12ff. God in eternity decreed that Adam would be the federal head of the human race. As such, all Adam's progeny participated in Adam's sin -- again, by God's eternal decree. I quoted Rom 5:15, 18-19 to PT recently...

Well...I'm operating on the assumption that you know how to read. And I did point to the passage in which imputation is clearly taught. But since you, evidently, don't read too swell, here are the specific texts: Rom 5:15 15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the...

Only God's elect who are indwelt by the Holy Spirit can produce the fruits of the Spirit. It's an oxymoron to say those in the flesh (in Adam) can either hear the Spirit and produce His fruit. The only ones who HEAR God are his sheep -- those whom God effectually calls (John 10).

Nor one was needed with Adam since he was created "upright" and "very good". Covenants were necessary only with fallen mankind.

You obviously don't understand what Paul is teaching in Rom 5:12ff.

Man was created to serve and co-rule this planet with God. A person either lives for God (serves him) or he lives for himself (serving his own self-interests since the uncircumcised of heart are ruled by self, i.e. sin nature (cf. Col 2:11). This is what differentiates saints from sinners...

No he cannot! And the reason why is because none of the good that the unregenerate do is in service to God and done for his glory, honor and praise. And how can bad trees bear good fruit? Also see Rom 3: 12.

If Adam's sin is not imputed to the human race, then neither is the Last Adam's righteousness imputed to God's elect. You might want to take up the study of Rom 5:12ff. some day. You do know that Adam is a type of Christ, right?

Yes, or even more specifically the London Baptist 1689 confession. (I find myself in more agreement with the first confession of 1646.) But like you I lament how often the writers of those confessions formulate their doctrines out of whole cloth because they could find no support for them...

You don't recall because you have SPMS (Selective Poor Memory Syndrome). You have so soon forgotten how you impugned the integrity of Job (and by extension the entire book) because of your out-of-context interpretation of one verse. And then you forgot how you tried to pervert the Gen 3:15...

:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:

Yes, but we all came into this world with Adam's sin imputed to us. That was my point to PT due to his silly comment about our "will" making us sinners. (Our will certainly didn't impute Adam's sin to us and the rest of mankind!) :rolleyes: I fully understand that born again Christians are...

And the Truth is the Word which Jesus was faithful to teach (Jn 17:17). Notice in this text that Jesus didn't pray for his Father to sanctify "them" by or in or through him -- but in the eternal Word of God. And what about the Gospel Truth? And how would any of us know what the Gospel is...

Oh...so I guess we don't have Adam's sin imputed to us? I mean did anyone of us will that upon ourselves?

No, we have been called to defend, preach and contend for the TRUTH. And a year from now, you won't be defending your pet version of the Gospel?

Pride is the Number One sin in the universe. It's no wonder at all that all the world's religions (save for biblical Christianity) teach the sufficiency of man in improving himself and all the dead works that naturally proceed from that worldly philosophy that the sons of men believe will save...

We are subject to our own nature -- HUMAN nature. Wasn't Adam human?

Yes, mankind "became" corrupt when Adam sinned (see Rom 5:12ff.). Man is neither inherently good or inherently righteous.