Salutations

[Mike Miller]

Re: Salutations

Doesn't that mean you follow the words of Arminius, a theologian who taught universal atonement, partial depravity, resistible grace, and the possibility of a lapse from grace, contrary to the very Words of the Holy Bible? Why not just follow the Words of God as written in the Holy Bible?

Amen. As the Bible states in Matthew 6:24,

"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."

If it's no in the Bible, it's the teachings of Satan.

[Mary Etheldreda]

Re: Salutations

I go to Freewill Baptist Church, which basically means I'm an Arminian baptist.

Doesn't that mean you follow the words of Arminius, a theologian who taught universal atonement, partial depravity, resistible grace, and the possibility of a lapse from grace, contrary to the very Words of the Holy Bible? Why not just follow the Words of God as written in the Holy Bible?

[Alvin Moss]

Re: Salutations

What are your own personal beliefs concerning falling from grace? Do you believe that, once saved, a man may lose his way and be condemned to Hell? Also your beliefs concerning predestination seem to belie the concept of free will, which is crucial to Christians. What about that? Are you saved? Have you been washed in the blood, or are you another false, "intellectual Christian"?

[Mike Miller]

Re: Salutations

http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/False%20Doctrines/Calvinism/john_calvin_exposed.htm

You follow this man?

[Elmer G. White]

Re: Salutations

I go to Freewill Baptist Church, which basically means I'm an Arminian baptist. As for a favorite verse, I don't have one but my favorite books are Job, the Gospel of John, and Romans. Probably my favorite chapters would be Romans 14, 2 and 9, and John 14 and 21.

As far as my testimony goes, I can't remember any discernible, single conversion experience. However, I did make a series of decisions and there was a point where I finally looked around and said to myself "I guess you really do believe and it's changed you". Maybe that realization itself was my conversion experience.

Since then I've been an academic Christian, committed to publishing historical, theological, and philosophical articles for EPS and St. Anselm's. Probably my main contribution has been championing the concept of radical grace, and presenting Classical Arminianism in a manner that has gained it some more respect and clout in a primarily Calvinist/Augustinian academic society.

While I fail to see the exact connections between piano tuning professionals and academic theology (I'm worried that it is metaphor for self-righteousness) I welcome the chance to engage in educated discussion about the inteicacies of Faith. Classical Arminianism, you say? Do you think your doctrine differs from Calvinism except when you say that God allows His desire to save all to be resisted by an individual's will! Do you also go for open theism and restrict omniscience about the future in that manner? Conditional election, on the other hand, has the undertones of the conditional Love of Jesus that does approach the Truth™ in a promising manner.(John 3:15-18). I cannot say that conditional Preservation is as promising if you vouch for that.

What are your views on Revelation and the Bible? Sacraments? What about the actual hazards of our time when referring to dismissal of Biblical attitudes towards sinning?

Also, personal life! Are you striving to fullfill your quota of Genesis 1:22?

Exodus 12:49
One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.


Yours in Christ,

Elmer

[Witch Hammer]

Re: Salutations

I go to Freewill Baptist Church, which basically means I'm an Arminian baptist. As for a favorite verse, I don't have one but my favorite books are Job, the Gospel of John, and Romans. Probably my favorite chapters would be Romans 14, 2 and 9, and John 14 and 21.

As far as my testimony goes, I can't remember any discernible, single conversion experience. However, I did make a series of decisions and there was a point where I finally looked around and said to myself "I guess you really do believe and it's changed you". Maybe that realization itself was my conversion experience.

Since then I've been an academic Christian, committed to publishing historical, theological, and philosophical articles for EPS and St. Anselm's. Probably my main contribution has been championing the concept of radical grace, and presenting Classical Arminianism in a manner that has gained it some more respect and clout in a primarily Calvinist/Augustinian academic society.

So, in other words, you're going to hell.

[Propianotuner1]

I go to Freewill Baptist Church, which basically means I'm an Arminian baptist. As for a favorite verse, I don't have one but my favorite books are Job, the Gospel of John, and Romans. Probably my favorite chapters would be Romans 14, 2 and 9, and John 14 and 21.

As far as my testimony goes, I can't remember any discernible, single conversion experience. However, I did make a series of decisions and there was a point where I finally looked around and said to myself "I guess you really do believe and it's changed you". Maybe that realization itself was my conversion experience.

Since then I've been an academic Christian, committed to publishing historical, theological, and philosophical articles for EPS and St. Anselm's. Probably my main contribution has been championing the concept of radical grace, and presenting Classical Arminianism in a manner that has gained it some more respect and clout in a primarily Calvinist/Augustinian academic society.