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I always get this one wrong! I think I get it mixed up with the parable of the fig tree. :(

Recently Dr. Ron Garret wrote the following on his web blog, in an effort to steel-man the Christian creationists position. I told him that I think he's got it pretty much covered, but thought I would post it here in case anyone else has anything they would change or add: From the post...

The olive tree is Israel, namely the natural branches. The gentiles are wild branches that were grafted in. Romans 11 is referring to 2 different people.

Calvinists and sometimes baby Christians struggle with it. The smart and mature Christians who are open-theists, do not.

Something tells me that he is never going to stop doing this.

Ok well these people aren't here right now, I'm asking you. Is God inside the toilet when I go to the bathroom, yes or no? If you're having trouble answering such a rudimentary question clearly (the answer is "No", btw) you might want to reconsider whatever it is you think qualifies you to...

So God is stuck inside the toilet, eh? Sounds a lot like Calvinistic gobbledygook to me..

I've noticed you're not citing any sources.

I think someone here might have posted this before, but anyway..

I think you are reading too much into this. The death and suffering of a loved one is one of the most heartbreaking and distressful things any of us will ever experience. Mary, Peter and the apostles were behaving accordingly. Would you have expected them to have a party while Jesus was being...

No it doesn't. This is like saying we shouldn't convince flat-earthers that the earth is round, because they might backslide into flat-earthyness one day.

I like your way of thinking here. To me, the Bible does seem to indicate the possibility that some of these things were created first in the spiritual realm and then "added" to the physical realm afterwards. Or at least some sort of physical representation of these things. Most would agree that...

Perhaps a better way of doing this would be for the US to deal directly with the Christian Church in each of these countries instead of their pagan/antichristian elected officials? If Israel wants millitary assistance from the US, we don't necessarily have to deal directly with Netanyahu, for...

It was his idea, if I remember correctly...

Because we try to be "nicer than God." Instead of obeying Him we are soft on crime. We cannot quantify all of the various risk factors involved that lead people to crime. Or even the effects a single crime has on society as whole. But God can! This why we should obey Him. Do you think that...

He's an atheist. But he says if the rapture happens then that would convince him that the God of the Bible is real.

My point is secondary to the point you have been making! I see that the Bible has given you an excellent understanding of the matter. Thank you for having the guts to talk about it! 👍

What happens is gangsters will get kids to murder and traffic drugs for them instead. It's easy for them to target kids these days. Why do you think so many juveniles in Chicago are walking around with machine guns now? It's WAY harder to buy a gun on the streets now than it was 30 years ago...