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That's an interesting thought, one that I've never heard before. Thanks! It's clear that the Lord keeps some things from us in this life, in whole or in part (Deuteronomy 29:29), so I suppose that this will continue to be a mystery to us (on this side of the grave). God bless you!! --David...

https://learn.ligonier.org/podcasts/simply-put/regeneration Along with the above perspective on regeneration (from Simply Put) to consider, here are a couple more passages to consider as well. Ezekiel 36 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from...

Hello Beetow, infants, toddlers and/or preborn children neither know nor can they understand the law, even the very basic law that God writes on all of our hearts from birth. Many grow up (as you mentioned above), but some do not because they die. What fate do you believe awaits the ones who...

Hello NewLifeInChrist et JLB, the word "lost" would make for an interesting short, word study, I think :thm I can't stay to comment at length right now, but I will add the following in hopes of encouraging further discussion of this topic with you both later (as well finally catching back up...

The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis - a collection of short stories put together as a book, originally read weekly on the radio in the 40's, by Lewis himself. Uniquely written from the demons POV, exclusively, each of the short chapters are short letters of correspondence between a mature...

Hello again NewLifeinChrist, as I said earlier (in my last reply to GodsGrace), in many cases it's not the best idea to take things that Calvin says by themselves, because what he writes is often meant for the sole purpose of furthering the discussion that he is presently engaged in, w/o regard...

Hello GodsGrace, I know that Reformed theology (not just Calvin, IOW), teaches that God has "ordained" whatsoever comes to pass. This would, of course, include the sins and trespasses of both men and (fallen) angels. However, the ordination spoken of by the Reformers does not mean that God is...

TEDS is my denomination's seminary (the Evangelical Free Church of America). We take a neutral stance on certain, often controversial issues in the church (ones that can be well-supported by Scripture on both sides, of course), as adiaphora, so we allow our local congregations and our individual...

Thanks for sharing this. I had forgotten how long ago Dr. Archer died (so the event I was referring to happened more than just a few years ago). BTW, he did speak up that day, he just wouldn't interpret (or in his case, translate) what he heard because he didn't want to repeat it out loud...

Hello NewLifeinChrist, I believe that the unpardonable sin (blasphemy against the Holy Spirit) is never done in ignorance of the truth. Rather, it's committed by those who (like the Pharisees) fully understand that what they are uttering against the Spirit is a lie, a lie that requires such an...

Hello Wrg1405, what you believe about the "unpardonable sin" seems to be the majority opinion, since, as we are told in Hebrews 10:26-27, if a person rejects the Savior, they also reject the only sacrifice that can save them from their sins. Hebrews 10 (NASB 95') 26 If we go on...

If you've not seen it yet, there is a recent and very well-done movie/documentary that speaks to this topic called, The God Who Speaks. The cast of contributors is made up of well-known theologians, pastors, historians, evangelists, apologists and linguists. All in all, a very worthwhile use of...

Hello again Whatever, if the Lord Jesus was born in the exact same manner that all of us were, then He would have been born with a fallen, sinful nature just like all of us have (all of us being born as, "sons of disobedience" and "BY NATURE, children of wrath" .. Ephesians 2:1-3). It's also...

Hello Whatever, I agree, but with this single caveat, that the comparison that we find here (of "in Adam" and "in Christ") is a comparison of likes. IOW, v22 is addressing what it means to be "in Adam" and "in Christ", SPIRITUALLY speaking, which the verb in the first half of the verse ("in Adam...