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Of course Calvin was a sinner like all the rest of us. We can point the finger at him according to his faults, which probably were many, but then we can have the finger pointed at us according to our many faults, which in the eyes of God are just as bad. Calvin needed 1 John 1:9 no different...

I have read Calvin's commentaries on John, 1 John, and 1 Corinthians, and have found nothing that actually contradicts Scripture. He examines the available interpretations, says what he rejects, what he can live with, and what he prefers. In terms of Election and Predestination, he examines...

I think that the three choices are viable, but as for me, I prefer the third one where if a person makes this world his god then he is blinded to the truth.

I thought that the original manuscripts were written in all capitals. Maybe later ones reverted to lower case. However, manuscripts in all capitals actually strengthens the case and the translation making the first letter "g" for god in lower case may have been a copyist's decision on basis...

Just to add to this excellent post is my Ebook on the Cross of Christ.

The tribulation has started already for the Afganistan Christians.

Because the only ones who go to heaven are those whom the Person on the middle Cross says they can, on the basis of their faith in Him, then Muslims really need to pray for healing so they have another chance to put their faith in Christ and not continue on their road to hell.

So, if you, like Demas, who was also born again of the Spirit of God, decide to drop out and go back to the world through the deceitfulness of sin, wouldn't you find that you will be shut out when the day of judgment comes. Isn't that what Hebrews says about those who have tasted the good...

We all need to examine ourselves to ensure that we are really in the faith. As I said, Demas was a close supporter of Paul and in his ministry team. But he did not keep running the race, but dropped out back into the world. There is a reasonable doubt that Demas will make it all the way...

The Scripture says that those who persevere to the end shall be saved. What does that say to you? Anyone can walk up to the front at church and say, I am saved now." But if they don't carry on to show the fruit of repentance and just carry on with the live they lived before, then they may end...

You know that answer already. The problems with our modern "feel good" Christianity, is that people don't want to think about the wrath of God and the prospect of spending eternity in a place where nothing good is possible. Instead of "flee from the wrath to come", these days it is "come to...

Just praying the sinner's prayer is the start, but there is a race to be run and we are to be steadfast to the end. Paul knew this when he said that he makes sure that he continues to make progress in the faith lest after preaching to others he ends up being a castaway. Judas was one of the...

The Scripture says that He can, not that He will.

Regardless, we should all continue to strive to enter into the narrow gate and remain steadfast in the faith so that we are not shut out and end up separated from God and all the good things He created.

You must be careful to quote the Scripture correctly. It says that we should not be afraid of someone who can kill the body, but fear Him who is able to destroy both body and soul. The Scripture does not say that God actually will destroy body and soul in the lake of fire. All it says is...

Well, because you believe on Jesus you are saved and will never go to Hell. As far as being forever, this is what the Bible says. This is why Paul said, "Knowing the terror of the Lord, we persuade men". We have to keep to what the Bible actually says, and not try and use our human reasoning...

I believe that there is a place called Hell, because the Bible says there is. The real torment of hell is that it is a place of complete darkness where unconverted people who have rejected the Gospel of Christ are totally separated from God and all the good things He has created. If you have...

Yes. The alternative is called "Open Theism" which teaches that God's doesn't know the future because it is not a reality yet.

What you have stated is what the Scripture says. I wasn't trying to be argumentative. I was responding to someone who said that he had full understanding of how unconditional election is reconciled with personal choice, as if he knew something that the Scripture doesn't tell us. So my...

I heard a good story about when the thief turned up to the gates of Paradise and the angel asked him how come he came there. The thief couldn't answer, so he was asked with he understood justification by faith. No answer. The angel was puzzled because the thief knew nothing about church...