Recent content by beartheweak

Why don't you want people to discover truth? It's out there, that's all most people try to do. They don't debate simply for debating, lol. They debate to find the truth. That's why I debate anyway. Regarding the OP, there are so many conflicting things in Christian circles because all of those...

If you would have asked me a few months ago, I would have told you what I believed about salvation. Hah. Nowadays, I just find scripture to be so confusing. Saying one thing here, saying a contrary thing there. I don't think this thread has helped me sort out my confusion very much. I still...

I like how this sounds, but I don't understand it. It doesn't really fix any contradictions. It's almost as if you're saying not to figure out how the whole of scripture fits together. Is that what you mean?

I agree to an extent. What do you propose can be supported with scripture?

I would agree with you, but the bible doesn't only tell us He knew about our sins ahead of time. We can also gather this based on what we know from the bible: 1) God, knowing the future and that all of mankind be hopelessly sinful, He still created man with free will ("free will" is used in the...

Yes, I am seeing that. What alternative theology do you propose? This is what I am trying to figure out.

Unfortunately, the way I stated Romans 9 is not out of context. Now, it can be debated as to whether Romans 9 is in reference to either 1) God simply having the right to make some for destruction and some for mercy or 2) God actually making some for destruction and some for mercy. However, I...

Chessman, I agree with most of what you said there. I am well aware of Romans 9:18-21 and I understand that to mean exactly what you understand it to mean. Still, if you agree with me that God creates circumstances that make it "irresistible" (Romans 9:19) to the point where we have no other...

Wow, thank you Danus for such a thoughtful post. I think I agree, there seem to be very very few verses that could even possibly refer to there being an opportunity to repent and escape judgement after death. There are definitely no verses that can prove that this is a "possibility beyond a...

Re: Do you interpret hell as a place of eternal torment or were you burn out of exist When I first began pursuing God, by default I felt as an Arminianist. Then I matured and became a Calvinist when I realized that God speaks as though being sovereign in His Word, and ultimately being...

Apparently the bible disagrees with this. For instance, 2 Thess. 2:11 "For this reason God will send upon them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,"(regradless of the end-times, it still stands that he will do this and according to other scriptures, always has done this)...

If the bible didn't have any gray areas then how in the world do you explain the thousands of different interpretations of the bible? I think I believe that the bible was written by God (through the Holy Spirit and His divine governance). This doesn't mean that God clearly explained everything...

I'm wanting to start a collaborative effort to gather scriptures that teach when a man dies, his eternal destiny is essentially already made up. Is it possible for a man to come to repentance and be saved after death? Is there any biblical evidence that supports this or opposes it? Thanks, I'm...

It's good to know that you know so much. You seem to be very "as a matter of fact" about the whole thing. This is a very gray area in scripture. For instance, the bible tells us that God wills everyone to come to repentance and be saved. It also tells us that one day every knee shall bow and...

So then why did God place people in bad circumstances? Also, what is your interpretation of Romans 9:18-21?