Now the Calvinists say that “total depravity” is not the same as “absolute depravity.”
absolute
/ˈabsəˌlo͞ot/
Absolute means complete, total, or free from any limitation, restriction, or condition
How do you debate with people who refuse to concede the normal meaning of words?
@DineshDSouza It's because it appears you may not really know who and what God is or know Him but in a faulty, poor, and immature way. It appears you only know caricatures of Him based on feels or human understanding. I hope you get off milk and get onto meat sir.
@jchrisland Joel Webbon is a fraud, a disqualified shill, a mountebank, a hypocrite, an actor - the exact people the LORD Jesus Christ rebuked and said were sons of the devil. I warned of this for years, keep warning others brother. His fall will be swift and severe one day.
no Calvinist or just someone who believes the Bible argues faith is human contribution
please see: Hebrews 12:2 and Eph 2:8-9
faith is from God - he gives it to us by grace - and he is the author and finisher/perfector of it - none of that is from us
please stop mischaracterizing "Calvinists" but most importantly God's Word
Interesting article on the word Biblicism and how the correct historical usage is simply Sola Scriptura and was a pejorative by Roman Catholics against this Reformation doctrine and Protestants!
If people claim historical accuracy, the Reformation, and "back to the sources" (or latin term Ad Fontes) then why misuse the word Biblicism?
It was written by @NamorPB and @HwsEleutheroi I believe on @AominOrg
Read it over and let me know your thoughts
https://t.co/nE4OzdZzw0
No, not unjust. But in your scenario, can you honestly say God is all-compassionate and all-loving? He COULD save us but He CHOOSES not to offer salvation to even one. What sort of “loving father” would you be if you adopted this approach with your children?
Q. “What’s the use of having my kids in corporate worship if I have to pay more attention to them than the sermon?"
A. “As a parent with young children, would you skip a meal if you knew you might have to eat standing up or not finish the entire thing?
Will you only eat when you're able to enjoy every bite in peace with undivided attention? Of course not! You need to eat to live!
How much more must we eat and live by the words that come from God's mouth?
At home, you may not enjoy every bite, or remember, much less finish, every meal. But they've all worked together to keep you healthy and alive.
How much more is this true of God’s ordinary means of grace in corporate worship?
Finally, consider that you’re willing to endure dinner time with young children because you’re convinced that being together at the table as a family—for all the chaos and mess, and fits and faces—is an important part of parenting and worth all the hard work in long run.
How much more being together as a family in the church?”