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Pleeze, although born again 49 years ago and have continued trusting in Jesus and His righteousness during that period, yet I am deemed unsaved by you?? lol, You're right, before that I spent 25 years in unbelief, doing drugs, the occult, witchcraft, sexual promiscuity, gambling etc.
Yet God...
Well, since I am consigned to unbelief (by you), does that mean Christ didn't die for my sins, nor have I hope to ever be justified? (am I being a victim of friendly fire?) 😵
So as a Calvinist you ought to be believing 'all that' (Westminster Confession of Faith).
I think I made it ample clear that I believe one is an elect before the foundation of the world (decreed justified), and as an elect God works faith in their hearts (as a gift), whereupon they are...
He was addressing the Churches as if they were already saved, for example...
1 Corinthians 1:30 AMP
But it is from Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God [revealing His plan of salvation], and righteousness [making us acceptable to God], and sanctification [making us...
First of all Acts is a living example of the PRESENTATION of the Gospel
and secondly Paul is using general terms like 'our sins' (1Cor 15:3) or pronouns like 'you' as he is addressing believers...not evangelizing.
Ok, I'll just let you walk in your misunderstanding of my position...
Here is what the Westminster Confession of Faith says in Chapter 11 Article 4...
iv. God did, from all eternity, decree to justify all the elect;(1) and Christ did, in the fulness of time, die for their sins, and rise again...
This boils down to the meaning and tense of the word 'bought'.
That wasn't a problem for the Apostles with their preaching in the Book of Acts. Not once did they specifically tell anyone that Christ died for your sins... not even to the Philippian jailor!...
Acts 16:30-31 ESV
Then he brought...
If you look at my first posts on this topic, I tried to express that it was a moot point. You're right, I should have kept it there. I laid stress on expressing my understanding rather than 'insist' the other view was wrong.
I guess you fail to see the link between 'predestination' and 'limited...
Thanks for your honesty.
These false teacher claimed a lot of false ideas (called lying) such as 'the Lord bought me'. Yet they denied (contradicted) their claim of being 'bought' through their deeds.
Since when did God work by chance?
Did Jesus die for Judas Iscariot? (since He died for all)
Mark 14:18-21 KJV
And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. [19] And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one...
It's not what Calvinists teach: From their own Westminster...
Chapter X - Of Effectual Calling. i. All those whom God hath predestinated unto life, and those only, He is pleased, in His appointed and accepted time, effectually to call,(1) by His Word and Spirit,(2) out of that state of sin and...
And some unbelievers take Communion in unbelief and end up sick or 💀 dead...
1 Corinthians 11:29-30 KJV
For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. [30] For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep...
Where did I say it was an act of the elect? It is a gift which God works 'in time' through His sovereign providence... maybe you should reread your WCF.
Those whom Christ dies for, He regenerates and they know beyond a shadow of a doubt. (Something I never learned in the Lutheran Church)...
Romans 8:15-16 ESV
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we...