You "had a perfect choice IN ADAM by being in him as his posterity"? How can one's posterity 1000's of years later have a choice in what happens in the present? Your imagination is flaring again.
Peter is talking to the Jewish Diaspora who wonderfully accomplished their election task of spreading the Gospel. Were you one of them?
"Who believe". Not who are elected for tasks.
and it's God's will is that all be saved. Your presuppositions make you a Universalist.
Read my "whole" post and comment on what I said, not on what you want to hear, thank you. I said:
All of those commandments can be sum up under two as far as man's moral duty. Love to God, and love to our neighbour.
Sure you left Genesis 9:6 alone, never once brought it up.
Studyman, I'm not doing anything to you, you are good at exposing your own inconsistencies, when you reject such clear scriptures as Genesis 9:3, and others from the NT that we have already covered. You make my job easy.
The devil through the serpent was laying the ground work in order to deceive Eve, which he had no problem in doing so.
Surfing the scriptures? It is right there in plain view (Genesis 9:3) before the law of Moses was ever given to Israel with its dietary laws, which such laws ended at the death of Christ and his resurrection to the throne of David, where and when the religion of Jesus Christ replaced the Jews' rellgion that had deteriorated into a bunch of man made teachings such as you and others desire to still to be include in Christ's kingdom. You said:
Wrong, so wrong, as usual. God forbid them to eat of the tree in the midst of the garden, the tree of good and evil. Besides, the devil add his deception to Eve deceiving her that that tree would make her wise, and that God knew that, and that's why he forbid them to eat of the tree in the midst of the garden, that was the avenue of his deception to her and it works. Adam sinned with his eyes open. The serpent through Satan, added to God's word, much like you are doing with your man made commandments. If you truly want to be righteous, then you must not eat this, wear this, go not there, drink not, smoke not, etc., etc. All which are to perish with the using.
I saw that it was good and it would help fulfilled my hunger, nothing more.
This world is not the garden of Eden, this world is full if devils bringing their corrupt teachings with them which we as God's children must stand up and resist steadfast in the faith. Enough said.
There is nothing to understand, only to see and believe or to see and not believe. What I said is undeniable truth.
That was a tongue in cheek reply to post 1410. At the 3rd paragraph from the bottom.
Where does it state that God chose us according to the good pleasure of His will?
Calvinists ARE on a mission.
Obligated, or, do we delight in the law of God through our new man within us that is created after the image of Jesus Christ? That answer would be absolutely. .
It should be clear which commandments where only until Christ, and only for Israel. We DO NOT obey in order to be justified legally before God. There are no commandments blinding on us in order to enter into life ~ reason being, Christ alone secured eternal life for each and every child of God. But, we as you, but what rule of law is higher than the law of God contained in the Ten Commandments to be used as a rule to live by than God's holy, good and spiritual laws contained therein? There are none. Even as a rule to live by, they show us just how sinful and depraved we are by nature in our flesh, where dwells no good thing, no, not one.
Sorry Nora, should have double check my post . I meant to say that's a very unwise statement. That's what happens when one types too fast and does not double check his post.
Really, then how do you beleive in Christ's redemption serves us in our day? Your scriptural understanding is seriously lacking.
Let us see exactly what Peter was saying, not even close to what you desire others to believe because of your hatred for the doctrine of free grace through Jesus Christ's redemption work for God's elect.
What in the world are you talking about asking a question like that from what I said:
Pitiful indeed! Those who believe are those that God show forth his mighty power to by resurrecting them from being dead in trespasses and sin, to life in Jesus Christ. When folks are on their heels backing up, then we get such unscriptural responses such as yours.
Not even close, unless one gives a proper sense concerning 1st Timothy 2:3,4 which you have no clue as to what Paul meant by his words that he has written for our consideration.
I spell Baker with one "K" not two, I'm kin to Jim Bakker.
She was to OBEY her Creator, no different than us ~ actually she had NO sinful flesh, as we do, so, she was much better off than anyone living only in the flesh now. So, what are you saying? You make no sense.
Why not see if I have the truth, and if not, then prove it, that's why most are here anyway. Btw, you do not know my heart, so be careful, with what you said: "But now I know you are full aware of your deception, and are on a mission."
Fran, how can you say you have not seen one verse, when you have:
Well, God does show favor to some and not to others. He is NOT a respecter of persons as far as respecting the wise over the unwise, rich over the poor, Jews over Gentiles, etc. yet AMONG these he does indeed show favor. He showed favor to Israel and not to other nations during the OT. So, you must put a bible sense on scriptures you chose to use. He showed favor to David, and many more throughout the OT.
It is much more than what you saying ~ God spiritual blessings to his people is strictly according to the good pleasure of his will, period. Why do you have such a hard time of saying those very words used by Paul, not by John Calvin!
That's not what Paul is saying here in Ephesians 1:5. What Paul is saying and you refused to admit and say, is that God's children have been predestinated to be adopted ACCORDING TO THE GOOD PLEASURE OF GOD'S WILL, which would exclude man totally of having any part of his salvation from sin and condemnation.
Why quote this here? Not sure. Now, I have no problem understanding John 3:16. The world in John 3;16 is ALL without DISTINCTION not all without EXCEPTION. God's love post Calvary is to Jews AND Gentiles, and among these, he has an elect people, chosen by his grace alone, according to the good pleasure of his will.
Of course it is, Jesus is the surety of God's elect and he did indeed secured our eternal salvation by his obedience and faith.
This is not about Calvinism, or Arminianism, but truly neither of them is mystery ~ it is easy to understand both schools of thoughts. Now God will is indeed a mystery hidden from most revealed unto his people, some more, some less. But, a lot of God's mystery is revealed in Ephesians one.
