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by joshutup
Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:36 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: Is Calvinism a Heresy?
Replies: 150
Views: 47743

No, what I AM asserting is that man has to believe in Christ to be saved, and that Calvinism is a heresy because it denies this basic truth. It ascribes to God the horrible sin of man's rejection of Him, and it denies the basic truth that man must believe to be saved. In Calvinism, man is saved to ...
by joshutup
Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:43 pm
Forum: Christian Theology
Topic: Is Calvinism a Heresy?
Replies: 150
Views: 47743

Maybe this is what Jac3510 was trying to get at? Is salvation/damnation based on pure selection? Or do humans truly have a choice in the matter? I don't see why the two have to be mutually exclusive. I'll be honest, I didn't read this whole thread (it is quite long), but is Jac trying to say that n...
by joshutup
Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:30 pm
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Why Are There Even Atheists?
Replies: 94
Views: 25697

numeral2_5 wrote:Nope, that's wrong, atheists are just stubborn.
Well, that would be another way to put it :lol:
by joshutup
Thu Jan 05, 2006 6:23 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Flood and Ark
Replies: 192
Views: 49034

Something that's interesting to note is that up until relatively recently, geologists all thought that the rock formations in the American Northwest took millions of years to form. However, it was discovered that they were all actually formed in a very short period of time due to a massive glacier l...
by joshutup
Thu Jan 05, 2006 5:45 pm
Forum: Philosophical Discussions
Topic: Why Are There Even Atheists?
Replies: 94
Views: 25697

Hey everyone, I'm new to the board. I thought I'd take a crack at answering this question. The reason that there are atheists, quite simply, is because of sin. We all fall short of God's glory in some way or another, and where we fall short we sin. Many times because of this people will try and beli...