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  1. FutureAndAHope

    Hello

    There are many reasons why I believe. But I was not always like that. At one point in my life, I did not want to become a Christian because I thought I would have to become a witnessing machine. The change came for me when I had a dream about hell, it is like God warned me that if I did not...
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    Hearing voices - mental illness vs supernatural phenomena?

    I have had experiences that both show me, God can speak to us, be it through visions, voices etc. I have also had experiences that show me Satan can mimic God, and we must be careful what we listen to and act on. Here are some examples of times I believe God spoke: Douglas Wood Some time after...
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    How flexible is God's planning

    Just bought Greg Boyd's book A.. God of the Possible: A Biblical Introduction to the Open View of God and read the first two chapters. His view is almost identical to mine. As with him, I came to the conclusion by study of scripture, after wrestling with the classical views of foreknowledge...
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    Anyone have good arguments against Calvinism.

    God can still have knowledge of the future, within the framework that I believe. But in line with scripture, I don't subtract God's attributes, where He often changes His mind, about people, cities, and places, and as I have shown from Genesis, He shows regret for creating man. This is all...
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    Anyone have good arguments against Calvinism.

    If by Open Theism you mean: In short, open theism posits that since God and humans are free, God's knowledge is dynamic and God's providence flexible. Whereas several versions of traditional theism picture God's knowledge of the future as a singular, fixed trajectory, open theism sees it as a...
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    Anyone have good arguments against Calvinism.

    I have looked into Calvinism vs Free Will. The following is a book (now a free online resource) that I wrote backing Free Will. The Way and Free Will You will find many strong arguments against Calvinism come from the Early Church Fathers. I have read word for word most of the Fathers from the...
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    Can ChatGPT interpret speaking in tongues?

    I actually tried this over some months. What I found is God can use it, but that generally it can not be trusted. Basically, if you use an unknown tongue, ChatGPT will sometimes, "find" words in it, which may mimic "messages". But, for me, I feel it is not ready to interprate tongues. I...
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    Who is really responsible for Salvation?

    Personally, I don't believe God knows our choices. He certainly constrains what we can do, so in that regard, He has a kind of foreknowledge. Why do I say that: Gen 6:5-7 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart...
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    Do the Ten Commandments still apply under the new covenant today?

    The law is the knowledge of what is sinful and what is not. Rom 3:20 .... for by the law is the knowledge of sin. We need to know what sin is, so that we can avoid it. Rom 6:1-2 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! To cast away the law is...
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    No person can come to Christ by their own freewill !

    I quote from my free online resource on Free Will The Way and Free Will: Now let’s move to the issue of preservation of salvation. The acronym OSAS stands for Once Saved Always Saved. It is the logical conclusion of accepting Predestination. If God fixes destinies, if I am saved now, then I...
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    No person can come to Christ by their own freewill !

    Not every person born will make it to heaven. Only those who as the old song goes, "Trust and obey". Judas asked the question about "who receives manifestation", or the "choosing" of God. This is what was said: Joh 14:22-24 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, "Lord, how is it that You will...
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    Where is God? I feel like I am walking in darkness

    You mentioned that you have problems with sin. Sin brings with it judgment. So we need to flee our sins. It is not that we just "confess" a sin, we need to actively try to forsake them. Pro 28:13 He who covers his sins will not prosper, But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy...
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    No person can come to Christ by their own freewill !

    The fact is God does not draw everyone to Himself in a saving sense. But He does give everyone the chance to be saved. Rom 1:18-22 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be...
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    Who is really responsible for Salvation?

    What about the issue of sin? Is that important to your belief? Does your belief motivate you to turn from sin, and does the cross cover you if you stumble? Jas 2:19-20 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man...
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    Who is really responsible for Salvation?

    I don't understand how you can separate belief in Jesus from His work on the cross. Paul states: 1Co 2:2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Could you explain how you believe a person is saved? What right do you have to eternal life that I...
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    Who is really responsible for Salvation?

    Have to admit I don't know a lot of theological terms, so I would not know where your theology fits. But you said, "but neither God sends people to hell by some kind of fate", so you are not a Calvinist. The Early Church would agree with you on that point. They believed that God gives is good...
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    Who is really responsible for Salvation?

    The cross demonstrates God's love for us. It is the cross, Jesus' sacrifice, that saves us. Belief in Jesus is belief in His redeeming work on the cross. We have faith that Jesus carried our sins to the cross and became our sacrificial lamb. But it is not just a wooden object, it is the person...
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    Who is really responsible for Salvation?

    They believed a balanced gospel, that the cross offers us forgiveness of sins, but how we act in response to that determines our salvation. Although I am not a believer in salvation by deeds (neither were they), I do feel some of the modern interpretations of grace neglect the fact that as a...
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    Who is really responsible for Salvation?

    Calvinism paints a picture of a God who preplanned the salvation of each individual, that the number that was to be saved was fixed before creation, and that the will or actions of man play no part in man's eternal destiny. As stated in The Westminster Confession of Faith: God, for the...
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    How flexible is God's planning

    You preach as though God can not change His mind. You quoted: Num 23:19 "God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? But that is 100% not stating God cannot change His mind...
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