Topic: Elect (Election) |
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2022-06-14 |
"In Christ" & In "Spirit":
Would you clarify the meaning of the phrase "I tell the truth in Christ" and "witness in the Spirit"? [Romans 9:11], God Wants all to Be Saved: Does not God want salvation for all as much as Paul did? [I Corinthians 9:, Romans 10:2, Matthew 23:37].]. Paul not a Calvinist: Isn't Paul's desire to see the Jews to be saved proof against Calvinism? [Romans 9:10-13]. |
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2022-06-06 |
God's Sovereignty & Free Will:
How does one reconcile our "free will" relative to "God's sovereignty" and "predestination"? Total Depravity: What about those that say that they have nothing good enough in them to want God? [Romans 7:18, Jeremiah 13:23, Jeremiah 17:9]. |
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2022-05-04 |
Monergism & Synergizm:
What do you have to say about "Monergism" and "Synergism"? [I Corinthisna 3:9, I Corinthians 4:7]. Pelagianism: Is Pelagias' view that man does everything to come to God? |
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2022-04-25 |
Predesdination:
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]. Augustine, Predestination & Manichaeism: Doesn't the misunderstanding that Calvinists have about predestination actually come from the Gnostics (Manichaenist)? |
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2022-02-28 |
"Book of Life":
Were our names written in the "Book of Life" from the beginning? Can the Unsaved Still be Saved?: Can all those who are unsaved now, be saved in the future? |
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2022-02-28 |
Needn't Preach or Evangelize if We are Predestined:
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]. |
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2022-01-26 |
3-Point Calvinism:
Didn't you say that one can't be a 3-point Calvinist? Can you explain that? |
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2022-01-19 |
Calvinism & Serving God:
How does a Calvinist encourage others to serve God, when there is not real assurance that one is saved? |
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2022-01-19 |
God Creates People to Go to Hell:
Why would God create people if He knew that they would go to hell? [Ezekiel 18:23, Luke 7:30, Luke 13:34, Isaiah 66:4, 2 Peter 3:9]. Rebirth or "Born of God": Would you exegete John 1 about rebirth? [John 1:12-13, Matthew 10:34-36]. |
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2022-01-13 |
Free Will Choice:
Do we choose God or does He choose us? [Acts 2]. |
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2021-12-13 |
Calvinism:
What is a Calvinist? |
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2021-10-14 |
Can a Christian Leave Christ?:
Can a Christian walk away from Christ and his salvation? [John 6:66, Hebrews 3:12, Matthew 24:10-13, Hebrews 3:1]. |
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2021-10-05 |
Not Willing Any Should Perish (Calvinism):
Who is being referred to with the word "us" in the scripture about God not being willing that any should perish. [2 Peter 3:9, Ezekiel 33:11, Matthew 23:37]. "Christ" (Definition of the Title): What does the word "Christ" mean? |
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2021-09-30 |
Predestination:
How does "predestination" work? [Ephesians 1:5, Romans 8:29-30, Romans 8:23]. |
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2021-09-28 |
Free-will or Chosen:
Is this verse in John talking about salvation, and about the lack of free-will? [John 15:16-19, John 6, John 12]. Born of God Everyone is created by God, but is everyone born of God? [John 3:6, I Peter 1:23]. Believe First, Before Saved: Do you believe first, or do you believe after-to prove your salvation? [John 20:31]. |
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2021-09-24 |
Calvinism & the Elect:
Caller shares his thoughts on God's love for us relative to Calvinism. [Amos 5:14]. |
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2021-09-07 |
Able to be Saved, Elect or Not:
Caller shares his fear that he may be demon possessed and not part of the elect, and asks; Can I still be saved? [2 Peter 3:9, Ezekiel 33::11, John 6:37]. |
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2021-08-26 |
The Word "Lost" Relative to Salvation:
Is Jesus talking about salvation when he talks about being lost in John 17? [John 17:12, Acts 1, John 2:25]. |
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2021-08-11 |
Five Points of Calvinism:
