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| bio | website | cumberlandisland.blogspot.com |
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| location | TX, USA | |
| age | 34 | |
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Mathematical physicist working as a high school teacher. I am an evangelical Christian first, Reformed second, Presbyterian (Orthodox Presbyterian Church) third. Happily married with two children.
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From whom does faith come? let us continue this discussion in chat |
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answered | What is synthetic theology? |
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From whom does faith come? "Is there scriptural support for regeneration preceding conversion?" I would affirm that there is. What is regeneration? It is the Holy Spirit giving us a new heart that desires God. The big chapters here are Ephesians 2, especially verses 1, 5, and 13. Also see Ezekial 37. Many people think of the unsaved person as sick and needing a doctor. While Jesus uses this illustration once, I would submit that the more prevalent biblical picture is that the unsaved person is dead and needs resurrection. Dead people don't do anything, do they? They're dead! |
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How can a Wholly Good God Deliberately Create Evil? @Ray: God does foreordain whatsoever comes to pass, as the WCF says. He does "write history with His own pen". God is sovereign, and man is responsible for his own sin. The Bible teaches both quite clearly. I do not see a contradiction in holding to both of these doctrines. |
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How can a Wholly Good God Deliberately Create Evil? Define "free will". It seems like you're defining it to mean "able to sin or not". That would be similar to my favorite definition: "the ability to please God." Using this definition, only the redeemed have "free will". The natural man always sins. Even his "good" actions are tainted by sinful motives (pride!). This is "total inability". While the natural man is not as bad as he could be, he's still tainted in every level of his being. Without regeneration, he will always choose to sin. So is Macbeth a moral agent? If by that you mean does he have a free will, I would say no. He is not saved. |
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From whom does faith come? Do you mean "systematics" when you say "synthetics"? If so, I would comment that all people use systematics when they approach Scripture. The only question is, which systematics will you use? Proper exegesis is the lifeblood of good systematics. |
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answered | Homoousios (same substance) God |
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answered | How can a Wholly Good God Deliberately Create Evil? |
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From whom does faith come? @Ray: Sure. The "it" likely refers to salvation; it doesn't matter from my perspective. The ordo salutis is election, calling, regeneration, conversion, justification, adoption, sanctification, glorification. The term "salvation", in my experience, can refer either to justification, glorification, or the entire ordo. If there is full justification, which is always by grace through faith, then glorification will inevitably follow (John 10:28-9). Glorification occurs if and only if justification occurs, which comes only through faith. Does that answer your question? |
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Can Angels die? To add a bit to lovethefaith's answer, I would say that there is more than one kind of death. If you're talking about physical death, then lovethefaith's answer is spot-on. However, if you talk about spiritual death as separation from God, then evil angels (aka demons) are either already dead, or will be at the Judgment. I would tend to the latter option, as demons are present in this world right now, and God is, of course, omnipresent. |
