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and the gates of hell have not prevailed against it! Christianity is the largest religion in the world, the most widely distributed, and it's still growing.
The verse you cited assures us that the gates of hell will not PREVAIL. That does not say there will never ever be any mistaken or false...
What do you think it means? And what do you disagree with when it comes to this principle?
It's asking a lot for anyone to teach Protestant or Reformed Theology to somebody who knows next to nothing about it...and also do it through a series of Q&As on a discussion board. But if you generally...
Maybe, but Catholics being or thinking that they are part of the Church is not at all parallel to the idea of Calvinists thinking that they are among the Elect (to whatever extent Calvinists do).
Thank you, donadams. That was a nice contrast to the posts going on about God being a bully and other such ignorant comments.
I hope you have a joyous Christmass.
I suppose that "universal" atonement would mean "all" of them, that's right. :giggle:
But what happened to your insistence that "all" doesn't really mean "all?" Are we making progress?
It's not that truth itself can be changed, but the religious beliefs and practices of a church may need to be reformed (repaired, restored, straightened out, etc.).
The Bible was their authority. It is the word of God and, therefore, the ultimate guide. Whether or not any reformer has the...
Then you will reply "But ALL doesn't mean ALL. It just means 'nice' or 'good' (or something else of your own choosing)."
The sooner that you give up that gambit the better.
And, by the way, shall we take your reply here to mean that you haven't yet found any Bible authority who agrees with...
It either refers to Protestantism in general (as having brought reform to the Medieval Catholic Church) or to the beliefs and practices identified with Calvinist churches in particular (Christian Reformed, Reformed Baptist, or Presbyterian are examples).
But you don't.
You pride yourself on following the Sermon on the Mount, but nothing in it entreated Jesus' listeners to boast of their religious wisdom and sneer at anybody who doesn't return the compliment.
On the contrary, it is rudimentary that Jesus was recommending compassion and a quiet...
"Few" is what predestinarians, i.e. believers in a predetermined Elect, claim as their understanding of the matter and you have aligned yourself with that POV. That's the answer to your question here.
Then why would you question the exact numbers that are involved?
Do you think that means...
Where in Jesus's Sermon on the Mount did he recommend to his audience that the Godly way to live and behave towards others includes never admitting that you could possibly be wrong?
What you're telling me here is that you wrote this reply while in a snit, and that everything about the Atonement that's been posted over and over again and in different ways by several different posters here has been going right straight over your head. If not that, then you didn't pay any...
It seems as though we're debating something that isn't in doubt.
Christians believe in the Trinity, that God created everything that is, and also that Jesus Christ is God.