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Could you talk about the different views of the future of the church, either succeeding or failing (Amillennial vs Dispensational)? Rec: "What are We to Make of Israel?" [Ephesians 1:4-6].

How were Bible chapters and verses first generated? [Ephesians 18:3, Ephesians 1:4-5].

Would you help me understand how and when to apply (or not apply) the Old Testament scriptures (and promises) to us today? [Jeremiah 29:11, Joshua 1:5, Hebrews 13:5, Deuteronomy 28:1-15, Ephesians 1:3-14, 2 Corinthians 1:20, 1 Peter 2:9-10].

Am I doomed? Is my failure in the Christian faith and all the bad things happening to me because I am not elect? [Ephesians 1:3-4, 2 Peter 3:9, 2 Chronicles 7:14-16, Galatians 3:28-29, Luke 6:13, John 15:16, Matthew 19:21-24, Ezekiel 33:11].

Why can't Jesus be only talking to the disciples in Ephesians 1, rather than everyone? [Ephesians 1:1-12, 1 John 1:3].

Could you help with the varied placement of the period surrounding the words "in love" in different translations, such as in Ephesians 1? [Ephesians 1:4-5].

Do Calvinists use Paul's unique conversion to support their denial of free will? [Acts 26:19, Acts, 9, Ephesians 1:4-5, Luke 19:41-43, 1 Timothy 1:12, Galatians 1:15-17].

What verses do the Calvinists use to support their ideas about "the Elect" and their chosenness? [1 Peter 2:9-10, Ephesians 1:4].

Can you help clarify who the "we all" and "us" and "you" are being addressed? Couldn't it be everyone? [Ephesians 1:4-5].

Since dead people can't do anything until they are brought back to life, how would you respond to a Calvinist that argues this? [Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 2:1-5, Colossians 2:13, Luke 15:11-32].

If we are predestined to be saved, are we predestined to be saved forever? [John 15:6, Romans 8:29-30, Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 1:11, I John 3:2].

What are your thoughts on Calvinism realtive to Ephesians 1 chosen & predestination)? Recommends topical series of lectures: "God's Sovereignty and Man's Salvation." [Ephesians 1:4-5, Romans 8:29, I John 3:2, 2 Corinthians 3:18].

Is "predestination" a biblical concept, or is it a branch of Calvinism? [Romans 8:29-30, I Peter 1:2, Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 1:11, I Johhn 3:2, Romans 8:23].

Is "predestination" in scripture more about God determining how people would be saved through Christ? [Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 1:11, I Peter, Romans 9:29-30, I John 3:2, Romans 8:14-16].

Do the people who think you are predestined to be saved, still preach the gospel? [Romans 8:29-30, Ephesians 1:4-11, 2 Peter 3:9, Luke 13:34, Matthew 23:37, Acts 10].

Can one believe in both "free will" and "predestination"? [Romans 8:29-30, Ephesians 1:3-5].

How do you know if and when God's promises are for us? Recommended Topical Lectures; "Word of Faith" & "Making Sense of Suffering". [2 Corinthians 1:20, Hebrews 8:6, Ephesians 1:4-6, James 5:14].

What do you say about the verses that say we are "chosen" in Christ? [Isaiah 42, Ephesians 1:4, John 15, Exodus 12, Isaiah 5].

Were we not chosen before the foundation of the world? [Ephesians 1:4].

Is it biblical to view that Christ is the elect one, and we are "in Him", therefore also elect? [John 15:6, Ephesians 1:4, I John 5:12].

Is viewing election as "corporate election" biblical, as to opposed to the Calvinist view? [John 15:6, Ephesians 1:4, I John 5:12].

What do you think about "predestination" (in Calvinism)? [Romans 8:23, 29-30, Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 1:4, John 15, Romans 11:22-24].

Would you clear up the various perceptions about the Greek word order in scriptures, such as, "the Lamb slain before the foundation of the world". [Timothy , Revelation 13:8, 17:8, Hebrews 4:3 Ephesians 1:4, John 17:24, Luke 11:50].

Can you clarify the way you see Ephesians 1:4, as a more corporate group, as opposed to the way Calvinists see it. [Ephesians 1:4, Isaiah 42:1, Matthew, Romans 8:30, I John 5:11 ].

Are we unconditionally chosen or elected to be saved? If so, how then, could God be upset if we didn't make the choice? [Ephesians 1:4, Acts 17:30].