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The letter to the Ephesians is written to Gentile believers. Again, you are conflating what you do not understand, and as stubborn as B57 when it comes to learning.

Calvin foolishly based his entire theology on the false premise that men are saved by the death of Jesus. Because of that, he logically had to conclude that Jesus could not have died for all men, but only for those He chose, otherwise all men would be saved. Universalists make the same error...

"James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings." Not TO you, but FOR you to read about why James wrote it TO the twelve tribes (nation of Israel) scattered abroad.

No, it came out of God's word, you moron.

You made a false statement which cannot be supported by you or by God's word, which is why you can't debate Christian theology. Maybe you should visit a site that talks about unicorns or space aliens.

That's not why. God preserved Israel, because it was through them that the Seed would come. So, what is the "promise" that that men receive because of the Promised One? This is not difficult, and it's everywhere in God's word, what salvation is, but most either don't see it, or won't see it.

Don't pour your own convoluted meanings into the text. The only people referred to as "lost" are those of the nation of Israel. All sinners were reconciled to God through His death.

No, it's not. This is why I have asked you to define what salvation is, which you have yet to do correctly. Calvinists are not saved.

You and I could have a very lengthy discussion on the Greek here, as to whether it is ξύλον of life or βίβλος of life. In any case, no man who has life no longer has life.

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God's word just said otherwise, but you hate God's word. "In Christ ye also trusted after ye heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation, in Whom also after ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise" First... Heard the gospel Then... Believed and trusted Then...

And THIS is when God determines believers are born of the Spirit... "In Christ ye also trusted after ye heard the word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation, in Whom also after ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise" First... Heard the gospel Then... Believed and trusted...

Peter was not born of God when he denied Him. No such thing as "spiritual growth". You are either "in the Spirit" or you are "in the flesh". Renewing your mind with the truth is growing in your understanding of who you are in Christ, holy, blameless, righteous, perfect, and complete in Him...

Yes, that's what the verse says. It does not say "the lost world", which is what you said.

No, and the verse does not say that God blots anyone's name out of the book of life. It says He doesn't.

The "their" and "them" is "the world". The "us" are those who have the ministry of reconciliation, and are included with those who have been reconciled (the world).

What?? This is what is said... "Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the...

Yes, it is, everything in the Bible is for you, but not everything said is to you. "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Tim 2:15

Bold was added by you. Don't do that. God's word does not say that.

More conflation. Who is James written to, and why?