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Paradise is in Heaven, so you can use both terms interchangeably. The OT saints went to Sheol/Hades but were separated from the unrighteous dead by a great chasm or gulf. They had to wait there until the resurrection of Christ. That is when they were all taken to Heaven (to the New Jerusalem...

This is not exactly related but simply shows that God elects INDIVIDUALS for specific purposes. He also elected Saul of Tarsus (the persecutor of Christ) to become Paul the apostle of Christ. He also chose the other eleven very specifically to fulfil their ministries. Yes, God knew Judas...

Correct. The Lord Jesus Christ is indeed THE GREAT I AM. He identified Himself to Moses as "I AM THAT I AM" or simply "I AM", and He also identified Himself to the Jews of His days on earth as "I AM". And if anyone does not believe that He is "I AM" he or she will die in their sins. The King...

Something to keep in mind. Once someone latches on to a delusion they will cling to it with all their might, rather than give it up and accept the truth. So it's a waste of time trying to convince someone like that.

That's the same attitude of modern critics to the corrupted NT manuscripts. However, Alfred Edersheim was a Hebrew Christian scholar in the 19th century, who was familiar with both Hebrew and Greek, and very familiar with the Septuagint and the Talmud. In his classic The Life and Times of...

That is completely misleading. If it were true then all Christians worldwide are damned, including the poster!

The Greek translation of the Hebrew Tanakh (thoroughly corrupted) was in existence by circa 200 BC. Even its origin is more legendary than factual. All through the Gospels. But that is what you will need to research for yourself.

Since you brought up Israel, the very fact that all Israel was elect, yet all Israel was not saved proves that the Calvinistic nonsense about election has no basis in fact. If an elect nation -- elected by God - fails to be elected for salvation, it means that no one is elected for salvation...

If Calvinism were true, there would be no need for the Gospel. The existence of the Gospel itself totally refutes Calvinism.

Since God provides each of His children with an eternal inheritance as a gift of His grace, that is not these treasures in Heaven. However there are rewards and crowns for faithful service and testimony, and those would be the treasures.

Limited Atonement cannot be supported by John 6:38 either. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. However, many other verses clearly tell us the Father's will, which is THE SALVATION OF ALL MANKIND. So Limited Atonement makes God a liar.

And that is why we have this quotation from Leviticus in 1 Peter: But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. (1 Peter 1:15,16) For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye...

You start out by tearing down Christ, then complain. If you wish to have a conversation that edifies, you start out by glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ.

How would you understand the greatness of the finished work of Christ without revisiting Leviticus several times? BTW Bible study was never meant to be easy. Neither is anything else that is worthwhile.

A holistic approach means THE WHOLE BIBLE.;)

Whoever left those messes, it is important that everyone clean up after themselves.

Judas was excluded (since he excluded himself) but the twelve apostles of the Lamb (including Paul) will not be displaced at all. That's why their names are embedded in the twelve foundations of the New Jerusalem. You are also misunderstanding the parable. Many (indeed all) are called unto...

Well the answer is rather simple. Jesus is God who became Man to die for the sins of the whole world (John 1:29). Only God as sinless Man (through the supernatural virgin birth) could accomplish the work of propitiation. The sin debt needed to be paid in full, and the blood of Christ needed to...

Today, with the Internet and the proliferation of iPhones, everyone has free access to the Bible (and in many languages). https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org

In Calvinism, one first designs the theory, and then makes the Scriptures fit through misapplication, misinterpretation, or any other misdemeanor.