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  1. prism

    Are you supposed to forgive "some" only?

    That would be a general call, as we are to preach the Gospel to every creature, but the 'elect' will respond in due time. Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:29 For whom he did...
  2. prism

    Are you supposed to forgive "some" only?

    My understanding is that they can’t give the Gospel message in personal terms e.g. “Jesus died and rose for your sins but rather in more general terms “Jesus died for mankind’s sins” and then they leave it at that trusting that ‘he who has ears (the elect) let him hear’. At least it avoids all...
  3. prism

    Are you supposed to forgive "some" only?

    We love all men for the same reason we are to tell all men the Gospel. It is commanded, the difference is God equips us with His Spirit to perform that which is commanded. We forgive because God first forgave us, to approach it otherwise would be to turn forgiveness into a meritorious work, thus...
  4. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Josiah, don't forget I was Lutheran at one time and had used those same arguments and Scripture at one time. I was hoping you would have addressed this part of my post, “Since there is an elect , outside of which none are saved, it might as well be said Christ died for His elect...not 'all'...
  5. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Who has faith in salvation? Better, faith in Jesus and Him crucified.
  6. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    I suppose it comes down to semantics. Since there is an elect , outside of which none are saved, it might as well be said Christ died for His elect...not 'all'.
  7. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Faith may be necessary insofar as it is both required and produced in the elect.
  8. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Actually I asked @Albion (he made the assertion) “Where does JI Packer ‘insist that Election does not automatically confer saving faith’?”, not if one side or the other had a point.
  9. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Where does JI Packer ‘insist that Election does not automatically confer saving faith’?
  10. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    I suppose two can play the Scripture game. Here is Anglican J. I. Packer giving it a shot… https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/definiteredemption.html
  11. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Review the video from 22min to 26m50s, he may not be using the word 'paradox', but that is what he is describing.
  12. prism

    Forgiving enemies

    I think Joseph forgiving his brothers in Egypt is a touching example.
  13. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    That makes no sense, even the video presentation you posted by Joel Biermann (post #1081) called it a paradox and now you are denying it?? Let me give definitions Dialetheism: Dialetheism (from Greek δι- di- 'twice' and ἀλήθεια alḗtheia 'truth') is the view that there are statements that are...
  14. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Are we dealing with a dialetheism (I had to look that up) and/or a paradox?
  15. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Yet holding to predestination and grace alone? Yes that was horrible. ok fine, I thought it ended up being an unsolvable tension or a 'mystery' of sorts.
  16. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Agreed
  17. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    I'm essentially going by the name and facial features, forgive me if I am wrong. https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/issues/issue-39/was-luther-anti-semitic.html
  18. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Well I watched it. As far as the tension between Arminius and Calvin goes, I noticed in the alleged conundrum Calvinists have with the verse “God is not willing that any should perish”, he didn’t handle the Calvinists explanation that it refers to different ‘groups’ of people. Also, in all of...
  19. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Luther was an advocate of 'ad fontes', an appeal to the original sources (mainly Scripture in it's original languages). The Jews didn't deal with 'Mystery' and neither should we, but neither should we go beyond Scripture.
  20. prism

    Jesus died for the sins of the world

    Mystery in the NT deals with what was once hidden and is now revealed through the Apostles and Prophets (Eph 3:5). It is not something that remains hidden. My faith rests in Jesus and His redemptive work. How do I know it is/was for me? Because in time, He opened my eyes and heart to His...
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