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Thank you for proving my point.

No, the fall did not. I agree that the scripture is amazingly good instruction and I would also say that the more biblical you think, the better your thinking (and vise versa) but, "since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are...

I did explain. There is no wisdom dust that God sprinkles on your head to "give you wisdom". Is there anything that isn't mystical to you? My point is that you create a false dichotomy when you talk about things like "God's wisdom" in the way you did. God is wise, of course. God is also very...

But not to the argument made. Quoting my post doesn't count as responding to the argument. You've got nothing. Just like every other mindless Calvinist.

I have not only read the book of Romans, I have physically written it out by hand along with the rest of Paul's epistles. Do you have ANY intention of responding to the arguments I've made, or is this sort of stupidity the best you've got?

IF so, God is unjust! God is good! Therefore, Calvinism is false.

Have you noticed how Calvinist seem to hardly ever actually quote the verses that they cite? And what the never do is cite, much less quote, whole passages of scripture! It's pretty much always isolated verses removed from their context. Every wonder why that is? I believe it is because they...

There is a big difference between being weak and being evil. A rogue king that has gone far enough off the reservation to trigger a process intended to remove him from the throne would not be merely weak but actively unjust and unacceptably tyrannical and destructive. There are few other...

No, you don't. What you believe isn't "tied to Calvinism" it is Calvinism. To whatever extent you believe the bible teaches what you believe about original sin, total depravity, et al., you are reading that doctrine into the text. Which is to say that you believe what you've been taught to...

Since we're on these topics of not only Open Theism but also God's word and sound reason, I want to take the opportunity to express how profound I think it is how closely those two things are related to each other and how critical it is to understand first principles BEFORE undertaking the task...

That is NOT what I Corinthians 2:14 is teaching and even if it were, it has nearly nothing to do with what I said. It certainly does not contradict what I said. Indeed, it is in perfect agreement with what I said. All truth is rational - ALL TRUTH! There is simply no such thing as an irrational...

Reading scripture does NOT cause sound reason! The doctrines taught by people who don't just read the bible but have much, sometimes all, of it memorized is as varied and inconsistent as with any other random sampling of believers. Further, Proverbs 4:7 talks about wisdom being "the principle...

Jesus is God, but other than that, you're statement is correct. Jesus, however, was a Jew who lived under and followed the Law and taught others to do the same. This same Jesus, however, cut off Israel due to their unbelief and now the only roll the law plays is conviction of sin and if we place...

No, not according to Calvinism. There is no such thing as volition in the Calvinist system. There isn't a rogue atom in all of existence, so says R.C. Sproul. If someone "develops a love for God" then that happens not merely because God predestined it, not just because of God's decree but...

I came to Open Theism through Bon Enyart's ministry. He used to have a television talk show called "Bob Enyart Live" on the Lesea Television Network (I think it was that network!) back in the 90s. The show had nothing at all to do with Open Theism. It was a talk show where Bob talked about...

I encourage you to add sound reason to your scripture reading. The bible can be used to teach pretty nearly anything if one fails to employ sound reason when formulating one's doctrine.

Romans 9 is Jeremiah 18 applied to Israel! The context is about the nation of Israel and doesn't support the idea that God arbitrarily chooses anyone, much less specific individuals. Jeremiah 18:1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: 2 “Arise and go down to the potter’s...

While agree with the gist of your post, I have to point out that people are not condemned because of Adam's sin but because of their own. This is not only a clear principle in the Old Testament but it is a major aspect of the gospel that many people miss. Romans 15:12 Therefore, just as through...

Main stream, more or less Baptist doctrine. Why do you ask?

Why? Is your allegiance to God's word or Aristotle's? And that's not me being flippant. That really is the choice.