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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... -
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...
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..The distinction is that in Corinthians, there were various factions following this disciple or that, whereas "Calvinism" is convenient...
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..In fact, none of those questions were what-ifs. Again, though: why? If Christ's death was for every single human being without...
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..So believing in demonic doctrines isn't so bad? I guess you would have to backpedal on that, once you realize the implications for your...
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..Could we, though? You made no effort to prove what I said about assurance wrong.
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Ransom replied to the thread Why John MacArthur became a Calvinist..Then from my perspective, what you believe is, of necessity, demonic; and I must treat you as a lost and hellbound apostate, enslaved to...