"Bart Goddard" wrote in message
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> gkmcnees@comcast.net wrote:
>
>
> >> > No, that is not the basis for the infant's salvation.
> >> > Eveyone who is ever saved is saved because of
Christ's
> >> > Sacrifice.
> >>
> >> But where is your vaunted "free will" in this? You've
> >> said elsewhere that _everyone_ who is saved must make
> >> this free will choice. I'm wondering how you think
> >> infants are informed enough to make such a choice.
> >
> > See my response to Bob.
> >
> > Basically, By Christ's death God was propitiated. Hence
God
> > can save
> > anyone whom He chooses. God chooses to save all infants
who
> > die in infancy. ( My opinion based upon knowing what God
> > is like.)
>
> You evidently think that God is unloving then.

Quite the contrary. I believe God is omnibenevolent.

That God loves ALL without exception. Unlike you,
Luther, and Calvinists who teach that God only loves
(savingly) some "elect." And that, based upon a
misunderstanding of Rom.
Romans 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved,
but Esau have I hated.

Where at least many Calvinists use this verse to
conclude that God hates most of mankind!
>
> Scripture (it's that big book holding up one end of your
> couch) says that "He that believeth not, shall be damned."
> Do your infants believe or not? If so, how did they
> hear the word, and when did they make the "free will
> choice" to believe?


Next time you have a conversation with one ask them!
Your drivel is nonsense.

>
> You yourself said that _everyone_ who is saved has to make
> such a free will choice.

I just denied that in this very post which shows your error!

Quote: "Basically, By Christ's death God was propitiated.
Hence God
can save anyone whom He chooses. "


> Just try and explain this.

Done.

Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be
saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.



Done.


Gary



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I had written:

> YOu would not expect to find Jesus referring
>to his Father as "my God".

Matthew wrote:

>Why _wouldn't_ you?

Because Almighty God has no God. By his very nature he could not have a
God. Is there an Extra Almighty God who is God to Almighty God? Of
course not. Almighty means Almighty. When Jesus is resurrected back to
God's right hand we have him saying "my God". If he is co-equal at t