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I believe you say this because you believe that the unregenerate can have saving faith (if they "want to"). I cannot see how all believers can NOT have the gift of faith. It's not that I "want" to believe so, that's the conclusion I draw from scripture. Faith is here is not a condition to be...

And, again, none of these scriptures implies let alone explicitly states any "ability " of natural man to "make a free-will choice" for Jesus. There simply are none such scriptures. And who can "do truth" and come to the light but the children of God? None else can or will.

You read the early Anti-Nicene fathers and you'll see what are the similarities and differences between New Testament era churches and the early post-Pauline church. Most of these writings are available online.

It means fulfill, it does not mean abolish. And, yes, these are perfectly reconciled.

I cannot see how these side discussions you and few others have now are On-Topic. The topic of this thread is: Are WOMEN Pastors Biblical?? Not that the things you and others discuss now are uninteresting, it's certainly an interesting and important topic (which is also discussed in a few own...

Well, thanks for making it abundantly clear that you believe that you were at least smarter than some other people, although sometimes such were well educated and with high IQ scores, that did not use their free will ability to choose to believe. Then you can always boast that you are smarter...

No, you are not speaking truth now. This is not addressed to the whole world, read the context. The addressee is the Laodicean church. Nobody here has forbidden anybody to come to Christ. Do you have any Bible verse that says that fallen mankind has "a free will" to "choose" to follow Christ...

People who say "oh, that's wrong, that's out of place" and then will not themselves show and describe what is correct and into place contributes nothing to the threads. Hope for a better discussion next time.

You say they are out of place yet NEVER shows how you mean that they are INTO place. You never expound on what is incorrect and how you would like to correct it. You do not post any scripture, apart from the same scripture of 1Cor.12. See, you contribute nothing. It's like fence sitting...

There is NO twisting here and I have not put any words to your mouth. I hope you not fall into the trap of false accusation. It will not be good for you. This is a warning. I guess your only way out now is to be contentious, seeing you have totally failed to provide any scriptures that says...

Up to you if you post now or wait until morning. And there is no game here, from my part, this is deadly serious doctrine. I have asked you quite many times to provide scriptures which clearly speaks about unregenerate man having "a free will choice" in becoming regenerated. There have been...

I have lost you totally here. What is your point, really?

By the way, seeing these scriptures in context, it is noteworthy that Paul writes "the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal": So, by your logic and selective way of reading scripture, this word "every man" must by all means literally mean "all" of mankind, regenerate as well as...

Sorry, I have to shake my head. You are reading texts very literally then you are trying to get by mere rational reasoning, failing to see the principal structure of the texts, let alone to draw the important conclusions. You have posted that one scripture numerous times now, without...

Well? Would be good if you could post scripture references. Let alone the fact that I posted numerous scriptures which all totally out rules what you are advocating seems only that you cherrypick verses that "seems" to support your ideas. The result: scripture colliding with scripture. So, then...

Are you saying that as a result of him kneeling he filled a "condition" to be justified?

I have lost you here bro. I am absolutely confirming that the Holy Ghost convicts sinners of their sin as well as regenerates them by which they call out to the Lord. This is not the work or co-work of the sinner.

They are absolutely intertwined. Or do you mean that there can be believers who do NOT have the gift of faith? I know very well about this. And I have never contended that all who calls Jesus is Lord are saved. We all know that there are tares among the wheat. That was never the discussion...

They are raised by God from death to life. Does that ring a bell? Meaning that God do really justify the ungodly is an evidence of their total inability to co-operate in that working.

Got scripture for your philosophy? Your opinion I already know about, and you are free to have it. Now, gimme some scripture which clearly talks about a "free-will choice" for unregenerates whether or not they will co-operate to become born again. Book, chapter and verse. Ty. PS. I agree the...