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It is because many try to enter with their work so that they could not enter. However, we enter by faith, that is when we believe on Christ.

Subjective.

John 15:26 KJV — But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: The Holy Spirit proclaims Christ as something that one believes.

Yes, the Holy Spirit is working once we hear God's word. We beed to response by faith. Thanks

They were called so that they could come in faith. It is a public invitation.

The context is somewhat a description of a matured, tested faith which has been added with diligence like virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience and godliness etc vv.5-7 being acquired like of the apostles, hence, called it precious. For salvation requires faith ( no descriptive word) as in 1...

Called to be saints because of their faith in Christ

Yep, tulip ends when the scripture begins.

Yes Jesus Saves! not tulip saves

Thats it! we have to believe in Christ to have life 1 Timothy 1:16 KJV — Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.

Apples to oranges. We are of course discussing interrelated words which is thw work of thev Holy Spirit and sonthing lacks in your comparison. Here is better: I ran and fell to the ground. So that running inherently implies movement in the ground and the fact when you fell is still in the ground.

The word " and" refuted your claim that it only refer to the earnest which comes in the heart.

Again you ignored what Paul is saying about the gospel of salvation in the first part. Then again your wrong about sealing that goes outside.Pauls says it goes inside the heart. 2 Corinthians 1:22 KJV — Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

I have to admit that I just failed to see your counterpoint. Obviously, vv 1-4 presents the unregenerate state of man or describes the past manner of life of the Ephesian believers being dead on trespassses and sins vv1, 4 and were before the children of disobedience or wrath.vv 2-3 Yet...

I miss the point, so whats the point. Thanks

This does not deny what Paul clarified in v5. The raising of Christ is the culmination of God' mercy and great love to humanity and this togetherness does not mean at the same time. Regeneration comes by grace through faith.. If we work it back as your argument, the it will lead us to chapter...

Ephesians 2:5 Paul made clarification, how one get saved " by grace ye are save' hence referring also to eph. 2:8 which is 'through faith'. So the verse is not saying regeneration before faith, rather faith to be saved.

Spirit beings are incorporeal, hence not physical. When Christ breathed on them the Spirit and said to them receive, to mean take or accept spiritually.

When a Calvinist says tulip is a gospel he/she refers to a written body of teaching of a religious group (reformed faith) and that it should be unquestionable truth. He is not referring to what Christ did on the cross speaking of his death, burial, and resurrection. Sense philosophically but not...

As always you have none to offer