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    Confusion over Lutheran teaching on Salvation ... they come by it honestly

    Would there be any point in presenting scripture verses that say otherwise, because Calvinism can rightly be accused of MANY things, but ignoring what scripture teaches is not one of them. Calvinism does not teach exactly what this claims it teaches. Calvin was just the last in a long line of...
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    Confusion over Lutheran teaching on Salvation ... they come by it honestly

    It may be a small point, but ... Wesleyan Arminianism presupposes no such thing. They claim TWO acts of grace by God, the first grants all men the ability to choose (negating the depravity of Romans 3:10-18 and overcoming the blinding of 2 Corinthians 4:4) and the second act of grace grants the...
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    Confusion over Lutheran teaching on Salvation ... they come by it honestly

    I do not wish to be misinterpreted to be claiming that Lutherans are confused about what they believe. That I have no idea of, but assume that they understand how what they claim all fits together. I speak of the confusion felt by non-Lutherans who see what appears to be a question answered by...
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    Being Christian

    I prefer "The Princess Bride" when watching works of fiction from Holywood producers. :) If that is indeed the Norwegian Maximum Security Prison, then they must simply classify most violent criminals as "Mental Health" issues and send them somewhere else. The Drug Cartel people I know would...
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    Five Reasons Why Babies Should be Baptized...

    No, I didn't miss it. It was actually illuminating and helpful to understand the Catholic perspective. I do not think that your answer is the Lutheran perspective. It is entirely too close to the OT Covenant for my (purely personal) comfort. If I understood correctly, baptism of a Catholic...
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    Five Reasons Why Babies Should be Baptized...

    What is the "gift" that is promised? Is it the Holy Spirit and Salvation? Is anyone saved because of the faith of another? Are all children of the saved part of the 'elect', those claimed by God to be loved before the foundation of the Earth and 'predestined' (God's word) for eternal life...
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    Five Reasons Why Babies Should be Baptized...

    Maybe it is, but that is really for God to decide and not you or me (If it is or is not OK with God, I mean.) If an adult decides to repent now and maybe or maybe not get baptized some day, that decision is on their head and between them and God. Peter said to do both. If an adult decides to...
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    What does Arminianism actually teach about Salvation?

    That was my fault. I requested both be removed because Josiah didn't want to talk about what Arminianism teaches and I didn't want another thread on what Lutherans believe about Arminianism (without actually discussing Arminian beliefs). I just didn't want you to think that that was Lammchen's...
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    Five Reasons Why Babies Should be Baptized...

    In the baptism (and repentence) commanded by Peter for the remission of sins and to secure the gift of the Holy Spirit ... Yes, definitely. In the baptism performed by Lutherans on babies that appears to comply with only some of what Peter commanded ... I have no idea. God CAN do anything...
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    Five Reasons Why Babies Should be Baptized...

    I was not trying to be rude, but Peter commanded two actions: "repent" ... "be baptized". You were arguing against the need for two commanded actions. I did not feel qualified to explain why Peter wrote what he wrote and I was DEFINITELY not going to contradict scripture and tell you that...
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    Five Reasons Why Babies Should be Baptized...

    I can only answer for one person, me. Peter described two things to be done (repent and be baptized), made the command universal (every one of you), explained why (for the remission of sins), and promised a specific result (receive the gift of the Holy Spirit). The only question is have you...
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    What does Arminianism actually teach about Salvation?

    The 'lose salvation' one is something that a lot of Arminians and Calvinists disagree with other Arminian and Calvinists on. The problem is that the Bible teaches both. There are verses that say that Jesus will never leave you or forsake you, and that Jesus will lose none that the Father gives...
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    Five Reasons Why Babies Should be Baptized...

    So what, you ask. So two things. 1. You can now go back and read what I posted pages and pages ago and respond to what I actually said rather than what I did NOT say that you have 'refuted' over and over and over. 2. Now that you understand that water baptism is an actual real act performed...
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    What does Arminianism actually teach about Salvation?

    Good question. Calvinists start with a different view of the relationship between man and God. In some ways it is a tiny change, but in other ways it is profound. If you want to discuss Calvinism in depth, I can start a new topic. The short version is that Calvinism leans on Romans so all...
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    What does Arminianism actually teach about Salvation?

    Sure, you know, when they aren't busy denying that "Jesus is the Savior" :nana: [that was sarcasm in case it wasn't clear.] So did Wesley teach anything significantly different than the modern United Methodist Church on any of those points? I am always willing to learn more. It just rubs be...
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    What does Arminianism actually teach about Salvation?

    There have been a lot of claims about what Arminianism teaches, and most have not been true. So the purpose of this topic is to set the record straight on what Wesslyian Arminianism actually teaches. The reason that I chose to focus on Arminianism as taught by John Wesley is because he was the...
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    Five Reasons Why Babies Should be Baptized...

    Do you have a reading comprehension problem? For the THIRD time, I have never claimed that you baptized yourself. I claimed that you were sprinkled by the hand of ANOTHER human being (that means a person other than you). The point was, is, and will remain that water baptism is an act...
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    Five Reasons Why Babies Should be Baptized...

    It doesn't matter. They are not LISTENING, they are just WAITING TO SPEAK. :)
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    Five Reasons Why Babies Should be Baptized...

    Peter said what he said. If you have a problem with the message presented in Acts, take it up with Peter.
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    Five Reasons Why Babies Should be Baptized...

    Another aspect is that it is "for forgiveness of your sins". Is there forgiveness of sins without repentence? By baptizing infants, you seem to think so. On what scriptural basis? (Honest question, not an attempt to trick or trap). I can point to many verses about repentence and...
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