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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those... -
Ransom replied to the thread Five Reasons Calvinism is a False Doctrine.Rivas starts by trying to take on total depravity: By definition, the concept of total depravity is that we are completely unable and...
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..The particle αρα translated "haply" presumes a negative answer. So the implication is that they seek, but do not find. I could...
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Ransom replied to the thread Random Pictures.Pretty much. Lots of New Agey modern religious movements keep secrets from the uninitiated (or insufficiently initiated, or...
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Ransom replied to the thread Five Reasons Calvinism is a False Doctrine.This guy s entire "ministry" seems to consist of this and one other blog article, so it's hard to glean where he's coming from. I guess...
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..Verse 27? It's not a positive picture. God is "actually not far from each one of us," but they stumble about, groping for him like blind...
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..The point being, they really shouldn't have any assurance, should they? They're deluded about that just as they are about being in the...
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Ransom replied to the thread Random Pictures.The international headquarters is actually a heavily guarded compound near Los Angeles. Their Clearwater properties are "Flag Land...
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Ransom replied to the thread Random Pictures.There's no connection between Christian Science and Scientology apart from a few similarities and the superficial resemblance of the...
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..What John says in his first epistle is that you can have assurance if: you believe the truth; Who is the liar but he who denies that...
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Ransom replied to the thread Random Pictures.I've seen two plausible suggestions. One, many of Hollywood's most influential figures were raised in Christian Science, such as...
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..1. 1 John says we can know. It was written specifically for that. 2. "One of the elect" is just another biblical-ish way of saying "a...
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Ransom replied to the thread Hello Everyone.Welcome Nobody. Good luck escaping from the giant.
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..Do you love your brother's wife in the same way as you love your own wife? If so, you're in a heap of trouble with your brother. Do you...
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..Sure. That seems to be the most natural reading of John 3:16, for example. But does God love everyone in the same way, and without...