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Calvinism, Arminianism, and the Biblical Balance - PART 1 - History of the debate
Posted : 27 Sep, 2013 01:31 PM

Foreseen faith is possible, but is nowhere in the Bible explicitly stated. And the whole point of predestination becomes redundant. Because then you say this: Because of foreseen faith, God has chosen, and because God has chosen, you believe. We have to bear in mind that God is not tied to "time". I think that when we will be in the eternal, we will understand the predestination.

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Tattoos on a Christian
Posted : 27 Sep, 2013 08:57 AM

That Bible text is taken out of context. It is a rule for the Jews, not for us. Jesus Christ fulfilled the law. And this text is about tattoos because of a deceased person.

By the way, I personally don't like tattoes ;)

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Why "G-d"?
Posted : 27 Sep, 2013 08:10 AM

The fact that Jews don't speak the Name, doesn't mean that christian cannot speak the name...

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Calvinism, Arminianism, and the Biblical Balance - PART 1 - History of the debate
Posted : 27 Sep, 2013 05:30 AM

I completely don't understand your conclusion. And about the free will, of course do we have a free will. But God also predestinates. Ephesians 1:11 "In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will" So free will <-> predestination seems a contradiction. But God's Word will never contradict Itself. So this is one of the mysteries of God. Don't forget: God is infinite.

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Why "G-d"?
Posted : 27 Sep, 2013 05:18 AM

Exodus 20:7 speaks only about taking the NAME of the LORD in vain. God is a title. And even in a serious christian conversation we could in theory use the Name of God. Because that is not taking the Name of the LORD in vain. Taking the Name of the Lord in vain means using the Name of God in a unrespectful way.

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Calvinism, Arminianism, and the Biblical Balance - PART 1 - History of the debate
Posted : 26 Sep, 2013 12:02 PM

DontHitThatMark , indeed Paul states that God predestinates through foreknowledge. But the Bible doesn't tell HOW God predestinates through foreknowledge. I mean is it foreseen faith? Or something else? We simply can not know, because we don't understand God and how He thinks.

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Other Sheep
Posted : 26 Sep, 2013 11:47 AM

Very good question! In our church, a few months ago, we had a sermon about this. And the brother who preached, said that he at first also did not know what was meant by "other sheep". But then he found out. Indeed the other sheep are the church, the gentiles who are following Jesus Christ. With sheep is meant believers. The fold is the law. The sheep in the fold are the Jews who are under the law. But Jesus fulfilled the law. Jesus is also the Door.

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Why "G-d"?
Posted : 25 Sep, 2013 08:49 AM

Thank you! Indeed if people say that, they make their own gospel.

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Why "G-d"?
Posted : 25 Sep, 2013 07:22 AM

Why do some people here write "G-d" in stead of "God"?!

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Calvinism, Arminianism, and the Biblical Balance - PART 1 - History of the debate
Posted : 25 Sep, 2013 07:14 AM

Oh, and of course God wants everbody to be saved: 1 Timothy 2:3-6: "3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time."

And Christ died for all!

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