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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.
>
> I would think that not even a Calvinist would assert that Cornelius
was
> regenerated long before he heard of Christ! But what do we read about

> Cornelius? This is from God, not a Calvinist, and you will see that
the
> example of Cornelius contradicts Calvinism's Total Depravity on which

> the entire superstructure of Calvinism rests.
>
> No man before regeneration, according to Calvinism, is supposed to be

> able to seek God, much less be as described as Cornelius was long
before
> he was told about Christ.
>
> Acts 10:1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a
> centurion of the band called the Italian band,
> 2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which
gave
> much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
>
> [So here we have a man and his entire family who have never heard the

> Gospel, nor Christ, but GOD calls this man DEVOUT and one that feared

> God! For those of you who do not understand Calvinism, this
contradicts
> their fundamental doctrine of Total Depravity. Here we have an
> UNREGENERATE man who "prayed to God alway."]
>
> 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an
angel
> of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
>
> [Now here we have proof from God not only that Cornelius was "devout"

> but that God heard his prayer. Two things impossible under the
> Calvinistic doctrine of Total Depravity.]
>
>
> 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it,
Lord?
> And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a
> memorial before God.
>
> [God responded to Cornelius' prayers.]
>
> 5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname
is
> Peter:
> 6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea
side:
> he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
>
> [God tell Cornelius that Simon Peter the Apostle will TELL HIM WHAT
HE
> OUGHT TO DO!]
>
> [Again, this contradicts Calvinism to the very core. There was
something
> that God is going to tell Cornelius to DO through Peter which he has
not
> yet done. It was something that the unregenerate Cornelius OUGHT to
do!
> Note God says that Cornelius OUGHT to do this, not that he has
already
> done it, nor that he must do it, nor that he had to do it. Cornelius
was
> free to do it or not do it.]
>
> 7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was depa