Where do you stand on the 5-points of Calvinism? [Psalm 119:71, I Timothy 2:4, Romans 3:10, Psalm 14:5, Psalm 53:1-3, Romans 3:9-19]. Total Depravity: How do you get around "Total Depravity" when you have scripture such as Romans 3:10? Calvinism & Drawing Us: Regarding Calvinism, John 6:44 is troubling. [John 6:44, John 12, Hosea 11]. |
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2021-08-09 |
Calvinism-God Doesn't Love Everyone:
How does one reconcile verses that seem to indicate that God doesn't love everyone, and yet there are others like John 3:16, that indicate that He does? [Psalm 5:5, John 3:16, Romans 5:8, Proverbs 6:16-19, Ezekiel 33:11, Romans 9:13, 2 Peter 3:9, John 15:13, I John 3:15]. |
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2021-08-06 |
Apostasy (Falling Away):
If you can fall away, or have the Holy Spirit, doesn't that prove the predestination idea (of Calvinism)? Holy Spirit Departing because of Sin: Do you believe that because of your sin, the Holy Spirit will walk away? [Hebrews 6]. |
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2021-07-15 |
Calvinism vs Arminianism:
Caller shares an opposing view of Calvinism. [Proverbs 3:34, James 4:6, I Peter 5:5, Hebrew 10:29]. |
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2021-07-08 |
Confusion About Election or "the Elect":
Could you help me get less confused about "election", as I listen daily to John MacArthur? [John 3:16, John 6:37, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 11:28, Matthew 23:37, John 15]. |
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2021-06-01 |
"Son of God" in the Old Testament:
Caller questions Steve's statement that "Son of God" doesn't appear in the Old Testament. [Psalm 2:7, 2 Samuel 7:12, Proverbs 30:4, Acts 13:33, Hebrews 1:5, Isaiah 9:6]. The Remnant of Israel: Could you comment on the passage in Romans 11 about the salvation of the Jews and the remnant of Israel? [Romans 11:11-25, Romans 9-11, Romans 9:6, Romans 9:27]. |
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2021-04-27 |
Predestination, Chosen, Election:
Could you help me understand more about God choosing people for salvation? [Romans 8:29, Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 1:11, I John 3:2, 2 Peter 3:8-10]. |
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2021-04-26 |
Predestination:
What are your views on "predestination" and why people believe in it or not? [I Peter 1:1-2, Romans 8:28-30, Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 1:11, Romans 8:22-23]. |
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2021-04-14 |
Non-Calvinist View of "Election":
Could you give a non-Calvinist view of "election" as in I Thessalonians? [I Thessalonians 1:4]. |
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2021-04-07 |
Properly Preaching the Gospel:
As scripture warns we are to be careful not "to preach another gospel", How does one properly preach the gospel? [Galatians 1:7-9, John 6]. |
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2021-04-05 |
Calvinism's Election & Predestination Parallel to Marriage:
Could you comment on a pastor making a parallel between courtship and marriage to the way God predetermining to chooses us, the church, in a Calvinist way? [2 Timothy 2, 2 Peters 3, I Peter 1, Ephesians 1, Romans 8:29-30]. |
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2021-03-01 |
Non Calvinist View of "Appointed to Eternal Life":
Can you help me understand how this verse about being "appointed to eternal life" would be explained from a non-Calvinist position? [Acts 13:46-48, I Corinthians 16:15, Acts 16:14]. Being Caused to Believe (Calvinism): Does the text suggest God causing people to believe in Acts: [Acts 13:46-48]. |
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2021-03-01 |
Non Calvinist View of "Appointed to Eternal Life":
Can you help me understand how this verse about being "appointed to eternal life" would be explained from a non-Calvinist position? [Acts 13:46-48, I Corinthians 16:15, Acts 16:14]. Being Caused to Believe (Calvinism): Does the text suggest God causing people to believe in Acts: [Acts 13:46-48]. |
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2021-02-25 |
Calvinism:
Isn't it counterintuitive to be a Calvinist and also be an evangelist? |
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2021-02-24 |
Chosen for the Book of Life:
Did God choose who would be faithful, or did He just know who would be, when he wrote the names in the "Book of Life"? [Revelation 3:5, Revelation 20:15, Psalm 69:27-28]. |
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2020-12-15 |
The Predestined & The Elect:
