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Who are "all the families of the earth?"

This is exactly the point I was trying to make. Worldly wisdom looks at a person's environment, how they were raised, and so forth. We can find examples of people who were raised with "privilege" having every advantage, and all the best circumstances yet they still ended up becoming a reprobate...

Which is more honorable... Make an effort to better yourself through study and furthering your education or remain IFB-dumb and proudly revel in your ignorance?

Perhaps they were witnessed to, numerous times! What do we know of regarding Hitler's upbringing? How did God harden Pharaoh's heart? Pharaoh was undoubtedly the most "Witnessed to" person in all of history and look at what he did with it! He hardened his own heart against God's reproof which...

I can definitely sympathize with "Justifiable Homicide" and would not even pretend otherwise if it came down to those I love and care about personally. If I took matters into my own hands, I would also expect to face the natural consequences for my actions. Regarding Cain, we should also...

I know that a Christian is capable of committing murder and I am certain there have been genuine Christians who have done just that! My question is could a genuine Christian commit murder, successfully conceal it, and take this secret to their grave thus escaping judgment on this side of...

Nah, people will just call you a theological windbag or something! The only thing people on here want to discuss is politics, scandals, what they are eating, what they are listening to, or some other nonsensical crap! Try and start a theological discussion and it drops right to the bottom of...

I do not fully understand everything regarding Federalism or Seminalism (even though I have studied and written about it). Both are "positions" that men came up with based upon their understanding of the scriptures. All I know is that I reject the rigid seminal view that one who dies in infancy...

Hitler is not around today so rather a moot point is it not? If he actually faked his death and escaped to Brazil or Argentina, he would've likely died of old age long ago. If there was any truth to the Billy Joel song (Only the Good Die Young), he'd be 135 years old! But for entertainment's...

The underlying question is whether Augustine was right regarding the doctrine of original sin. This is where honest dialogue needs to remain IMO. There may be discussion regarding to what extent we would agree with the Augustinian view. Augustine taught Seminalism which means that one is...

So desperate to disprove Calvinism that he is now defending the indefensible??? OK, I thought everything about we knew about Pelagius was well documented and historically factual. Are we missing something? Was he intentionally mischaracterized by Augustine as they are trying to say here?

I think we are on the exact same page here! Long story short, I do not a genuine Christian could get away with sin! Unsaved people are eaten up by their conscience all the time and end up turning themselves in for such crimes. How much more for someone who is a blood-bought Christian who has...

If Iran attacks Israel, we are likely at war and it will likely be WWIII. Either that, or perhaps the fulfilment of Ezekiel 38-39 where Israel is miraculously delivered? It would just be the nail in the coffin as to why I could never take the A-Millennial or Post-Millennial position - even...

I am thinking of some comments made on the O. J. thread so here is the hypothetical situation: A "Professing Christian" commits the heinous crime of murder for whatever reason. This is not self defense or justifiable homicide, it is a cold-blooded murder for which justice should be served. This...