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    What do we tell unsaved about biblical election?

    No, election of believers happened before creation. You don't have to mention that part of the truth at that point in order to invite them to trust in Jesus and his grace. You don't want to confuse them; It should come later when they are maturing believers, when they will be more ready for...
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    "Reformed" (non denomination specific) subculture question

    Find another group or Reformed, Evangelical, or Baptist church that is more open to wider discussion and application of God's Word.
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    Did Christ die for them that are perishing ?

    It's not neglecting to tell them about Ephesians 1:4, but it's more pastoral to tell them about it later when they are maturing in the faith, so that they can take it as a comfort instead of as a threat or a confusing doctrine.
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    Crazy Christian Theology

    What "Deuteronomy requirements for the Word of God do you mean, JustTheFacts?
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    Crazy Christian Theology

    Not all visions are from God. How do you know they are from him?
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    Crazy Christian Theology

    JustTheFacts, if you question Hebrews being the Word of God, what other parts of the Bible do you question? As I recall, people in the early church questioned it too, but it was included because it agrees with the teachings expressed in the other books with known authors.
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    Is this a formal debate area?

    We discuss the Bible and our beliefs here. That's all I know.
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    Mariology

    Mariology or beliefs about the virgin Mary that aren't in Scripture are part of the added tradition of the Roman Catholic Church and maybe the Eastern Orthodox traditions (I'm not sure about the latter group). Anyway, they have established as their "truth" what their leaders have established as...
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    Have you not read?

    When David and his men ate the showbread in the Tabernacle, which God's law reserved for the priest, he was obeying a higher principle in the law that we are to love our neighbor as ourselves. The priest who gave it to him obeyed that teaching. For example, Rahab, the Jericho prostitute, obeyed...
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    World population

    I'm "camping" with those who believe we are all descended from Adam and Eve through Noah. The problem some people have with the Bible's history is that the history doesn't seem to be long enough for billions of people to descend from Adam through Noah, which the Bible clearly says. That problem...
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    New wine must be put into new bottles

    You are right that we must turn away from the old nature and put on the new nature more and more in our lives, but that is a clear teaching of Paul. In this context. Jesus seems to be teaching that the new covenant must replace the old covenant of outward, national rules and regulations with the...
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    Problematic verses?

    I believe that the Bible supports the belief that Christians should love their enemies and refuse to judge or condemn people for their sinful behavior, as Jesus says in the Sermon on the Mount. However, we should also take note of and reject sinful lifestyles for ourselves. It's the fine line...
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    The Holy Trinity and the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ

    Those fundamental doctrines are not drawn from the creeds, but from the Bible. The best creeds are based on the Bible too, not the other way around. The doctrine of the Trinity is based on the Gospel of John and Deuteronomy, for example. The Bible is the source for all of Protestants' beliefs...
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    Universal Atonement - Part 2

    We Calvinists can say that Jesus died for all humans, as John 3:16 says; invite them to believe in him; and then leave it to God to save them or not, since they may or may not be part of the elect.
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    Isn't it time for you all to repent of schism?

    Where in the Bible do you find that teaching, MoreCoffee? Maybe, Martin Luther and John Calvin had legitimate, biblical reasons to separate Protestants from the RCC. I think that they did. We still have good reasons, that is, the huge number of traditional doctrines that your church has...
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    What do we tell unsaved about biblical election?

    I hope that you don't confuse and irritate people when you tie God's election of believers before his creation with his grace in saving them in talking to unbelievers. I think we need to agree to disagree with each other about that use of the doctrine of election, on which we both agree.
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    Did Christ die for them that are perishing ?

    So, are you saying in essence that everyone without exception will be saved by Christ's death, even those who refuse to acknowledge him? If so, then, you're denying the many passages that show clearly that many people will have to experience God's justice over their continued rebellion against...
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    Crazy Christian Theology

    How can you be absolutely certain that those visions and that direction are always from God? They can be from another source to confuse Christians, since your questioning of Scripture are truly confusing. By the Bible's assumptions I mean that the Bible assumes that God created the universe and...
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    Mark 13:10

    Your "research" makes a giant leap of logic with no foundation to make Nicodemus more prominent than he actually is in the gospels. Please stay within the bounds of the Bible with your "research." John Calvin said rightly, "Go as far as the Bible goes; then stop."
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    Mark 13:10

    Jesus gave the keys of the kingdom to all the disciples with Peter as their spokesman, not boss, in anticipation of their servant-leadership in the church along with Paul later. They expected that Jesus would be the political king of Judea, kick the Romans out of their land, and make them his...
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