Drew
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Well indeed we differ in this respect. I am more than aware that my view might be mistaken and I am always ready to reconsider it. Unlike yourself, I do not know for a "fact" that my views about this are correct. I will very likely change my views on election, at least to some degree.JayR said:I don't need to argue to defend my position, because not only do I know for a fact that it's true because God has revealed it to me, but all those that are of God hear the truth, and they can discern truth from lies because they have the Spirit of truth living within them. You can argue all day long, but you've already failed.
Unlike yourself, I do not have "an inner voice" that tells me what is true, bypassing the more mundane human faculties of reading Scripture, knowing what the words and concepts in it mean, interpreting sentences, accounting for context, discerning parallels (such as the one between chapter 3 and 9), trying to be consistent etc.
If you have this "direct revelation of the truth" and do not need to work out your "theology" by applying your mental faculties to the Scriptures, then you are certainly more blessed than I am in this respect.