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What do you have that you are/were not given? (1CR 4:7b) Didache refers to teachings of Scripture other than the Gospel kerygma. (JN 16:13, MT 28:20) TULIP is a false interpretation of GW based on proof-texting rather than on all Scripture. (MT 4:6-7, 2TM 3:16-17) Yes, GW is inerrant, but the...

Yes, God initiates; sinners may cooperate or not. (Welcome to CC :^)

Okay, I will interpret your ignorance of my post as tacit approval of the first installment (which is now on the website) and continue condensing your posts and sharing them for comment--or not. HAND

Heading my way I see. A couple of thoughts you prompted: What was changed is that we should worship God every day and pray continually. Jesus declared he is Lord of the Sabbath and it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath in MT 12:1-12, so he healed a crippled woman on the Sabbath in LK...

All true, and I love your both-and logic, which TULIPists need to keep from being AI, IMO.

Well, I find some threads rather grueling, like bad movie plots that I keep on watching, hoping for a happy ending.

Well, I try, which is more than what some folks around here do. What is your constructive attempt that is better than mine?

Gifts are helpful if they manifest or coincide with the fruit of the Holy Spirit, who is needed for salvation. Singing songs may be motivated by love for God, but Christians should move beyond the milk of the Gospel kerygma to the meat of maturation, which is attained by learning and applying...

FYI, the problem is believing God chooses only some to salvation without giving all the opportunity to choose/seek to be saved, which contradicts Scripture teaching that God loves everyone and does not show favoritism..

RM 4 etc. indicate that God chose Abraham because of his faith, which God viewed as making him spiritually one with the righteousness of Christ/in Christ.

Does it actually matter whether one is a TULIPist or MFWist? Is the TULIPist going to sin because of being bound for heaven anyway? Is the MFWist going to sin because he/she can?

Correct. Hence the need to harmonize apparent contradiction.

Beyond conversion CC indicates that loving unity is the miracle and future goal of perfection, the achievement of which does indeed require the power of the HS..

The text refers to BOTH individuals AND to the church they comprise. Is both-and thinking really that difficult?!

Scripture?

PR 15:31-33: Whoever heeds life-giving correction... the one who heeds correction... humility comes before honor." IOW, choose life per DT 30:19 and be willing per MT 23:37. Nothing about a fallen nature preventing heeding/willing.

I think the only problematic gifts are tongues and miracles, and I agree with your application and harmonization of various Scriptures regarding this topic: the perfect refers to a mature Christian manifested by a spirit of unity (EPH 4:1, 1CR 1:10), and a grown man (1CR 13:11), removal of the...

Yes, and of PR 15:31-33.

Yes, and I hope I helped by noting/adding the words of Paul to all disciples of Christ.

Not sure how this relates to GW, but should a district court judge have the ability to stop a U.S. President's actions across the entire country? Surely not! And if not, should the U.S. Supreme Court immediately step in to halt such judicial overreach by the district judge instead of warning...