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Firstly, I believe that God provides a preaching of the gospel prior to regeneration. If you want to compare it to building a fire, he causes the firewood to be laid down first, prior to regeneration, which causes the woodpile to explode into flames. The difference between Reformed and...

The strangers are any believer who doesn't belong with the current, evil world order. And, the last days began with Christ. This dispensationalist view of the "last days" is false. It is a much more inclusive term, and extends from Pentecost to the return of Jesus. It is used plainly to...

It's a fine Bible, with great notes. Even if I had serious issues with the NIV, it would still be a fine Bible. DA Carson and the other authors are excellent exegetes. I suppose if I was a KJV Onlyist dispensationalist, though, I wouldn't like it. Instead, I would clutch my Scofield...

I think I agree with what you've said. The problem is that many dispensationalists attempt to re-frame the context because Peter definitely uses language similar to Exodus 19 in order to promote a dispensationalist view of Scripture. I don't really think most dispensationalists would attempt...

It sounds like this letter chafes against some dispensationalist propaganda, and is an attempt to avoid the fact that Peter uses language related to Israel to the Church. Here's some good notes from the NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible: 1 Peter 1:1 1:1–2 Salutation. The book, in the form of a...

What's your proof on this? So, this letter meant nothing to people at the time of Peter? It was written to some future audience? Sounds like typical dispensational exegesis :D

The Reformed believer is convicted that regeneration occurs prior to salvation, to reverse the situation described above. It is clear that faith and repentance are not something dredged up by the individual from his cold, stony heart. God himself gives the believer faith (Acts 16:14, Ephesians...

Their claim is that they bring about salvation through their own resources, from their stony heart. They fundamentally deny regeneration occurs, and the fruit of regeneration is faith and repentance, which are gifts of God. The unsaved man is like this: • The unsaved live in spiritual...

You are claiming that somehow an unsaved man dredges up faith and repentance from his stony heart. That's the fundamental principle that Reformed theology disagrees with. It does give you the opportunity to pat yourself on the head, for being noble enough to cease resisting God. This is...

Read all of Deuteronomy 29-30. It is plain that God commanded Israel to keep the Law, even though he knew they didn't have the "heart of flesh" that was required. He would give this "heart of flesh" to all believers under the New Covenant. It is true that some Israelites were given this...

You are basically just portraying Reformed theology in a false light. Reformed theology teaches that God gives the man a heart of flesh, to replace his spiritually dead heart of stone. This heart of flesh produces faith and repentance as a response. The free-willer view claims that fallen...

I would suggest reading the book "Identifying the Seed: An Examination of the Differences Between Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology" by Rob McKenzie. Rob is an ex-Dispensationalist who taught at Moody Bible Institute at one time. He also has a 15-series set of discussions on Reformed...

The most important thing to know, though, is that through faith and repentance, the man in Adam can change his status to being a man in Christ. This is what it means to be born-again. The believer moves from being in Adam, and under spiritual death and condemnation, to being in Christ, which...

The answer is: yes. Adam's sin brought all mankind underneath the Curse. Spiritual death is one of the effects of the Curse, and that is why man needs to be born again, in order to possess spiritual life. Reading John 3, Ephesians 2, Romans 5, and 1 Corinthians 15 is helpful in this regard...

I don't think folks really understand what it means to be saved by grace. Maybe they should research what the word "grace" means.

Paul is the same person as Saul, and he was from Tarsus. Some think Paul's name was changed after his conversion experience to signify a new beginning, but it was common practice for a Jew to use his Hebrew/Aramaic name when addressing Jews, and to use the Roman name when addressing Gentiles...

He says, the serpent of old, which is definitely a strong indication that it is Satan. Additionally, the serpent's head will be crushed by the "seed of the woman" who is Jesus. I once heard a guy who thinks Satan is a literal serpent. That was pretty funny.

The book of John was likely written in late AD90. The Jews had developed hatred toward Jewish Christians early on, but it intensified after the fall of Jerusalem because Jewish Christians left Jerusalem based on divine warning, and escaped death and slavery that the rest of the Jews in...

They would observe the Sabbath at home probably. The funny thing about the SDAs is that they believe the mark of the Beast is Sunday observance, or it will be once the Roman Catholics or their patrons declare Sunday observance to be mandatory. It seems like they would prefer that a...

Yes, and it should be noted that Jesus' post-resurrection appearances, when the day was specified, were on Sunday.