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In article <3EBA8482-7077-C16F-C646-BAF452ED9FB0@srcbs.org>, Sarah Kanary
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>> lsenders@hotmail.com wrote:
>>> Sarah Kanary wrote:
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>>> > The individual books of the "NT" were written by individual Jewish
>>> > Christians,
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>>> Luke was a Gentile.
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>> How do you know that?
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>Luke was not a Gentile.

Oh, let us never never doubt, what nobody is sure about!

> Romans 3:1, 2 states that God entrusted his
>inspired utterances to the Jews.

You are quoting Romans out of context. If only you would pay attention to the
context, it would be obvious that St. Paul is referring to the Old Testament,
NOT the entirety of Scripture in ROm 3:1-2.


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> Gary McNees wrote:
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> > > > The T for Calvinism means Total Inability.
> > >
> > > OK. So man is impotent to save himself!
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> > Even all Arminians believe this. (I am not an Arminian)
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> That is OK. I am not much on labels.
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> > > I have not found a way to
> > > "save" myself even while I am alive and can do things. I expect to
> be
> > > even more impotent when my body is put in the ground.
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> > Of course, only God saves.
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> You got it!
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> > > > All men are so depraved
> > > > that they cannot receive Christ by faith
> > >
> > > I believe we can with God's help, I believe that, for God all
> things
> > > are possible.
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> > Again, agreed. But the ESSENSE of Calvinism is that God
> > MUST first regenerate man, and then the man must believe.
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> > > > even under the drawing of God.
> > >
> > > Wait a minute, I have never heard that from a Calvinist. I think
> that
> > > is what some non-Calvinist think Calvinist believe. I, a
> Calvinist,
> > > think that God's "drawing" grace is always effective, even
> > > irresistible!
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> > This IS THE problem. God says that He draws all men.
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> OK. That is good.

Most Calvinists I have discoursed with, deny this. They claim
that He draws only the elect. They change this verse to say,

"John 12:32 And I, if I be lifted up fr