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On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:42:25 +0000 (UTC), Matthew Johnson
wrote:

>In article <77B26004-64A5-C1B3-AAE5-EEB60C414509@srcbs.org>, Mike Rhodes says...
>>
>>On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:19:40 +0000 (UTC), "ruth"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>lsenders@hotmail.com wrote:
>>>> Sarah Kanary wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > The individual books of the "NT" were written by individual Jewish
>>>> > Christians,
>>>>
>>>> Luke was a Gentile.
>>>
>>>How do you know that?
>>>Ruth
>>>>
>>
>>All three of my Bible dictionaries, Easton, Fausset & Smith, state
>>that Luke was a Gentile. The proof given was that he was not named by
>>Paul as one of the circumcised in Colossians 4.
>
>That is not a very convincing proof. There could have been other reasons for
>leaving him out of the list.
>

And other reasons for so strongly stating his Gentileness, such as
writing a rather odd 'gospel'. And that address to "Theophilus". How
Roman does that sound to you? The dictionaries treat him as a real
person, though it easily could be just a writing technique; as in
fiction.
--
Mike


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Bob Felts wrote:
> wrote:
>

>
>>Regeneration is required before man can spiritually appraise his position
>>before God. It is also required before he can not only see his need of a
>>savior, but that his Savior is, indeed, God Himself, "the Just and the
>>Justifier."
>
>
> Were I to put on my "Arian" hat, I wouldn't disagree with this.
>
>

The first above is the Calvinist perspective.
I am not sure whether an Arian would agree with it or not.

BUT I certainly do not agree.

Regeneration is NOT required for a man to appraise his
position before God.

This is simply the false doctrine of Calvinism/Reformed
theology rearing its ugly head again.

The Holy Spirit will John 16:8 When he comes, he will convict the world
of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:

Thus a man, an unregenerate man, must be convicted of his
sin BEFORE he believes and is THEN regenerated by God.

The idea that one must be saved before he can believe is
just another heresy of Calvinism.

Salvation comes THROUGH faith, faith does not come
through salvation.

Sincerely, Gary

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