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“To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours …” (2 Peter 1:1 - NASB, NLT, more?) I wonder where they got this saving faith from?

“To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours …” (2 Peter 1:1 - NASB, NLT) I wonder where they received their faith from? Could it be from the same source as Lydia? ... in Acts 16:14

YES! ... Let the Holy Spirit speak through you ... Don't take any notes.

Perhaps you might tell us ... the main reason why you don't believe in Calvinism?

Father God starts by choosing us, but not everyone. He draws us to Jesus, who also chooses all of us. IMO, backed up by the NT. Do we have free will to reject God's grace? There are multitudes of NT verses that say: God guarantees us who have received the Holy Spirit (i.e. we who have been born...

The KJV has always had it as "the faith OF Jesus". But most (all?) of the newer versions have it as "the faith IN Jesus". The total opposite! Jesus faith for us extends all the way to where ... He intercedes for us before the Father. And our faith must last until our death.

The apostles view of man Paul and Peter explain to us that unredeemed man is just NOT able to believe in Jesus and the Gospel … due to a multitude of reasons! (These are available in the opening post of the thread: “Unable to Believe the ‘Foolish’ Gospel”) No chance to be saved ---BUT --- With...

Let's start with this CRITICAL question ... Do you understand the deplorable condition of the human race? i.e. that they are all born with an inherited sin nature i.e. that they are greatly hindered by their mortal enemy, Satan and his fallen angels (evil spirits, demons)

The "hopeless condition" refers to people who cannot believe in Jesus and the Gospel on their own, i.e. without God's intervention. God must provide the faith to believe!

Sorry, everyone ... I meant on their own, with no help from God

Yes, congrats, methunks thou has the right idea ... which is more than I can say for Moderators on some other Forums. Many believers are hung up on their age-old doctrine instead of being open to Scriptural Truth.

Because of what is clearly stated in the NT … unredeemed man is NOT able to believe in Jesus and the “foolish” Gospel … due to a multitude of reasons! (The Gospel is “foolishness” to those who are perishing, 1 Cor. 1:18) Here are some of the best NT passages which testify to this: Inherited...

Yes, absolutely, but let's focus first on getting people saved, which means preaching the Gospel to everyone ... so God can give the elect-called-chosen the faith to believe!

99% of these posts should be erased ... they have nothing to do with the OP!

Of course, but God couldn't find anyone on earth who was without sin, so He sent the Word (who was God) to become His Son to do the job. I've always thought that ... if He could have found someone else, God Himself would not have had to come and do the job. Why did God Himself have to die for...

Sorry, but it's all about semantics. Before the Incarnation, He was called "the Word". After the Incarnation, Gabriel said to CALL Him "Jesus" and "the Son of God". Jesus, the God-Man, did NOT exist pre-Incarnation. Jesus, the God-Man, did exist after His ascension.

YES! ... This is the crux of the whole matter: God chooses to bless (save) some, while leaving the rest to their own devices and suffer the justice of God. As the OP explains ... God has His reasons for blessing (saving) some of fallen humanity. #1 it shows His mercy and grace (unmerited favor)...

Where did I ever deny the Deity of Jesus?

Scripture makes it clear that both the Holy Spirit and the Word played their part in the "creation" or "forming" of the Baby Jesus! You are failing to understand, and/or refusing to believe, several key verses in Matthew, Luke, and John.