Could you help me understand "the predestined" and "the elect"? [John 15, Luke 19:10]. Satan Lucifer: Is Satan the Lucifer, and was he an archangel? [2 Peter 1:19]. |
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2020-11-23 |
Calvinism & Few Who Find it:
If scripture indicates that people will be trying to "find" the way, doesn't that become a good argument against Calvinism? [Matthew 7:14]. |
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2020-11-19 |
Limiting Free Speech:
If the government goes further with its exercise of limiting freedom of speech, calling it hate speech, what will you do about it? |
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2020-11-10 |
Mad at God About the Election:
My wife is mad at God about the election, and I rather think it may be God's judgment. What do you think? [Psalm 75:7, Daniel 2:21, Psalm 42:5-11, Psalm 43:5]. |
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2020-11-10 |
Marxist Agenda of the Democrats:
Now that Biden is in, are we going to be persecuted, which is the Marxist agenda? [James 4:2-3, Proverbs 21:1]. |
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2020-11-06 |
Prayer for Election Honesty:
Caller requests prayer for honesty of the election and the re-election of Donald Trump. |
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2020-11-06 |
Politics, The Election & Donald Trump:
Caller disagrees with Steve regarding politics, the election, and Donald Trump. |
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2020-11-04 |
Bible Reliability Questioned by Atheist:
A long-time Atheist friend of mine has challenged the reliability of the Bible because it has been translated so many times. How would you respond to him? Testing Prophets Today: Since someone prophesied that Trump would win this election, should we test those that give prophecies? If so, how would you go about testing it before it evidences itself? |
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2020-11-03 |
Life Begins at Conception:
If we believe that abortion is wrong, then should be not be writing our lawmakers about the fact that life begins at conception? |
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2020-11-03 |
Abortion vs Lying:
Caller comments on previous caller's inability to see the indefensibility of comparing killing babies to lying. [I John 3:15, Numbers 35:33]. |
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2020-11-03 |
Judging by the Fruit in the Candidate during the Election:
Could you help me sort out how to judge people running for office according to judging the fruit in their lives? [Galatians 5:22, Luke 3:9]. |
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2020-10-09 |
Total Depravity:
Do you agree with the Calvinist position regarding "total depravity"? [Colossians 2, Ephesians 2, Luke 15:11-32]. Chosen in Christ: 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]. Chosen Before the Foundation of the World: Were we not chosen before the foundation of the world? [Ephesians 1:4]. |
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2020-10-09 |
Total Depravity:
Do you agree with the Calvinist position regarding "total depravity"? [Colossians 2, Ephesians 2, Luke 15:11-32]. Chosen in Christ: 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]. Chosen Before the Foundation of the World: Were we not chosen before the foundation of the world? [Ephesians 1:4]. |
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2020-10-09 |
Total Depravity:
Do you agree with the Calvinist position regarding "total depravity"? [Colossians 2, Ephesians 2, Luke 15:11-32]. Chosen in Christ: 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]. Chosen Before the Foundation of the World: Were we not chosen before the foundation of the world? [Ephesians 1:4]. |
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2020-10-01 |
The Elect in Christ:
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]. Corporate Election: Is viewing election as "corporate election" biblical, as to opposed to the Calvinist view? [John 15:6, Ephesians 1:4, I John 5:12]. |
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2020-10-01 |
The Elect in Christ:
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]. Corporate Election: Is viewing election as "corporate election" biblical, as to opposed to the Calvinist view? [John 15:6, Ephesians 1:4, I John 5:12]. |
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2020-09-22 |
if Christ Died to Atone for Sin, How Can There Still be Punishment:
If Christ came to die to atone for the sins of all, how can punishment be required (universal atonement vs universal salvation)? [I Corinthians 8:10-11, 2 Peter 2:1]. |