With a certain degree of certainty, I would endeavor to speculate, Nang and her ilk only read Reformed commentaries and other written works of that nature.
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Martin Luther was indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Are you saying you cannot learn from a spirit-filled Christian?
Or just that you do not want to learn all you can of the Lord God?
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I didn't say I don't read the entirety of all posters comments. Just the ones that hold no interest for me. Yours for instance.
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Likely the same thing that happens whenever the believer fails to do his duty. There will be rewards in heaven according to our actions. That said, all our cups will be full there, only that some cups will be larger than others'. So run the good race and be obedient, just as Paul admonishes the faithful.
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So? Using the genetic fallacy is not an argument for we can all point to this or that wing-nut in the Reformed or non-Reformed camps.
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Well, perhaps you pick up a "National Enquirer" now and then, which is your right. I've been known to do that myself.
I notice just a hint of animosity in your post.
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Your understanding is incorrect. Your view here is the view of the hyper-Calvinist (b57, Nanja), a denounced heresy among orthodox Reformed. The lump of clay being contemplated in God's hands was an already fallen lump out of which God chose to save an amount no man can number for His own purposes and without any consideration of the personal merit of those so chosen.
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Are you quite confident that you're a "Shoe-in" for many rewards?
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No. You have not understood what Nang said. I explained it (see previous link) and noted your confusion.
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Well of course you do. You want some McTheology served up in five minutes or less or it is free. Hiding behind the "I'm just a plain old fellow" excuse is no excuse. It gets old and speaks greatly to your lack of discernment.
The plain fact is that you have not properly understood Nang's statement. I explained it in painful detail. You are either incapable of understanding plain explanations or too stubborn to admit error. If the former, then why should anyone take you seriously? If the latter, why not change your ways? :think:
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You tee up Scripture, our Lord's lament, hoping to support your view. I provide a pointer to a clear explanation as to why the Scripture you are trying to use will not support the exegetical freight you are importing within it. It is that simple. Your intellectual laziness is not helping your cause at all.
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From your viewpoint, I am "confused." From my viewpoint, I'm not. I understood what she was saying. Are you trying to "Cover" for her? By the way, I'll choose my viewpoint as the truth. At the same time, I realize you'll be doing the same. I have no illusions related to that.
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The typical "Just Me and My Bible" mentality is not found in Scripture. If you read and study the Bible then you would know this. Just because you do not claim to be gifted with greater knowledge is no warrant to eschew those that have been so gifted. You know, those same persons indwelled by the same Spirit you possess? It is as if you think none of the saints that have come before you have anything to say of relevance to you. This is chronological snobbery.
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Merely a rather "angered" opinion. I would expect you to mistrust what I have to say, and the feeling is quite mutual I assure you.
Is there truly any "Greater" knowledge than what we find in God's Inspired Word?
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Read and digest the thoughts of others before you reach for the "submit" button. This has been explained. The eternal destination of others ordained by God includes the means of getting to that destination, such as prayer, promiscuous preaching of the Good News, and so forth.
You want to go to the store to buy groceries. This assumes you have a way to get there (a means), the monies to buy groceries (a means), that the store exists (a means), and a will to do so (a means). Each and every one of these means have been ordained by God such that your actual act of buying groceries will actually happen.
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