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In article <0DC3C7E4-70F2-A7C2-B04F-604336B56185@srcbs.org>, Bob Felts says...
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>Gary wrote:
>
>[...]
>
>>
>> How do you know what infants believe or can believe?
>> Further, I believe that the work of Christ on the Cross
>> made propiatition for all sin. Hence God CAN save anyone
>> He chooses to save.
>>
>
>Even the person who resists His will?

Sure. Why not? Or do you think you can show how this would be equivalent to
"omnipotence achieving contradiction"?


>> Romans 3:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation
>> through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for
>> the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance
>> of God;

>> > > Faith or believing teaching does not save, but God
>> > > saves those who believe certain teaching.
>> >
>> > Scripture speaks clearly against this attitude.
>> >
>> > Bart
>>
>> Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
>> but he that believeth not shall be damned.
>>
>
>Right. But as always, you read into the passage _that which is not
>there_ .

The only reason you are so sure of this is because YOU "read into the passage
that which is not there".

> Is belief the result of what man does, or what God does in
>man? You always _assume_ the former; Scripture always affirms the
>latter.

No, it does not. See Eze 18:23-32.


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Subducat se sibi ut haereat Deo
Quidquid boni habet tribuat illi a quo factus est
(Sanctus Aurelius Augustinus, Ser. 96)


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I'm not a learned biblical scholar by any means. I just wanted to say
that the info on this site really layed things out clearly for me:

http://www.roadmapforthesoul.com/frameset.htm

The step-by-step mirroring of God, the temple, Christ, heaven, sin,
sacrifice, and forgiveness was a real eye opener for me.

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matthew_member@newsguy.com wrote:

>>> Hence God CAN save anyone He chooses to save.
>>>
>>
>>Even the person who resists His will?
>
> Sure. Why not?

Since he's arguing with Gary, who said that no one
is saved without making a free will choice, it should
be obvious what Bob is after. Gary keeps saying that
"free will" is an expression of God's love and that God
would never "force" anyone to believe. It'll be
interesting to see how much longer Gary can hold on to