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> Gary McNees wrote:
> > To show that Calvinism is false to the core, consider the Scriptural
> > example of Cornelius as described in the Book of Acts of the
> Apostles.
>
>
>
> There are several different forms of Calvinism. I am sure that what
> you picture in your mind to be Calvinism is a form of Calvinism that is
> "false to the core".
>
> You listed many scriptures that conflict with Calvinism as you
> understand Calvinism. Therefore, I am quite sure that you are correct
> and what you understand to be Calvinism is bunkum and hogwash.
>
> However, I saw no conflict between the many scriptures you quoted and
> Calvinism as I understand Calvinism.

>

Hi George:

To me the objectionable, un-Biblical doctrines of Calvinism
are defined by the acronym TULIP. The T in TULIP stands for Total
Depravity. Now how this is defined matters. Many agree that when
Adam fell, humanity fell with him. And that this fall affects all facets
of man. But the extent to which Calvinism takes T is what is objectionable.

The T for Calvinism means Total Inability. All men are so depraved
that they cannot receive Christ by faith even under the drawing of
God. God MUST first regenerate them, and as a RESULT they
then MUST believe.

This flies in the fact of a multitude of Scriptures which state that
Life, Justification, Begetting, being born again, remission of sins,
and all other aspects of salvation come to us THROUGH faith.

Never is faith said to be the RESULT of being saved.

Gary


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Gary McNees wrote:

> > Why do you imagine you know what Jesus said? It's not really _Jesus'_
> > words you're repeating, is it?
>
> Yes. The evidence that the words of Jesus are recorded in Scripture
> is far stronger than that you wrote the above sentence.

Dear Gary,

I am delighted to hear it. Can you please list the evidence you have
in mind?

Perhaps you can tell me what the earliest evidence is of each gospel
- who first quotes from them or mentions them by name? 'Cause see,
Gary, I don't know of that happening till well into the second century.
There were Christians writing before ~ 130 Gary, but none of them
quote or mention our modern
chosen-by-Catholic-priests-in-the-fourth-century gospels. If our
gospels did exist before then Gary, there is not _evidence_ they did.

But go ahead, please list the evidence you have in mind.


> > You're really quoting words written
> > de