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As I have said, my position regarding this came from Scripture. My only exposure was free-willers until about age 30. After I read the book of Romans in great detail, I came to accept justification by faith alone and eternal security. But, then comes Romans 9-11. And, it clearly teaches...

By the way, there are multiple people on this site that want a piece of me. For instance, you certainly do. A Oneness guy also has asked me a lot of questions. And a Word of Faith guy also has attacked my posts. So, you are really only one of many :) Free-willers, non-Trinitarians...

If you are asking whether all Trinitarians have an equal understanding on this issue, the answer is no. Many don't try to understand the doctrine because it isn't important to them. Others hold faulty understandings of the Trinity. I came from an anti-Trinitarian cult so I am more interested...

Yeah...sometimes I prefer to read the Bible and talk to my Reformed friends. I am not married to this site. I strongly suggest the same. This place is not the real world.

You don't "only use Scripture". You use a lot of philosophical assertions. In fact, I have seen posts where you glorify philosophy. And, you aren't limiting philosophy to critical reasoning skills. But, I will give you this..if you want to argue for libertarian free will and rejecting...

I've already explained my position on this. The issue with Oneness Pentecostalism is that there are no distinct Persons within the Triune God. Therefore, when the Son talks to the Father, he is basically talking to Himself. When the Father sends the Son, he basically is sending Himself. When...

I posted the meme because it displays the reason why I use the phrase "free willers". If someone makes it the constant topic of their theology, then it's appropriate to label them with this term. By the way, I said that I do not think it is worthwhile for me to respond to rude individuals. I...

Most of these arguments aren't even worth discussing. I will mention that Luke 21:36 is in the context of God's wrath and end time events, and not in the context of physical healing. But, I don't suppose you are very interested in reading Scripture in context. By the way, I used to follow...

I have no clue what you are saying. :) My point is that the label "free willer" is appropriate because that is the favorite phrase of free willers.

In other words, according to Oneness theology, Jesus did not exist as a distinct Person prior to the Incarnation. He was not in relationship with the Father prior to the Incarnation. Therefore, Jesus was not co-eternal and came into existence at the Incarnation, correct? By the way I'm not...

So, prior to the Incarnation, there was no Jesus in terms of a distinct Person, and there was no relationship between the Father and the Son prior to the Incarnation?

Consider it this way. The Triune God never changed. Jesus assumed an additional nature in the Incarnation. This additional nature did not have access to the Triune God's full attributes, including omniscience. Therefore, Jesus as a human was not omniscient, even though the Triune God is...

The essence of my argument above is that if Oneness Pentecostalism is true, there is only one Person. So, any alleged relationship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit does not exist. Because one person cannot have a relationship with himself. It requires distinct persons to have...

Ok. Isn't their view something like this....the Father walks into the room and is God. Then, he exits and puts a mask on, and comes in as the Son. Then he exits again, and comes back in, with the Holy Spirit as his new mask? In other words, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit do not exist as...

I'm not sure what you are asking. I believe the Son is eternally subordinate in terms of role. This does not translate to subordination of nature, though. The Father and Son share the same nature.

What group do you belong to? Oneness Pentecostals?

I think you can understand what I have already presented if you want to. Jesus has two natures: glorified man and God. As man during the incarnation, he had to learn. He did not know everything. He was dependent upon the Father. He experienced humanity. Through experiencing humanity, he...

I would distinguish between the Essence or Being of God, which is Spirit, and the person of the Holy Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit of God shares the same essence or Being with the Father and Son, but the Spirit in the sense I am using it, as opposed to the Holy Spirit, is the essence or...