A little about MY belief....

Well, then...

 

Wow!

My Bible tells me that my Jesus died for my sins, and not for mine only, but for the sins of the WHOLE world.

Last I checked, the word 'whole' meant entire. ... Yep, still does.

Jesus cannot be said to have failed because many choose to reject His free gift of eternal life with Him.

How do you know you are one of the elect? You may not be. No assurance whatsoever other than your own belief. Yet, Jesus said many who claim to be of Him, claimed to do many wonderful works in His name, claimed to cast out devils, will find in the end they never knew Him and He never knew them, and be cast into a devil's hell.

 

Jesus Christ accomplished the work He came to the earth for. He cried from the cross, 'It is finished.'

Christ paid a debt He did not owe. Whether one accepted that or not, it was still paid.

I could buy you a car and tell you I bought you this car, but if you did not accept the keys, would the car be yours?

Same principe with Christ shedding His blood. If one refuses a blood transfusion, one cannot be assured of life, even though the blood transfusion was offered.

 

So Jn 14.6 and Acts 4.12 aren't true? People are able to be saved outside of Christ?

All people are condemned to hell because that is what we all deserve. It is only because of God's mercy and grace that he provided a way out through Christ. He is not obligated to save anyone. If justice were done, we'd all go to hell.

 

And so once again my reasons are reinforced for "Why I bow out of these kinds of discussions..."

Iakopa, your tone is a bit harsh.

 

Huh??

 

Theological arrogance

 

sounds like that man that stood in the street that said 'I thank thee Lord that I am not like that sinner over there...'

Pride goeth before a fall and haughty spirit before destruction.

Let he who thinketh he standeth take heed, lest he fall.

 

Be sure that you don't condemn yourselves by doing what you accuse iakopa of doing .

 

No condemnation to those in Christ Jesus.

 

You know what I mean .

 

Rippon,

The Word of God tells us it was given for reproof, for correction, for doctrine, for instruction in righteousness. That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto every good work.

When one is in err, is it better to correct that one and instruct him in the right way to go? or should that one be ignored?

 

I didn't want to see a pile-on .

 

You people know me in here (I think). There is no more ardent Calvinist then I. Yet, when I read posts like iakopa's I cringe. I do not apologize for the doctrines of sovereign grace. I champion them. But how things are said has a tremendous impact on the hearer and it show the humility (or lack thereof) of the person doing the talking.