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The unsaved reflect the character of Satan and reject God’s authority in their lives. John 8:43-44 3 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. 44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the...

The unsaved are in bondage to sin, Satan and the kingdom of darkness, and being deceived by him. John 8:34 34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. Acts 26:16-18 16 But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this...

All unredeemed mankind is in Adam and is spiritually dead, and separated from the life of God. Ephesians 2:1-3 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at...

Jesus, the second Adam, reverses the effects of Adam's sin, including death and condemnation, upon the Cross, achieving the salvation of the elect Romans 5:15-21 15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the...

The Father gave the elect to the Son as his possession as part of the eternal redemptive plan John 6:35-40 5 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. 36 But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do...

This choice, or election, is not due to personal merits, but is related to God's grace Romans 9:9-18 For this is what the promise said: “About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.” 10 And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our...

This choice, or election, occurred before the foundation of the world Ephesians 1:4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love Revelation 13:8 and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not...

God chose, or elected, these individuals for salvation Mark 13:20 0 And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he shortened the days 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were...

God has a chosen people, called “the elect” Matthew 11:27 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Matthew 22:14 14 For many are called, but...

So..the claim is that I don't read the Bible. This is a false claim. And you know nothing about my Scripture reading habits. I don't limit how many people God can save. In fact, he could have saved every single person if he wanted. It is you who limits God because in your worldview, free...

The way I interpret this is that you don't want to be challenged by people who can present solid arguments against your position. Therefore, you are attempting to attack me. I have seen this behavior over and over from various individuals who hate Reformed theology. You're just one more of them.

Firstly, you did in fact render a judgment concerning the young man and his ability to discern. And, somehow this was related to his status as a criminal in jail. He is someone made in God's image and in fact is seeking to please God with his educational endeavor. Secondly, no Reformed...

Here's another thing..I am not even sure the head chaplain was saved. There was a bisexual guy in one of the groups. I was discussing which books I might give him in order to help him understand the gospel better. Later, the guy stopped attending the group. The charismatic chaplain said...

And..by the way, I only had a few guys tell me that they weren't guilty, or that they were not as guilty as the charges that were leveled. If it was discussed, many of them would admit that they were, in fact, deserved their situation. That's the refreshing thing about Reformed believers...

I don't rely solely on his testimony in this regard. I mentioned my own testimony. And, in regards to this, criminals are human beings, too. They are made in the image of God, and it may challenge your ability to understand this, but God can regenerate ANYONE. This particular guy is...

I maintain that it is, in fact, a strawman because Reformed theology teaches that God regenerates the person, causing him to desire God. Guys like Jesse Morrell (Pelagian street and campus preacher) and other free-willers may create their strawman memes of God "battering down the door" of...

There is no pre- and post-election distinction. If you want to be honest, simply state that you don't believe God elects ANYONE. They choose themselves by placing their faith in Christ. That is exactly what free-willers teach. There is no reason why they should attribute election to God...

Here's an example of a bad argument: It has been held by some that since God calls the woman a "helper" in Genesis 2:20 that women are somehow inferior to men. It is rightly pointed out that the same Hebrew word for "helper" is used to refer to God himself, in his role as Savior. Obviously...

By the way, this reply isn't perfect in that I don't believe God saves people "against their will" , and this is a strawman of the Reformed position. God changes the nature of the person, so that the person desires God. And that's the ONLY WAY they will desire God. Free willers have a much...

I should have said "professing church" rather than the Church here, as I don't think real Christians would accept homosexuality, at least not long term: "I would also warn against egalitarianism because it is yet another attempt to blur the distinctions between the sexes, and has led to the...