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First, Romans 1 does not speak of people who know there is a God, but about people who know God and reject Him... 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God...

Romans 1 gives us some insight into this. It says that the invisible attributes of God, including His eternal power and Godhead, are clearly seen by people because He personally has shown it to them. And although they knew these things about God were true, they chose to reject God. This is why...

I know it was a quip, but it's a point worth expounding on. "Faith" does not save anyone (i.e., our faith does not save us). God saves people when they place their trust in Him. And salvation has two parts: 1) not perishing, and 2) having eternal life. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in...

You nailed it! The words "who is altogether passive therein, until, being quickened and renewed by the Holy Spirit, he is thereby enabled to answer this call, and to embrace the grace offered and conveyed in it" indicate the call to place one's faith in Christ is "altogether passive" until a...

I don't know any Calvinist who is convinced He is not chosen, though I did interract with one Buddhist who dabbled in it and assumed he was not chosen. But I don't understand the second question. What is the opposite of "being assured of our salvation because of predestination"?

It appears that the point of your post is to justify judgementalism as a virtuous Christian practice.

If it was a claim of mine, you might have a leg to stand on. But Romans 2:1 is very clear... "Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things." (Ro 2:1) Humility requires we...

The Greek word "κρίνω" in John 3:17 means "to judge a person to be guilty and liable to punishment—‘to judge as guilty, to condemn, condemnation’" and conveys "the specific sense of adverse judgment or verdict of guilt" [Louw-Nida Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament]. So, John 3:17 is...

Probably John the Baptist, lol... "Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist" (Mt 11:11).

All the law people (except those who believe in sinless perfection) skip over two great commandments... "Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect." (Mt 5:48) "Be holy, for I am holy." (1 Pet 1:16; Lev 11:44, 11:45, 19:2, 20:26, 21:8) If a person fails in any...

I hope he is able to dismantle some of the deep state in his second 4-year term and pass on the torch to JD to finish the job over the next 8 years.

I think when Christians place themselves under the law, the weight of the law becomes so burdensome that they just cannot stand to see others living free of its burdens. As a result, they become very judgemnetal. I've seen it many times myself.

It is astounding to me how anyone who says they love the Lord can stand for the demon inspired policies of the US left.

From this story: The scene in question featured a line of drag performers posing shoulder-to-shoulder on a Parisian bridge before turning the bridge into a fashion-forward catwalk. Later, those same queens celebrated over a meal where the dish was revealed to be a nearly nude man painted blue...

They are going to dump her too. Then they will spiral into the pit, never to return again to power.

Could Trump do anything to make you stop supporting him? Yes, he could register as a Democrat and start promoting the wokeness of the left.

When a person is burdend down by the requiremets of the law, they tend to be unhappy with people who are not. So are you sure you are not entangled in that yoke of bondage?

So a good tree brings forth a mix of bad fruit and good fruit and as the tree matures it bears a higher percentage of good fruit and a lower percentage of bad fruit? 43 “For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For every tree is known by its own fruit...

Fortunately, God corrects His children because He loves them. And He doesn't stop until they are corrected. If they are without correction, they are not His. As a result, no true Christian will wake up one day a million miles away from the Lord and not know how he got there. (Heb 12:5-11) If we...

Habitual sin is a misnomer because all sin is habitual. Name me a single person who does not sin on a regular basis. Let's take a famous Texas preacher's comment that on one occasion he had gone as many as three days in a row without committing a single sin. Even if that were true, and even if...