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Sin is not an attribute. Sin is a thought that generally leads to an action.

Is sin not outside of God?

Might I suggest that the comment is unpleasant because it exposed a flaw in your beliefs. Instead of the knee-jerk reaction, you should...

I don't think it says that anywhere. Please cite if you can find it. Not that I think you are wrong that He was looking for repentance...

You may be over thinking it. If God is everywhere, which doesn't really have direct scriptural support, then He wouldn't need to go down...

You'll have to explain that one to me, as I don't see it in Matt 28.

If these people are not saved, but believed in Christ, were baptized and received the Holy Spirit, how could any of us trust that our...

Unlikely does not mean impossible. Rare does not mean non-existent. God is not a magician and is not capable of forcing someone to want...

We've been over that in this thread already, and have determined that the wording could work with either interpretation without doing...

It could be that such a person is non-existent because of the way God works in each person toward his sanctification--that the result at...

Agreed. Agreed. Agreed. Agreed, but would it have remained a mystery had the first plan worked? If it was planned that Gentiles would...

You do realize this is more of a debate forum, right? If you don't agree, then maybe this topic is one you should meditate on a bit.