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Are you implying that God desires to save some that will not come to him? That man has the power to resist his desires?

I totally agree with you! I only provide their statement because I feel that it accurately sums up what the Bible scriptures teach.

From: Canons of Dort Do you agree with the results of their study? The Second Main Point of Doctrine: Christ’s Death and Human Redemption Through It Article 8: The Saving Effectiveness of Christ’s Death For it was the entirely free plan and very gracious will and intention of God the Father...

There are many things which could happen that would cause me to not vote for Trump, or anyone else for that matter. It is not a matter of the person being a Christian or not! There is not a person running for office that I could say for sure that they are a Christian. However, I do believe...

Daniel, I was drawn to you introduction because our stories are much the same yet totally opposite! I was not raised as a Christian – so I came to Christ in my 50's. My wife and I are both on our 2nd marriage, each of us having children of our own, but not together. However, we both accepted...

Fallen man does not have the ability to turn to Christ. His whole heart is evil and he has no desire to change. His heart is deceitful and he is totally happy as he is. It is only by receiving a new heart that his desire begins to change, and that is an act of God, a gift given only to some...

We often confuse Liberty and Ability Adam had absolute liberty and also ability to do good. He had no more liberty to do good than has fallen man, but had complete ability which is totally absent in fallen man. With sin’s entrance man lost ability to do good, not liberty. Before the fall...

I do not believe it was Adam's nature to sin. In fact, he was very upright! But, he truly had the choice to sin or not to sin, and he failed the test. We who are born in sin do not have a choice. We are conceived in sin, children of wrath, incapable of saving good, prone to evil. Until we...

Is it the natural heart's desire to turn to God? NO, and it never will be unless God call us to Him and gives us a new heart. Most often the call to place your trust in Christ takes place through hearing or reading God's word. It is not the fault of the gospel, nor of Christ offered therein...

I agree! This act was not of ourselves, but a work of God only. No man may boast, it is a gift to God's chosen people. What happens to those who do not respond to this gift? They are not God's elect. [John 10:27] My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. God is under...

Due to Adam's sin, we all come into this world as fallen sinners. Our heart is corrupt and we are incapable of pleasing God in anyway. Why? Because our heart is not right! We are at enmity with God! As such, we are unable to please God. Are we provided a will, free will, to make the...

Calvin himself, is not the originator for most of what he taught and is credited for. Much of his teaching are an expansion of what was expressed in the Canons of Dort which was written to appose the teaching of Jacob Arminius. However, like most good teachers, he stood on the shoulders of...

I think you may be right, or at least close together! In my case I was attending church on a regular basis. However, I sat in the pew as a lonely sinner who considered themselves beyond forgiveness! I felt like there was no hope. The sermon being preached was “The Ax Head Floats”. In summary...

Sorry, I did not mean to imply that Saul was saved at the time he was knocked to the ground. I only intended to show that God does save unrepentant sinners. They do not come to him of themselves, the call go out first and they are unable to resist the call. God takes the 1st step, not the sinner.

In Acts 9, God knocks Saul to the ground saying "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?". Saul had not repented, if fact he was on his way, breathing threats against the disciples of the Lord.

I have no idea what you are mumbling on and on about. I guess it means that (1)you are a Christian and (2)you feel that you no longer sin. If so, then you should never have a need to go back to the Lord again and confess your weakness, beg for forgiveness, and pray that you be strengthened...

I would never compare my abilities to Jesus. Also, Jesus was not within the fallen state of all mankind!

What a miserable existence that would be! No assurance that my salvation would not be snatched away. Even though chosen we are not perfected, we are still fallen creatures. However, we have comfort in knowing that our salvation is secure in His loving arms.

T THANK YOU! I keep hearing others say that I WILL LOSE MY SALVATION!

Just for the sake of conversation lets assume the following occurs: You are a Christian You have repented and confessed you are a sinner and have put your trust in Christ only for the forgiveness of your sins. You have been accepted by GOD as a born again Christian! You are...