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Jesus was also born of Joseph. (Let us not demean his father and over-adore Mary,)

What amazes us MFWers is that y'all TULIPists ignore Scripture teaching that God wants all to be saved (1Tim. 2:3-4) and judges everyone justly according to the opportunity they had to cooperate with God as revealed, including those souls who could only perceive God via creation (Rom. 1:2)...

The most comprehensive way of stating GRFS is something like this: "Folks are judged justly according to the opportunity they had to cooperate with God as revealed." This statement includes those souls who could only perceive God via creation (Rom. 1:2), and/or via conscience (Rom. 2:7-16)...

Yes, lust is NOT those things, but rather it IS the desire to fornicate, and you would if you could get away with it, so yes, lust is sin as is fornication and pornography.

Yes, which is why you should never omit "moral" before "free will". We are concerned about salvation of souls, not socks for heaven's sakes!

Again, any compelling God did was in order to provide Messiah so that everyone including pharaoh might be saved, NOT so that anyone would be damned to hell (per Eze. 33:11, etc.) .

Regarding pharaoh, this MFWer (never omit the M!) believes he hardened his own heart against cooperating with God and thus will be justly condemned for his sins, but that God cooperated with pharaoh by allowing him to resist GW for the additional reason that it would further His POS to provide...

Ephesians 4:11-13 indicates the role of prophet still exists, but the purpose is to preach the Gospel and didache rather than to foretell anything, because the only remaining future event is the Second Coming, which even Jesus did not know when it would occur.

When God does it, okay. But beware the "prophet" who proclaims Hitler, Stalin, Mao and other murderous atheists did God's will!

The best way of saying grfs is that folks are judged justly according to the opportunity they had to cooperate with God as revealed, whether in creation or in the OT or per the NT.

Well, I like and agree with a lot of what you say, but just not the TULIP part, so I hope the posts being referenced did not advocate that problematic doctrine.

NO!!

I am not saying Mag is not what you said, but I sure am curious to know what post(s) prompted you to say it, so I also may be edified, because I have been traveling and missing some discussion. Thanks!

I see no problem with 1Cor. 2:14, but here is what was learned from 1Cor. 18-21: 1Cor. 1:21b, "God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe." Using Mag's favorite terminology, God's method of saving sinners or natural men is via revealing the Gospel...

Their gift is ignoring Scripture that supports MFW.

Well I have said several times and say it again, please let me know with specific quotes if/when I cross the line from loving reproof or disagreement to divisive argumentation. Thanks.

Simply: Any outward act is a work, and WB replaced circumcision as the rite following/portraying preceding inward faith/SB, which is the condition for forgiveness of sins made justly possible because of Christ's atonement. (Other outward signs of WB include the list in Gal. 5:22-23, with love...

IMO the best understanding is that God's Spirit is both Father and Son as He relates to human believers. To call the Son "the Father" is logically flawed/confusing from the get-go!

Well, I try my best to share the truth in love but confess that reproving may not be one of my gifts--certainly not persuasion! LIC & HT! (Happy Trails :^)

Yes, but I am not part of "we", because I continually encourage us all to study Scripture instead of playing verbal ping-pong or tar-baby with the goal of achieving spiritual unity.