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Loyal to Christ the King of Heaven and Earth

[ackley @280shooter]

Tertullian: “according to the circumstances and disposition, and even age, of each individual, the delay of baptism is preferable; principally, however, in the case of little children… Let them know how to ‘ask’ for salvation, that you may seem to have given ‘to him that asks.’”

[Theorian @kindaifffyyy]

the infant baptism debate is messed up because Baptistic folks insist the debate is over whether infant baptism was universal, and because it wasn't they think they get a slam dunk. The debate is "did the early church think it was legitimate". and that answer is YES

[Fletch @Fletch1171]

@CherylSchatz

[ackley @280shooter]

@NickQuient @theojunkiedan In what way?

[ackley @280shooter]

@NathanBozeman2 @CathSteelMan Is Hebrews Pauline? The best argument I’ve heard is that it was written by Apollos

[Lainlain ✝️ @3nDLEGEND]

Always funny when hyperists try to convince non hyperists that God not stopping a sin is somehow worse than Him actively causing it as the definitive, ultimate, and immediate cause.

[ackley @280shooter]

@theo_bruv let’s see what this stuff is about

[Derrik Behler (BEE-Ler) @DPGBehler]

If Sunday morning worship at your church looks like this…

…cool. I hope it was edifying, the songs were solid, and you sang to and praised the Lord with your whole soul.

[Dead Heroes Don't Save @_DHDS]

@DPGBehler Definitely not incoherent.

The problem will be that the soft-determinist will always demand an answer to what determines why the agent settled on reasons for A over reasons for B. In doing so it is missing that this imposing causal determinism on a view that rejects that

[ackley @280shooter]

@NathanBozeman2 Add to it the idea of evanescent grace and that some people are “tricked” into thinking they’re saved

[ackley @280shooter]

@ everyone saying “denying total depravity proves total depravity”

[Nathan Bozeman @NathanBozeman2]

Total depravity is a self-refuting position.

If it were true, you could never even trust your own conversion, because your deceitful heart could be tricking you into thinking you're regenerate, but you're not.

[ackley @280shooter]

@DPGBehler Alright, a quick cup of coffee. THEN TAKE HIM OUTSIDE AND FINISH THE JOB

[ackley @280shooter]

Who has resisted His will? Everyone! Paul opens Romans (1:18-31) with a pretty detailed account of people resisting God and God responding to them by handing them over to their sinful desires.

Man, it’s almost like Paul wasn’t making a point about pre-creation determinism…

[ackley @280shooter]

@RussNRoses “He broke the law” what law? Oh the law that banned unauthorized religious printing. Like, say, translating the Bible into English.

So you don’t disagree with what you’re clutching pearls about

[ackley @280shooter]

Funny, that’s how Augustinians argue when they redefine grace, faith, works, election, sin, atonement… the list goes on and on.

they argue like trannies and crash out just as hard

[Kino Kino @KinoKino9000]

Trans people HATE being told the truth because it breaks their fetish immersion

[ackley @280shooter]

@DEI4WhiteGuys

[ackley @280shooter]

@ProvisionistP

[ackley @280shooter]

I honestly don’t care if it’s prevenient or concurrent. I don’t think scripture does either.

[ackley @280shooter]

The grace of God that works before/alongside people to bring them to repentance and understanding of the gospel is not there to undo inherited guilt from Adam (an idea found nowhere in scripture), but rather to free us from the one in whose power lies the whole world (1 Jn 5:19)

[ackley @280shooter]

@Methodist_Prime Yeah I’m folding in other texts too

[ackley @280shooter]

@Methodist_Prime Why does baptism save? Not for the washing away of dirt but the pledge to God for a good conscience. It’s our public declaration of faith to the church body, the oath of loyalty to God and the repudiation of hostile spiritual forces